Topic: v6 axle

[YotaTodd]

quick question how strong is a 97 4runner rear axle? i herd 4cyl axles r good it'll 37's.

[79coyotefrg]

Ive only ever heard of ONE person that broke a rear axle shaft,  and he was standing up a very steep incline and at full throttle bounced on the right rear tire.  dual cases and 37's,  something had to give and it did.

under 99% of wheeling you'll never brake a rear shaft

[OOPS]

Well now you have heard of another two. First picture is a stock, the seconded is a Poly Performance alloy axle that I broke in two places.

I ran a 4-cylinder, ARBed, Genuine Geared diff on 37 MTR's & BFG's in the rear for many years with out a problem. V-6 or late model diffs (the four cyl in later years are the same as the V-6) are a bit stronger but IMHO not enough to worry about.

[YotaTodd [OP]]

thanks for ur help

[dirtchicken]

According to ZUK the V6 3rds are 10 percent stronger due to the slightly larger carriers bearings (5mm bigger). The axles are the same between 4 cylinder and V6.

[YotaTodd [OP]]

i think I'm going to put the 97 3rd in my 82 axle because the 97 has a limited slip and 488 gears.

[Slolyfe]

Ive seen 3 break on the trails.

[zippo]

FROR full float rear!

[tanabuse]

so how much bigger is the lower pinion bareing the a 4 banger i hurd something like 40 %larger

According to ZUK the V6 3rds are 10 percent stronger due to the slightly larger carriers bearings (5mm bigger). The axles are the same between 4 cylinder and V6.

[dirtchicken]

[YotaTodd [OP]]

 

[HDcruiser]

Thanks for the pic. i have allways been curious on the bearing sizes.

[zippo]

You can run V6 gears and what not in a 4cyl housing, Just need the right setup kit which has odd in the middle bearings.

[boggerunner]

You can run V6 gears and what not in a 4cyl housing, Just need the right setup kit which has odd in the middle bearings.

nope, u use the 4 cyl gears in a v6 housing/carrier with v6 bearings, u just need to shim the pinyon alot more, there is a writeup about it on zuks gear install's page

http://gearinstalls.com/cus.htm