Re: TOY: Sequoia Rear Brakes

[Karl Bellve <Karl.Bellve@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The late model FZJ80s use a 6 bolt rear disc full floating axle with
internal drum parking brake.

The key is to see how everything bolts to the axle housing. The
minitruck uses a 4 bolt rectangle pattern. I believe the FZJ80 uses a
trapazoid 4 bolt pattern. I wonder what the Sequoa uses, because if it
is the same as the minitruck, you could always bolt everything on and
then get custom axles made, or the Sequoa axles shortend. Or, perhaps
the minitruck axles will just work.


Ed Wong wrote:
> 
> OK
> 
> I know we mostly drive the Mini Trucks.
> 
> But I was at the Auto show on Sat and got a change to
> take a closer look at the Sequoia Rear disks.
> 
> I think the current LC uses a 5 bolt pattern so its
> not as adaptable to a min truck rear (6x5.5 bolt).
> 
> The Sequoia axle is too wide to use as is for my
> needs.
> 
> What I was thinking was adapting the Tundara rear
> disks to a mini truck full floater.
> 
> First problem -
> It looks like a Tundra rear has a "drum" parking brake
> contained within the bolt circle area.
> Since its just a parking brake, the drum's "self
> engerizing" capability combined with the space created
> behing the semi floating axle flange might allow this
> to be built in there.
> 
> Does anyone know what the Sequoia uses for a parking
> brake?
> 
> The brake cable does enter the backing plate - hence
> my thought that there was a mini drum brake inside.
> 
> Come to think of it - if that is the case it wont work
> becuase a full floater rear wont have any room for the
> drum.
> 
> EWong
> 
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