part time 4x4 conversion for 80 series landcriuser

nonon posted:

OK OK. I'm not as smart as you think I am...

Try this....

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Scoey (QLD) posted:

G'Day Lindsay, do you (or anyone else) know of any dangers of keeping the front hubs locked while the trucks not in four wheel drive? I've thought about doing the conversion but I like not having to get out - yep I'm a lazy b*stard! hehe!

As well as light steering and better fuel economy, did you find the tires lasted longer?

CHeers
Scoey!

StephenF10 posted:

Shouldn't be a problem with leaving them locked. After all, in the "olden" days when free-wheeling hubes were an aftermarket option the standard drive-spline hubs kept the front wheels rotating all the time.

The question arises though as to why you would pay to convert to part-time 4WD and then leave the hubs locked. It appears to negate one of the alleged advantages of part-time operation, i.e. not having the front diff and driveshaft rotating.

Stephen.

Member - Lindsay posted:

G'Day Scoey

5minutes ago I just returned from a 4 hour 4wd trip in our hinterland mountains behind Moruya in NSW and guess what? my hubs are still engaged.
I do not do long distances on bitumen with the hubs locked but being a lazy sod like you I do not lock & unlock every time the road surface changes.
My truck has a detroit style auto diff locker as well & there have been no problems over 4 years.

See you when the mud dries!

Lindsay & the(Polar) Bear

nonon posted:

BenSpoon, click on the two links above.

Member - DOZER posted:

Ben
You can put a dx transfer in it aswell...by the way, there is a part time hit for sale on ebay ATM.
Andrew