TheTurtleshead Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 What driveshafts exactly will fit with a big UK differential? I am led to believe by various threads on the subject that you need a shorter driveshaft on one side to account for the size of the diff. However, Hodge tells me that his big case diff fitted straight into his pre facelift N/A Auto J-spec Aerotop?! So the question is, what exactly will work? My car was originally an N/A Auto J-spec Aerotop, the same as Hodge's. I have been googling for an hour and cannot find another reference of a big case just fitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 To do it right you need the shorter driveshaft, it will fit with the longer one but its not advised, on full squat it will put a lot of pressure on the hub and diff id have thought, toyota made it shorter for a reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 Haven't got a spare have you JP? Cheers for clearing that up btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I have but im not selling though incase i break one, try toyota, they cant be that much money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 I have but im not selling though incase i break one, try toyota, they cant be that much money. Can't they? I think you'd be surprised... VERY bad to use the longer shaft, the joints will be at full plunge and they won't like it one bit. It could even break a joint or knacker something. Needs the correct (short) shaft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTurtleshead Posted February 18, 2012 Author Share Posted February 18, 2012 I hear ya' Chris I want it to be 100% right! Apparently about $250 dollars, not sure what they will be here in the UK. Haven't got a second hand one have you chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littler Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 toyota made it shorter for a reason. That kinda says it all I think James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hodge Posted February 18, 2012 Share Posted February 18, 2012 IIRC if you have non-ABS hubs the driveshafts fit perfectly but if you have an auto with ABS hubs then 1 of the driveshafts need changing. This is what I experienced when I did mine. I lay both hub and driveshafts together and assembled they were the same length but separately 1 driveshaft was bigger than the other slightly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackin_n_bashin Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 I hear ya' Chris I want it to be 100% right! Apparently about $250 dollars, not sure what they will be here in the UK. Haven't got a second hand one have you chris? If you can print off Jos's post from the other thread, take a wander over to mine, as I "may" have a pair of driveshafts in my possession that are of unequal length! Oh, won't be doing the car for a couple of weeks, have just witnessed blowing a robot up, and now having to sort out the aftermath! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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