superex87

So I have a 88 2wd Pickup. The truck is in good shape and only needs the front end worked over. Mainly ball joints and bushing ect.

This truck is my DD, I will not be using it for anything except driving on the street and some grass/ dirt field use to get to friends bonfires ect. No rock crawling or major off-roading.

My idea is to slowly build up the truck to make a suitable snow/ field truck on a budget. I can weld and fabricate basic things.

The plan is to use a dana 30 solid axle with ruf springs and a divorced transfer case, I want to reuse as many of the parts as I can. The divorced case would allow the use of driver drop axles. I have not decided on what transfer case I will use.

What is your opinion on this idea and in what ways can it be improved within financial reason?

scuba

Improved? A $200 Toyota axle with a knuckle rebuild kit and a used Toyota w56 w/ an RF1A transfercase.
Hell, buy a newer w59 and get a marlin adapter and use the RF1A transfercase. You'll have a newer trans with the proven gear drive case.

I don't recommend putting Jeep parts on a Toyota and not just because of stigma.
D30's are a waste of time.

JasonYota

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The only divorce transfer cases I can think of off hand are Atlas, NP205, and I think Dana 300.
Like scuba said use toyota parts. You can easily find a 4wd trans and transfer case. Front toy axle, I wouldn't say easy but there are plenty out there.
If you do get a toyota front axle you will have to get a 4wd rear axle also to be 6 lug, and get matching wheels.

rattlewagon

What size tire are you going to be running? Im with these guys on calling you crazy for running a tiny axle such as a d30, but for a mostly stock truck a d30 should hold up pretty well. They can be built to take the abuse of 35s reliably.

You can get adapters to turn a toy case into a divorced case. Sammy cases are divorced, What about a drivers drop chain drive case from a tacoma?

Plans for the rear? d44? 8.25? Youll want to match the new front lug pattern I assume?

You should really just get a 4wd trans/t case and run a toy axle...

91 4Runner

No need to worry on the bolt pattern. The 2wd shares the same 5 bolt pattern as a jeep.

superex87

I really would like to use a Toy front axle but I'm having a hard time find one local to me.

Would a land cruiser axle work?
I know they are wider but I would be ok with that. I friend of mine may have a set of cruiser axles for sale (front and rear).

If I could get them for 300 or so would that be a worthy investment?

JasonYota

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Any axle will work, depending on your fab skills. Seems like a good deal if there in good shape

superex87

Well the axles have been out in the rain for a long time.....other than the knuckle balls rusting/ pitting they should be ok?

JasonYota

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Also keep in mind they will have spots for coils and not leaf spring perches.

rattlewagon

What year land cruiser? 40 and 60 had leafs. Does the front axle have drum breaks? Landcruiser axles would be very cool.

JasonYota

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True, I was thinking 80 series.

rattlewagon

Even that would be sweet. HP front diff and possible e lockers...

superex87

Im pretty sure they have leaf perches but i am unsure what series they are off of. How would I identify them?

rattlewagon

LC Faq: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyot...-diff-faq.html