Cottle
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as the title states, wondering what are some of the more common axles swapped to a tacoma. I have seen toyota axles and... dana 44..?
common sas for tocoma?
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Dirty Harry
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A Toyota axle won't work unless you run a Diamond housing or swap the transfer case, the factory Toyota solid axles have the diff on the wrong side (and are pretty narrow). Dana 44s seem to be most common, but All-Pro or Diamond have a hybrid axle that you could run, or you could use a Dana 60 or a 609 hybrid. Basically anything with a driver side diff.
choptopbII
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d44 out of a jeep waggy is probably the most common, If i was to go through with sasing a taco I would probably opt for a D60 out of a ford just because i don't think a d44 would hold up to the abuse i would put it through.
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It all depends on the size of tire you plan on doing as well as how hard you are going to be on it. I have a d60 in mine running 37's. If I were to do it over again I would have run a diamond axle or something similar as there are a few options out there that will allow you to still run the toyota stuff and would run 35's.
Cottle
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My brother is toying doing the sas... IF he went d60, how much width difference is there between his rear axle and the d60? would he need to replace the rear... wheel spacers.. sorry axles any different than the toy 8" is unfamiliar ground for me
Dirty Harry
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Most front 60s are about 70 inches wide and all are 8 lug from the factory, while the rear Tacoma axle is 60 inches wide and six lug. It would likely be more expensive to narrow the front axle and change the bolt pattern than it would be to just find a Dana 60, Dana 70, or 14 Bolt one ton rear axle to match the front.
Is he planning on keeping the truck street legal? If not, go with the 60s uncut, but if he is, it's going to get more expensive to narrow them down. I think it would be a PITA to have two different lug patterns.
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Another option is to flip the stock 8" axle. Requires a bit of fabrication but can be done for ~$300
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I think i'd just put the Waggy D44 under it, then all you have to do is the front.
solidfrontaxle
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How come?
because of this
and having a near 5 inch spacer on each side would be a bad idea and going without spacers makes for a weird looking vehicle. Also whats the point of having one ton beef and then running half ton stuff in the rear? I ran the opposite combo before (1/2 ton front , 1 ton rear) and it didn't work to well since I was always breaking the front.
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- Smithfield Utah
What are you going to do with it?
Cheapest: Coil spacers in on stock coil struts. Rack an pinion coil strut IFS is very capable on the trail.
Cheap: Waggy 44 (they are almost free) with stock rear axle.
In the middle (not worried about tires sticking out): Full width hp60 front with 1ton rear.
Big money: Narrowed hp60 with six lug conversion or Diamond or 609
Then you have to factor in suspension and steering which could cost similar amounts with any of the above solid axles.
Cheapest: Coil spacers in on stock coil struts. Rack an pinion coil strut IFS is very capable on the trail.
Cheap: Waggy 44 (they are almost free) with stock rear axle.
In the middle (not worried about tires sticking out): Full width hp60 front with 1ton rear.
Big money: Narrowed hp60 with six lug conversion or Diamond or 609
Then you have to factor in suspension and steering which could cost similar amounts with any of the above solid axles.
Cottle
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right on thanks for all your input, Im passing on the info to my brother. happy one day late easter
billylight
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- Orem, UT
id do the 44. you'll get a lot of clearance, lighter weight and with after market shafts, 37s would be fine for a toyota. ive yet to see people wheel full body rigs especially tacomas, hard enough to validate a dana 60 unless you just have a death wish for your rig?