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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: wildwood on June 17, 2010, 01:38:00 PM

Title: TH400
Post by: wildwood on June 17, 2010, 01:38:00 PM
Right then after a lot of head scratching and .......... a major decision to go large with the YJ....... (I now only use it for events and getting there and hopefully back, and road trips to sort probs that are of my own doing and because of major mods :jpshakehead:

So collecting parts. Think I have tracked down a TH400 AMC flavour.... has anyone done this to a 4.0 litre (Novak have all the details) just prefer some feedback from closer to home........

Behind it will go my trusty Dana 300 and klune........

Then when I have tracked down some J20 axles 44 and 60 anyone?????? Please!!  I will swap to a non flippped dana 300

Fronts going out 6 inches and so is the rear...... and I'm staying at 4and half lift on leaves just to be obstinate.....and old school.

So until Dec when the tax and ins run out I'm spankin' it as usual after that the Mig will be workin overtime in the evenings......


So my real question for now is the TH400 question.......... anyone......?
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: Warthog on June 17, 2010, 01:52:27 PM
Have you been drinking "RedBull" with JJ? :003:
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: wildwood on June 17, 2010, 02:27:53 PM
Yes at Kirton!!!............... funny you should ask :icon_twisted:
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: j33pky on June 17, 2010, 03:24:22 PM
im going to give it a go and see what happens.....see if bulldog will sell you his axles as he is never going to get that bag of bolts running....if not tugman had a set of 44s for sale at one point....
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: Bulldog67 on June 17, 2010, 05:55:33 PM
im going to give it a go and see what happens.....see if bulldog will sell you his axles as he is never going to get that bag of bolts running....if not tugman had a set of 44s for sale at one point....

shame on you doubter  :eusa_snooty:

the whole world is in too much of a rush nowadays  :a012:
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: j33pky on June 18, 2010, 05:54:43 PM
not douting you bulldog...just know what rotboxes j series pickups are!!!  hope to see it one day, they are very good looking trucks...
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: Bulldog67 on June 18, 2010, 06:15:24 PM
no arguements there, but if u squint and put ya head between ya legs its clearly just superficial rot  :003:
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: Dave69 on June 18, 2010, 09:51:27 PM
dana 70 front on difflock
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: doublej on June 18, 2010, 10:13:34 PM
hehehe i have infected everyone!!!! to bad your starting right as im leaving mate.
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: king cj on June 20, 2010, 10:52:04 AM
guy on ebay selling 70 front 80 rear discs all round, last time i looked they were 700 odd quid
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: Bubba on June 20, 2010, 11:01:30 AM
thats a lot of beef
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: wildwood on June 20, 2010, 07:29:01 PM
Just got in from Bawtry Off road day..... very good..........

Bloke that Mark Askew knows who was there, but didn't get to meet him ..yet......!

Has multiple sets of Dana 70s and 80s front and back for sale ........ will find out more later :icon_super:
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: Bubba on June 20, 2010, 07:52:28 PM
goint to be a lot of monsters about at this rate
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: JamesH on June 20, 2010, 11:15:10 PM
Dana 70 & 80 seem like massive overkill - what size are these axles and what tyre size would you expect to go with them? Imagine the diff dragging on the ground with 35s fitted  :017:
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: doublej on June 21, 2010, 12:02:17 AM
you can shave the bottom of the diff and it would be just like any other axle. why would it be extra overkill to pull it around or better asked... if a dana60 is good for 40in tires would it not be smarter to run 38 and never worry about braking anything?
its not overkill its peace of mind.....
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: king cj on June 21, 2010, 12:02:54 AM
i see at least 40s in your future jez, go on you know you want too!
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: wildwood on June 21, 2010, 08:48:45 AM
Yeah your right Jono the 70/80 combo is going to be a ton of extra weight (prob literally) and deffo need your tyres 44s. So thats the end of my road days :icon_twisted:

The difflock ad  is the same as Marks contact...... (Doncaster) ex military take out and 5.13s..... So that bit means affordable axles with (for me ) the correct (I think ) ratios....

Its just dealing with the hubs to get to a wheel mounting surface closer to the disc that doesn't have a gazillion lug nuts. (without bleeding out your finances in the direction of Dynatrac)

Think these might end up being bought and ....................years of research later............... might just get used :icon_sad:

King CJ .....how much you want for that TH400 and is it a goer?
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: king cj on June 21, 2010, 01:16:27 PM
same guy had some hummer rims that would fit, and i may have some 8 lug wheels spare soon. as far as the th400 goes £100 and its yours complete with quadtrac transfercase
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: JamesH on June 21, 2010, 05:16:43 PM
I think those axles would rip an XJ unibody apart but do give me ideas for FSJ / J-Truck type builds...Hmmm
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: wildwood on June 21, 2010, 07:01:57 PM
Thanks King CJ will contact you before we meet up at Double J's on July 4th.
Title: Re: TH400
Post by: king cj on June 21, 2010, 10:30:39 PM
no probs mate