Beefing A Rear Axle & Adding Disc Brakes

[AndyLala]

This looks rather interesting...

http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/brandpa...131_0307_disc/

AndyL

[TonyN]

Rear discs are good, got all the stuff collected in the garage. No more drums full of mud.

But you'll never brake a rear shaft the way we wheel in this country, you need dual t/cases, lockers and big rocks to do it.

[Guest]

Not only the advantage of having disc brakes, but a fully floating rear axle means servicing the rear bearings a doddle - pack and regrease or changing them is so much easier than replacing the standard type rear wheel bearings on a Semi floating axle - plus it's much stronger.

Cheers

[NiftyNev]

Just read the review on these here > http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/reviews/fullfloater/

Do they fit the coil spring Surfs?If they do I want it.

Neville

[TonyN]

Just read the review on these here > http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/reviews/fullfloater/

Do they fit the coil spring Surfs?If they do I want it.

Neville

You should have the same axle, just different spring fittings.

Yes its cool, and yes I'd like one, but its a bit over the top unless your competing in rockcrawling events, having to buy new axles makes it expensive, No one I know has ever broken an axle shaft, or bearing while offroading.

The best bit is if you run a locker, and break an axle shaft, you can unlock the hub and drive home

Personally I'd just fit the discs and leave the axle alone, and worry about uprating the CV's a long time before needing to sort the rear out.