Raven Posted August 23, 2006 Report Posted August 23, 2006 Does anyone know if the axles have the same splines? I would like to upgrade my stud pattern on the rear for a wider range of rim choice :) Quote
irokin Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 I doubt it very much. I used KE30 jap axles however theyre a few mm too long. If you put them in as-is, you wont be able to get them out after a few thousand KM. I'm not 100% sure how much needs to be taken off though. If youre OK with a welder you could swap a complete KE30 jap rear end like I did after my axels got stuck. Its probably a CM or so wider each side. Quote
Rolla__Boy Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 I know that the borg warner and jap diffs out of KE30's and KE55's have different axles, so I would say the KE25 ones are different too Quote
Raven Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Posted August 24, 2006 In saying that, if i were to get KE30 jap axles (you have to remove 5mm off each axle so i've been told by someone who has done it and i don't know how hard it is to find) could i use the KE55 drums on the back? Quote
Rolla__Boy Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 Yeah you can use KE55 drums on both KE55 and KE30 axles. I've done it many times Quote
Jono Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) i have a whole ke55 rear assembly in my '20 (i put it in tonight). It is a wider track so i will have to use front wheel drive offset rims on the rear and normal ones on the front (ke55 discs/hubs). Its not going to be super strong but its a cheap fix. a mate of mine just spent $2k getting a shortened Borgy out of a VR commodore with new LSD centre put into his '20 but then he has a t28 4agze... Raven, how come the superlites were so expensive??? Edited August 24, 2006 by JC807 Quote
Raven Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) That was just one price I got and now that I'm not working, the superlites will come later when i secure my next job :y: Did the leaf spring mounts, hand brake cables, etc etc line up? Edited August 24, 2006 by Raven Quote
Jono Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 leaf spring mounts had to be welded on from a ke20 diff and the handbrake cables are also from a ke20 Quote
irokin Posted August 24, 2006 Report Posted August 24, 2006 But are they compatable between jap and borg? Id stick with a KE30 jap diff. I know from personal experience that its pretty much a straight swap. Welded mounts, think we swapped the brakes over and swapped tailshaft unis (straight swap for the KE30). Quote
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