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| Author: | monley [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:48 am ] |
| Post subject: | Bent front diff! |
 Guys/Gals,
I had i bit of a indecent today, while i was out wheeling on the beach, i was going a wee bit to fast, then hit some woop woops, pretty hard. Any way long story short i have a blown up shock and a BENT front diff. So what is going to be the best/cheapest fix for the diff? A) Get another front diff from a wreck and brace it? B) Get the current diff straighten and brace the POS? C) Well is there a option C??? Opinions please??? Cheers, Andy |
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| Author: | SierraDan [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
A 
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| Author: | Lockie666 [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
A) Don't even bother fucking with a bent diff. Get another and brace it so you don't do it again 
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| Author: | atari4x4 [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
C: pics 
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| Author: | Lockie666 [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
Yeah show us some pics... |
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| Author: | alien [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:53 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
option A... won't be cheap though =( be sure that when its braced, its also braced between the spring mount and the hub - that little bit is often forgotten and is the most common place for the bend to actually occur. surely you can save money by welding some box on yourself? theres a thread on here somewhere showing various methods of stopping it warping frrom the welds too. |
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| Author: | shep [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
make sure ya dont bend it when the bracing is welded on |
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| Author: | monley [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
Pics uploading.... And pics don't do it justice, i will get in contact with suzi store and see what they are wrecking ATM. |
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| Author: | monley [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:00 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
shep wrote: make sure ya dont bend it when the bracing is welded on
This is my biggest concern when i brace the next one. P.S. I just told Dad what i did, he told me to sell the POS and buy a Toyota 
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| Author: | Joe [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:02 am ] |
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Just as a ball park price DM90 paid $1000 or just over for his front diff |
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| Author: | shep [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:03 am ] |
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monkey wrote: shep wrote: make sure ya dont bend it when the bracing is welded on This is my biggest concern when i brace the next one. P.S. I just told Dad what i did, he told me to sell the POS and buy a Toyota that would be the sensible thing to do
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| Author: | MrRocky [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:05 am ] |
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jimny ? yea |
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| Author: | Lockie666 [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:06 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
monkey wrote: shep wrote: make sure ya dont bend it when the bracing is welded on This is my biggest concern when i brace the next one. P.S. I just told Dad what i did, he told me to sell the POS and buy a Toyota I've seen more Toyotas with fucked diffs, even some that have done a few 1000ks with fucked centres. Don't get a toyota. |
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| Author: | monley [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:07 am ] |
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MrRocky wrote: jimny ? yea
Yeh! |
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| Author: | MrRocky [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:09 am ] |
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spew got sierra housings packed 
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| Author: | Red89 [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:16 am ] |
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Is it worth going Sierra with cromo's and locker ? You would get all that for $1000 |
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| Author: | monley [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:19 am ] |
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Red89 wrote: Is it worth going Sierra with cromo's and locker ? You would get all that for $1000
Funny you should say that, that has crossed my mind, but it's a fair bit of fab work, in doing that conversion, if i'm not wrong??? Would i just re-use the shock mounts, radius arm mounts etc...of the jimny diff??? |
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| Author: | smiffkid [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
correct, we had our diff straightened twas like 120 bucks, as long as its not much more then 6 degree out they can usually straighten it, i told u not to drive every where so fast when u dont know the tracks |
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| Author: | Bruce [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
Shame you are in WA. I have quite a few NEW front housings |
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| Author: | ZookiMonsta [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
Get another Jimny diff, unless you want to jump and be brutal don't bother bracing it. This was a one of thing yes? If you do brace it, don't forget to brace the knuckles, I'm just running a truss (from centre to passengers side spring mount) and braced both knuckles, done a few rounds of Coopers Rally and Expo, jumped it a number of times and it's still straight. |
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| Author: | MrRocky [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:30 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
try verriers engineering just off collier rd in bayswater |
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| Author: | monley [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:30 am ] |
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| Author: | Fatzook [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:31 am ] |
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Bruce wrote: Shame you are in WA. I have quite a few NEW front housings
WT sierra ones
How much Brucey?  I'll race prep a few for ya
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| Author: | smiffkid [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:34 am ] |
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yea could get that straightened, hopefully u learnt that jumping isnt super cool lol |
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| Author: | monley [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
The long side is very bad, but pics don't really show that, i was think about these axle trusses... http://www.offroad-armory.com/jimny.html 
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| Author: | stocker [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
haha, now thats some sick camber... call it drift spec
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| Author: | smiffkid [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
i was gonna get some but i already made half of it, so will finish the rest of 1 day |
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| Author: | alien [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
yup, thats exactly where they all bend =) hopefully its a pretty straight bend and not a radiussed one (ie bent back and up) - you might be lucky and it be able to be straightened. verriers aint cheap but theyre very good and can brace it for you after its straightened (at a price, but its done right and will be straight after bracing) - after i bent my front i had them straighten and brace mine (then while the front was out i got suzistore to brace the rear for me which was a lot cheaper than verriers!). |
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| Author: | smiffkid [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
his a welder he can brace it, we got drive straght in welshpool to do ours, pretty cheap and its all done buy lasers |
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| Author: | zukenutter [ Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Bent front diff! |
Oh dear. Option A, don't worry about the trussing and just don't jump it. Finding a late model front axle hub-to-hub won't be easy but maybe an early housing will be compatible. Late hubs are different to early, mainly due to ABS additions I think. Going to strip/build it yourself? |
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