front diff help please

Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Location: u.k

hi there, can anyone confirm for me please...

been reading up on the mod of swaping the front diff of my l200/triton which is a 7.25 to a 8" off the 3.0 V6 paj to fit an ARB front locker in Laughing

trying to source a larger diff now, can some please confirm for me that the larger 8" diff has 10 bolts going around the diff case rather then the 8 which the 7.25 has,

some great info on here about the mod guys! nice one!!! Cool

just when phoning round the breakers it is hard working trying to tell them theres two differant sizes!

and im sure i read somewhere that the easiest way to tell is with the 10 bolts rather than 8

thanks alot Smile

Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Location: NZ

here are some pics of my old front diff. its a 4.875, 8 inch, from a 93 3ltr v6 soft top superselect pajero, gen 2. it has 8bolts holding the backing plate on but the head is built into the housing. ill get some pics later tonight of the 5.3, 7.25 thats i pulled out for the SAS.
i think the 10 bolt diff your refuring to is the 9" rear diff of the 3ltrs and 2.5dt.

hope that helps,

Sam.

Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Location: u.k

Sam you are a star thanks very much, thats just what i was after,

been looking under truck for ten bolts,

just need to find away to visibly see the differance now between ur pics and mine now the 7.25

Joined: 13 Feb 2008 Location: ipswich

when ur looking at a trruck see if it had a v6....either by the monuts or the bellhousing or the comp plate on the fire wall...easyiest way to tell if it v6 it the bigger diff.

Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Location: u.k

dont supose you chaps could help me again, picked up a paj front diff today and it turns out it was the bloody smaller one! Crying or Very sad

4 hour round trip and 50 qiud worse off Twisted Evil

can anyone with the larger front diff 8" measure the front of it for me from top to bottom, the smaller diff measures 230mm from top to bottom and im guessing the 8" should be quite abit bigger,

so when i make my next atemped to get a diff i can get the bloke to measure it before i leave the house and it be the rite one!

thanks Very Happy

Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Location: NZ

hope that helps. if the measurements arent close enough or if the diff you have is close to the same size (so close your not sure if its the right one) let me know and ill get some better measurements.

Sam

Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Location: u.k

cheers sam mate, its strange the measurements are the same as the 7.25" diff Question

take it urs is the 8" diff and 28 splined driveshaft

Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Location: NZ

it should be the 8", it is the 4.8 from a v6 man so in theory... ill go get my 5.3 i took out when i did the SAS and measure that... you may be lucky and have a 8" cause im fairly sure they were visably differant. check back later tonight.

Sam.

Joined: 13 Nov 2007 Location: NZ

i should have remembered, when i changed diffs i had to use the diesels front driveshaft as it was longer....

measurements taken on the top of the diff, from the face of the pinion flange (where the drive shaft mounts to) to the face the ring gear cover bolts too. doesnt include the cover or the bulge.

fark im good....

hope thats what your after. if you lived in nz you could have mine.

Sam

Joined: 04 Mar 2008 Location: u.k

sam you are good! cheers mate Wink