no i havent done it before that information i got was a 1200 modifaction site, it did seem like big job, but "1200rallycar 's" way sounds alot easier.

well if you want strong brakes try getin it off a toyota 80 series the only problem in the 80 series is the drums dont hold the best but is a 2 and a half tun so so wat yah expect and its a 2 min job to acust the cable duno if its the same on the blue bird

the cable on my dad crusier has been stretched so much that it cant be ajusted at the brake it self and the handle but it will be replaced next time it needs adjusting

I was told that you can use the bluey axels for this conversion, which saves the change of the bits onto the 1200 axels. As long as you have the H165 diff, which is what all utes should have. Is this true??

then its cool cus i wana get a ute so it would be cool

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YES and NO

It would work but not for very long.

In short no you cant, If you cut the axle shorter you lose the length of spline that you just cut off. (This means, you would lose valuable surface area where the splines and spider gears would interchange). The axle cant be re-splined longer as the axle tapers down undersize where the new spline would need to be.


This only applies when you use a 1200 ute diff housing. if you are using the C20 vanette housing you can get away with using the bluebird axles as the track is wider, which eliminates the need the shorten the axles.

I can speak from expeience, as i have this setup on my coupe.

Cheers

Benny: Just a couple of questions, How much wider is the track using C20 housing? The Bluebird head fits the C20 housing? Are factory LSD heads available?

Cheers

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Its been a long time since i measured how much wider the track is, but 90mm rings a bell.
I cant recall any standard factory H165 LSD diff centers around , but i could be wrong. It may have been an option on TRX bluebirds.

If you use the C20 diff housing, i think from memory you would have to use FWD type rims to come back under the guards.

I guess 1 advantage with using the wider track is that axles are readily availible unlike the 1200 ute axles ( You have to be lucky to find them these days).

Cheers

Thanks a lot, one more question, if using c20 housing do the spring perches have to be moved?

yeah its 90mm wider, h190 and h165 centres are interchangable

500 trx goverment blueys came with lsd, good luck