Placek's 33" Jimny

Can you get TG shafts for the Vitara rear axle? Are they needed with a locker in the Vitara rear axle or are the standard Vitara rear shafts bomb proof?

I know you can get them for Sammy rear axles.

Kirkynut

Twenty years abusing Vitaras and I've only ever turned the splined ends off two shafts where they enter the diff (with the help of a Centerforce clutch, crawler box and a rear LSD)... if that helps

kirkynut wrote: Can you get TG shafts for the Vitara rear axle? Are they needed with a locker in the Vitara rear axle or are the standard Vitara rear shafts bomb proof?

I know you can get them for Sammy rear axles.

Kirkynut

Rear Vitara axle is bombproof I have TG shafts and joints in front samurai axle.

MysticRich wrote: Have you moved your front axle forward ?
It's a job on my to do list as I'm running 32" tyres on the jimny axle with Robb storr shafts ect and my tyres still foul on the body and I have 4" springs on the front with a 2" body lift on what cab I have left after the tray back and that's after I have cut everything away possible.
Interested in the used of vitara rear axle and could be a good option.
Would the jimny diff fit in an vitara axle to keep gearing same ??

Hi MysticRich, just reading ur post about ur tyres fouling on ur body with 32" tyres. i have the same sort of setup as u.i have 32" insa turbo tyres no body lift, and a 4.5" D&G suspension setup, but i did have D&G radius arms front and rear. i had to cut away the inner arch foot well side and angle the small box section under the head lights. but now i have changed the front D&G radius to kap suzuki ones which are about 12mm longer. which totally misses the body.hope this helps, Nick

MysticRich wrote: Have you moved your front axle forward ?

Yes, 16cm.

do you know how the ORA mk1 radius arms compare for size ? i have the same tyres/setup and same problem

thanks