Diff width

[shaginwagin]

Hi waikatostocky ( Do you have a nick name that is a bit shorter)  I have just bought a XE sedan, and going to put the borg warner diff (disc brake) into Alien8.  Have to get another diff and then replace the short axle with the long axle. I have to get second one with a 3.2something ratio, the one I just got is 2.77 thats what already in Alien8. That will then make it 64 and half inches wide. cost about $300 to get it altered.  Will be able to keep the 15 x 8 dragways  and they will fit under the fibreglass flares.  Going to fit the full dash including air con into Alien8, on its rebulid next year.  Just getting all the parts I need before I start.
Julian

[ben]

Hey julian where about did you get your 15 x 8 drag ways? Because i just bought some 14 x 10 drag ways for my lwb but the biggest tires i can find for them is 265;) and that fits on an 8 inch rim. Lucky i didnt pay much for the 10s. May be a blast from the past on my garage wall;)   

[obsession]

Hey julian where about did you get your 15 x 8 drag ways? Because i just bought some 14 x 10 drag ways for my lwb but the biggest tires i can find for them is 265;) and that fits on an 8 inch rim. Lucky i didnt pay much for the 10s. May be a blast from the past on my garage wall;)  

antique tyres in perth can sort out tyres to fit your 10 rims.

[ben]

Ill check em out craig cheers.

[shaginwagin]

Hey julian where about did you get your 15 x 8 drag ways? Because i just bought some 14 x 10 drag ways for my lwb but the biggest tires i can find for them is 265;) and that fits on an 8 inch rim. Lucky i didnt pay much for the 10s. May be a blast from the past on my garage wall;)   

Sorry Ben, typing error,  They are 14 x 8.   front and rear.  245/50 x 14 front and 265/50 x 14 rear.  Yokohama Radial 352.  Had them on the beddie when we bought it in 1998 .  The rears were 10,s but changed them to 8,s  now the same all round. There is a Dragway factory in QLD and had a look in the catalogue from Bob Janes (about 6months ago) and you can still get Dragways pretty sure you can order them in 15inch as well 14inch.
Julian

[ben]

Hey julian i had a dream last night that you had drag way  18's on the back of alien so you could get tires lol. Yeh i got a quote for new 15 s and they were like $560  each. 2 wheels and its more than i paid for the van lol;)

[ShaneJ]

hey ShaneJ, there are a few things to consider, the biggest drama I suppose is wheel sizing, stud pattern to match whats on the front, I have a 9" under the camper and 14 x 8 fit nice without flares, if you are putting flares on then you need the beddie diff width to fill the flares, have a look at Danos pix he has a great fit with his diff. Take a look at my gallery in the 'have a second look beddies album' theres a pic of a beddie with Suzuki wheels and fit great on standard beddie, are you engineering your own diff? I am still waiting for my beddie diff with a borg warner centre modification (its at a mates and hes oh so sloooowwwww with rebuilding the diff) that diff will be swapped for the 9" when he (if he ever) finishes the rebuild. Then the 9" I have will be available but don't hang of fit cause matey is oh so slooooowwwwww. There is alot of info  on the  old site regarding this subject

Hey Eddy, hows that diff of yours going? I could do with your 9" about now

[eddy]

hey shane bro, the 9" is firmly transplanted under the tow van. Warren welded the dorppers for the shockies a coupla weeks ago so shes adapted to fit, gotta get the brakes looked at cause the left side is clunking? when I use the brake pedal ? dunno whats caused it maybe the additional thingy majingy in the brake line or perhaps a slave cylinder not operating on one side. The beddie diff with the borg warner centre is STILL at the mates place and I'll keep that as an alternative should the 9" give me woes. 

[ShaneJ]

haha, no worries mate.

What 9" do you have?

[eddy]

I'll eventually get some pics up, more than likely this weekend. not sure of its origin but it has the massive sized finned drums.