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Title: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: whitfield on April 06, 2005, 11:04:38 AM
My diff spacer is failing.  I need to get the specs to a machine shop and get new plates cut ASAP.  

Can anyone point me to the measurments,   I recall that some one had them on a site exact with pics.  Can't seem to find it now.  

                                 Thanks,
                                        Michael
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: cj on April 06, 2005, 12:04:28 PM
http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=pt_en&trurl=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cabrito.suzukioffroad.com.br%2fUpper%2520wishbone.htm
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: SuzukHunter on April 06, 2005, 03:01:17 PM
that might work,depends if you extended your wheel base or not.i built my own and was going to start selling them but did not have enough replies. i think you were the only one at the time that wanted one of mine.
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: wildgoody on April 06, 2005, 03:12:27 PM
Here is a pic of the one I build

(http://wildcatent.freeyellow.com/rear-spacer.jpg)

Wild
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: Digger on April 06, 2005, 04:05:07 PM
What does the diff spacer do aside from raising the diff end of the upper Y arm? is it only helpful with certain amounts of lift?
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: wildgoody on April 06, 2005, 04:14:59 PM
For me i corrected the rear brake
proportioning valve so the rear brakes
worked like normal, it also keeps
the balljoint alive under extreme flex

Wild
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: Rollerskate on April 07, 2005, 03:47:27 PM
Wildgoody,
               I noticed you built an offset into your spacer.
Is that to correct the pinion angle?
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: wildgoody on April 07, 2005, 04:43:38 PM
It actually does a few of things
1. it does correct the  U-joint angle
on the diff side
2. it moves the axle housing rearward
about an inch, which gets 33s in there
with no rubbing
3. it helps to push the slip yoke back
into the transfer case, not all the way
but it helps some

Wild
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: 1bigtracker on April 07, 2005, 11:13:27 PM
Quote
It actually does a few of things
1. it does correct the  U-joint angle
on the diff side
2. it moves the axle housing rearward
about an inch, which gets 33s in there
with no rubbing
3. it helps to push the slip yoke back
into the transfer case, not all the way
but it helps some

Wild

you don't run a drive shaft spacer?

stu
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: wildgoody on April 08, 2005, 03:42:22 AM
Nope
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: 1bigtracker on April 08, 2005, 07:46:37 AM
huh, i've got a extra flage welded onto the 3rd member flage to give it an extra 1/4inch.  mabey a few spare flages and you could build your own drive shaft spacer.

stu
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: SuzukHunter on April 08, 2005, 12:35:04 PM
i would not recomend doing that the spacer has to be exact and balanced otherwuse you run a high chance of getting  a wabble in the drive line wich will mess mup somthing in eughter in your t-case or third member.
Title: Re: Rear diff spacer measurments needed
Post by: jo-jo on April 08, 2005, 01:27:16 PM
Quote
huh, i've got a extra flage welded onto the 3rd member flage to give it an extra 1/4inch.  mabey a few spare flages and you could build your own drive shaft spacer.

stu


That would be a waste of flanges IMHO. Might as well spend the $30-$40 for a machined alloy unit.

Of course, if you have access to a lathe, just make your own:

(http://www.island4x4.com/temppic/spacer1.jpg)

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