o_teunico Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 As some oy you will know, Rovertracks used to offer a kit for adapting the Toyota hypoid diff + 30 splines shafts to the Rover housing. Shafts were bespoke: Toyota diff end and Rover pattern hub end. And here the (vapour) DIY build cheap version... -Secondhand FJ80 3rd member -Stock Toyota shafts -Since Toyota shafts are longer than Rovers, some kind of wheel spacers will be added to Rover hubs, with Toyota drive flange end stud pattern at the end side. Will that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtydiesel Posted December 9, 2013 Share Posted December 9, 2013 Thats not a fj80 diff o_teunico, it looks like a late hilux rear. A better solution to your shaft problem would be a set of longfields cut to length shafts, and remachine the rover hub to suit the toyota drive flanges. Why not just fit the complete fj80 rear axle? other than the carp brakes everything else is much beter on the fj80. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted December 9, 2013 Author Share Posted December 9, 2013 Complete axle swap will need MoT approval, and that means nearly 1000 eur only in paperwork. Maintaining the Rover housing will avoid that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Idris Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 I believe that if you look into it, a serious modification to the landy axel to take a yota diff is also not allowed? I could be wrong, but I believe you are facing a 'type approval' problem, where only OE components are allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Sometimes the obvious solutions are the simplest: Buy a Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o_teunico Posted December 10, 2013 Author Share Posted December 10, 2013 If I could fit a toyo diff I will try cheating MoT tester and convince him that it is the ARB it has on the paperwork! Buying a Toyota? Errrr...NO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Get customs shafts made to suit...or, what Dan suggested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigelw Posted December 10, 2013 Share Posted December 10, 2013 Not so sure I see the point to highly modding a Rover axle with other make parts, might as well leave axle looking standard and have diff fitted out with a HD R&P, locked and pegged and HD half shafts with members to suit, break that baby OT Yes it may cost some tokens to get the necessary but it completely avoids any issues with a resultant inspection following an accident that could see you with a bigger problem than a broken truck!!! Something like that would only be viable in an off road only application or a system like the UK where you can get it approved easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Ranged Posted December 11, 2013 Share Posted December 11, 2013 hmmm for a DIY there is a bit of paid machine work to cut a spline adapter, the cheaper option would be to get a set of fine spline 40 series cruiser axles and cut the drive flanges and cut spines to fit the rover drive flanges this would be alot cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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