TOY: Stock Toyota Axles SUCK!

["Richard Sheridan" <crzycdn@xxxxxxxx>]

	Thnak You., now that tI have your Undevided attention, here are some 
facts I have experienced in the development of my '85 Mini Truck. 
The fallowing is what i found when i pulled my axles out of my truck 
for and upgrade. Please keep in mind I am a hard core wheeler, and 
have a vehicle equipted with ARB's and a Marlin Crawler and was 
running 33 Mud T/a's. 

	That said, upon removing my front and rear axles I found they were 
both bent. the way they were bent surprised me. on both axles the 
wheels had moved forward. Upon closer examination I found that the 
wheels had moved forward, and the differential  with all that force 
on the outer points had bent backwards.To give you an Number of how 
much I placed a "Straight" rod (with no more than .001" bend from end 
to end)into the ends of the ho and cut up a diff housing so I could 
measure it an the center point. the measurment on both axles was  
more than 1/4". what a SURPRISE to me!!!!!

	I also had a chance to examine my rear housing I gave to a friend 
tonight, and he showed me where it was CRACKED and CRUSHED at the 
pasenger side Rear spring pearch.

	I have always used my Toy to play like it was intended, and have 
never driven it fast (off road) or jumped it, only ever rock 
rockcrawled it. So with this new tidbit, I would look at those 
housings a little more closely, cuz I Gaurentee you there are a lot 
more out there like it......

	and For the record, they definatly DON'T SUCK.... I wheeled my for 5 
year with locked and a crawler not to mention the other 330,000 MILES 
that are on the truck..... but I'm really liking my DANA 60 (full 
Floater) with TOYOTA DIFFERENTIAL a lot More.......

Happy Wheeling,
The Crazy Canadian