idiot bent my rear axle

[zem_41]

i have an imported 4x4 2.4 td hilux ssrx pick up 97-p it looks exactly the same as a hilux surf ssrx but with no rear box. the rear axle housing is bent where some drunken fool crashed into it. i need to know if the axles are the same on the surf and the pick-up. if they are it would make solving the problem a whole lot easier. or can anyone point me in the direction of someone who would know

[TonyN]

I'm guessing you'd need a UK pickup rear axle rather than a surf one, although the axle is basicly the same, Surfs are coil spring rears, with all the brackets for the 4 links and panhard rod. All pickups are still leaf sprung rears with different mounting brackets, although your front end is the same IFS as a Surf.

A pickup rear end should be easier to find than a Surf one, just make sure the gearing is correct.

i have an imported 4x4 2.4 td hilux ssrx pick up 97-p it looks exactly the same as a hilux surf ssrx but with no rear box. the rear axle housing is bent where some drunken fool crashed into it. i need to know if the axles are the same on the surf and the pick-up. if they are it would make solving the problem a whole lot easier. or can anyone point me in the direction of someone who would know