diff stud eliminator?

[FRANKENYOTA91]

Does anyone know the size and thread pitch of the bolts used?

[79coyotefrg]

is this a trailgear product??

[jimbo74]

pretty sure it is 8 x 1.25"

i wouldn't kmow about being a trail-gear product, but.... some people install studs instead of bolts to retain their diffs into the housing, and they just use standard nuts and bolts

[yota_krawler]

is this a trailgear product??

Haha

The rock assult stud eliminator

Lol I think he wants to get rid of the studs and nuts, and go with allens?

[4RunnerChevy]

Stud eliminator, sounds fancy for just getting a bolt and putting it in.  I would just pull a stud and go to the store and buy a bolt, maybe get fancy with an socket head pan. Stainless even 

[Dr Phat]

Thats crazy talk now.

[yota_krawler]

Stainless... Oh . I agree, just double nut it and get yourself some new bolts or allens

Stainless allens would be just sayin. I might do it to mine!

[FRANKENYOTA91]

Yes trail quee makes it but I wont buy it from them. I just want to run Allen bolts and I would pull one stud  and go buy bolts but I don't have any studs. So all I need to know is what size they are.

[John Doe]

Jimbo had it right, its 8 x 1.25 then however long you want it.

[79coyotefrg]

Yes trail quee makes it but I wont buy it from them. I just want to run Allen bolts and I would pull one stud  and go buy bolts but I don't have any studs. So all I need to know is what size they are.

8m x 1.25 x 30mm long (30mm is an approx length from memory)

[toyotaporvida]

I'm looking to doing the same and what I've read so far you want 8mm x 1.25pitch x 40mm button head studs

[cruzila]

I bet those are $30.00 a hundred for the bolts from a hardware wholesaler. Nuts, $15.00 a hundred. $45.00 and you can do yours and 9 friends too.

[PhantomD aka Zach]

my buddy built a couple kits from fastenall, very easy and works great, he runs them on his and his wifes trucks, and I have them on mine...

it was stupid cheap too.

-Zach

[FRANKENYOTA91]

Thats why im looking at just buying bolts. way cheaper than buying trail queers kit.

[Doof]

its pretty easy to do. i did this with my toy axles, drilled out the holes to like 3/8th i think it was. cut the dif cover off, tacked the button heads, put the nut on it and massage is with the slug-o so they all line up, bolt the 3rd in with carrier, and some good weld on the button heads to keep them in place. took a few hours when all said and done but it was worth it

[BigMike]

...cut the dif cover off...

Are you saying you made a removable access cover like a Dana style axle for instance?

[_HOIST_]

I believe the diff cover was cut off so as to gain better access for tacking the bolt heads and then welded back on. I saw a writeup on Pirate(?) I think. I'm don't know if this is Doof's or not though, just one that I came across.

EDIT: Here is is http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=485834&highlight=stud

[BigMike]

Ah, I C, thanks for the link, that is pretty cool

[79coyotefrg]

hmmm

[Doof]

Are you saying you made a removable access cover like a Dana style axle for instance?

thought about doing something like that, but given my time frame to get it done i didn't want to deal with it. but i used the plasma to cut the front of the diff off so i could get some good heavy tacks on the allens. after i had all the bolts tacked and straight i welded the cover back on. it looks factory and if you didnt know what i did you would never be able to tell i re-welded it unless you really got down and looked at it. its really simple and if you are going to do the allen's i highly recommend doing this if you have the tools, skills, and common sense  to do it correctly

[Sparkplug]

thats a pretty sweet mod, im betting its around 20 bucks in hardware though, and then some time, but man, thats beef and IMO looks killer, im gonna give it a try on a housing here soon