Topic: axle question

[olemisstoy88]

I have an 88 2wd I need to get rid of my wheel spacers is there a wider axle for me? is the 4x4 wider? thanks

[FIREBALL]

A tacoma rear is probably wider, but i'd beef it up before you do what your avatar is showing. Otherwise i'd go with a full floater kit with disc brakes and ifs hubs. That would/should give you another 3". (on a 4X rear end, not sure if you can use the same full floater on a 2wd)

[wa4x4]

A tacoma rear is probably wider, but i'd beef it up before you do what your avatar is showing. Otherwise i'd go with a full floater kit with disc brakes and ifs hubs. That would/should give you another 3". (on a 4X rear end, not sure if you can use the same full floater on a 2wd)

  That's him in his avatar jumping his truck...

[olemisstoy88 [OP]]

yeah i need that real bad. the discs would be great too. I think its reall for looking and to get rid of those spacers. Is the pinion bolts the same or will I have to drill it to fit?

[whiteman]

You could also look for a Ford 9" out of an early bronco, you would have endless possibilities with a 9". 

Just for your comfort, there is a guy up here in WA who runs around in the sand dunes, he has a 2wd Yota, 3rd gen, 350 SBC, Auto Trans, and a total chaos kit, using the stock rear axle, that is welded, he has not had a problem yet and he smashes on that thing. 

[olemisstoy88 [OP]]

Yeah thats the same set up I have minus the sbc, and I use a 5 speed. so I can clutch my landings

[S-10 Stewy]

You could also look for a Ford 9" out of an early bronco, you would have endless possibilities with a 9". 

Just for your comfort, there is a guy up here in WA who runs around in the sand dunes, he has a 2wd Yota, 3rd gen, 350 SBC, Auto Trans, and a total chaos kit, using the stock rear axle, that is welded, he has not had a problem yet and he smashes on that thing. 

I have several friends that have those "Shoe box Bronco's" and from what they tell me 98% of them with the 9 inch rear ends only have 28 spline axles so they are obviously the weak link.   You could up grade to the 31 spline but it will take some $$$ to do.  It does not suprise me that the Toy rear has held up.   I am a firm believer that those axles "will" take a tremendous amount of abuse!

[olemisstoy88 [OP]]

do ya'll think there would be less stress on the bearings with wider rear wheels? or should i just stick with the spacers?

[synwars]

There would definitely be less stress on the bearings if you swap over to a full floater.

[79coyotefrg]

sounds like you want a full floater and front axle from a FZJ80

[synwars]

sounds like you want a full floater and front axle from a FZJ80

Glen, did you just skip the top and read the last post? haha

This is for a pre runner, you know... for running in the dunes and desert, he's got IFS in the front (prolly long arm) of his two wheel drive Toyota.

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[79coyotefrg]

Glen, did you just skip the top and read the last post? haha

This is for a pre runner, you know... for running in the dunes and desert, he's got IFS in the front (prolly long arm) of his two wheel drive Toyota.

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[olemisstoy88 [OP]]

Hmmm I want to get a full floater but cant find em. ALso would switching from 15x7's to 15x8-10s lighten the stress on the bearings if I ditch the spacers?

[synwars]

Maybe a little because the weight of the truck is now spread across a larger tire surface area, tires DO take some shock out of an impact/landing. Nevermind the fact that it would be safer, as in no chance of spacers loosening overtime.

But I seriously think you'd be better off with either converting your axle to a full floater, or swapping in a heavier duty axle that is already set up as a full floater.

FROR's conversion kit.

[79coyotefrg]

http://www.cruiserparts.net/parts/fj80.htm