front axle perch widths, what year is wider? - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

scottz · 10-18-2001, 10:23 PM

So, I'm trying to talk my friend into swapping some toyota axle into his zuk tonight and we start looking under ther and he mentions how much trouble it will be to outboard the springs. Last time I read anything about this a few people mentioned that there was only a half inch difference in the toyota and suzuki perches.

dude tells me I'm nuts so we throw the tape measure on the housing and sure enough theres 4" difference between his sammy and my toyota. Figuring I'm missing something, we go to his parts pile and dig up another housing, now this one is within 1/2 inch of the toyota axle.

obviously a difference in model year, he had no idea what year the wider perch width housing was. His rig is an 86. Other than the perch width the axles looked the same, the one in his rig was 25", the parts housing was about 28 1/2". Just wondered what year this changed.

definately makes it a lot harder to swap in the toyota axles.

mas2 · 10-18-2001, 10:36 PM

My 86 and 87 are both 28.5. I have Toy Axle in mine. I think 85 was smaller.

Mike

Rocky Road · 10-19-2001, 07:28 AM

4" wide spring perches? That's not right. Maybe he was checking out a coil spring mount and didn't realize it wasn't a leaf spring perch.

DannyL · 10-19-2001, 08:08 PM

1985 have springs in line with the frame that makes them about 3.5"-4" narrower than the 86-up.
I know this cause I have an 85.....

10-18-2001, 10:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
scottz savage Join Date: Sep 2000 Member # 1730 Location: Rio Linda, Ca Posts: 1,835	front axle perch widths, what year is wider? So, I'm trying to talk my friend into swapping some toyota axle into his zuk tonight and we start looking under ther and he mentions how much trouble it will be to outboard the springs. Last time I read anything about this a few people mentioned that there was only a half inch difference in the toyota and suzuki perches. dude tells me I'm nuts so we throw the tape measure on the housing and sure enough theres 4" difference between his sammy and my toyota. Figuring I'm missing something, we go to his parts pile and dig up another housing, now this one is within 1/2 inch of the toyota axle. obviously a difference in model year, he had no idea what year the wider perch width housing was. His rig is an 86. Other than the perch width the axles looked the same, the one in his rig was 25", the parts housing was about 28 1/2". Just wondered what year this changed. definately makes it a lot harder to swap in the toyota axles. __________________ "they've lowered the speed limit to zero and banned reverse"

10-18-2001, 10:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
mas2 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Member # 2346 Location: concord ca Posts: 333	My 86 and 87 are both 28.5. I have Toy Axle in mine. I think 85 was smaller. Mike __________________ 1988 Suzuki samurai buggy 16v 1.6 FI engine 5.29 gears coil springs FJ80 electric high pinion front 35" GSR2

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DannyL Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Member # 4472 Location: Ormstown, Quebec, Canada (near Montreal) Posts: 213	1985 have springs in line with the frame that makes them about 3.5"-4" narrower than the 86-up. I know this cause I have an 85..... __________________ [URL="www.PJF4x4.com"]www.PJF4x4.com[/URL] [URL="www.ZukTrails.com"]www.ZukTrails.com[/URL]

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10-19-2001, 07:28 AM	#3 (permalink)
Rocky Road Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Member # 7606 Location: Park City, Ut Posts: 277	4" wide spring perches? That's not right. Maybe he was checking out a coil spring mount and didn't realize it wasn't a leaf spring perch.