SX80 Cresta diff questions

[mugen]

had a search but couldnt really find what i wanted to know

im a nissan man myself but my mate has a 91 toyota cresta SX80 with a 4sfe and manual box. sounds like he's broken an axle in his diff. its got a live rear axle in it (g series?). havent pulled it apart yet but im guessing its broken a spline or something. is this a common fault with them?

does anyone know much about these? are there any other diffs / axles that bolt up to the cresta? has anyone got any parts for it? really need to get the car going again.

would also like to look into getting an LSD for it as its a single spinner in there atm.

Cheers for any help

[thegreatestben]

Has a E series diff - 7.1"
Mine was E312 which is 3.91 : 1 two pinion open diff.

[d1 mule]

i had a LX80 that was solid F series. F292 i think.

if it is F series you can get standard LSDs out odf supras etc or TRD if its E series go mig as im yet to see a LSD for one

[AE86less]

Also tell your mate that for future skids he needs a 3SGE.

[mugen]

yeah or a 1JZ or something. anyway. can i find the diff code on the model plate on the firewall? with nissans its the last digits of the transmission code. i'll take a look at it tonight.
heard from someone townace diffs fit as well?

[AE86less]

yeah or a 1JZ or something. anyway. can i find the diff code on the model plate on the firewall? with nissans its the last digits of the transmission code. i'll take a look at it tonight.
heard from someone townace diffs fit as well?

Can't help with diffs, but 3sge will bolt in (and need wiring).

[mugen]

ok i can confirm it has an E312 diff in it. does anyone know what other toyotas have this diff in them. ive found an e series diff out of a cresta on trademe in palmy so mite end up grabbing that one ay. cheers for the help

[BlakeNZ]

yeah it is the small 7.1" diff. tiny little axles, same as on my 1989 mark 11 lx80 diesel( E302 code, meaning yours is a 3.9 ratio, and mine was 3.7) sorry, i binned my axles. i engineered a hilux/ hiace diff housing to replace it. much much bigger.

[rollaholic]

im pretty sure you can get E's out of a liteace

there is bound to be others too

[mugen]

can anyone tell me is it possible to bolt the whole F series diff from a supra up to the sx80 chassis? the e series diff in there at the moment has a spring over shock setup with a single bolt at the bottom, which is different to the liteace ones which has the spring that sits directly onto the axle housing.