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I have a 1975 Toyota Crown thats in the process of having a 253 Holden engine/automatic transmission transplant and now I looking for a suitable diff. Just wondering if anyone has ever had there Holden diff shortened, I have a Holden diff from a 253 V8 HQ panel van and was wondering if this could be shortened like does the axles taper or are they the same size at both ends.
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The only Holden Salisbury axles that can be shortened are 1-tonner axles, but even then it's not very successful as the splines are hardened after they are rolled, so if you go cutting new splines they end up being too soft. What you are better off doing |
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you could allways get the spline brinelled to se how hard they origonally are get them shortened re hardened about 3 inches and re cut as they can be pretty hard when they are beeing cut but you are after toughtness if they are to hard they will shear if
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Hi Guys,
Thanks for the info, I found out today a guy up the road has a V8 XF ute thats been rolled. He tells me I can have the diff as long as I arrange for the rest of the vehicle to be dumped. I'll remove that first and see how close that goes, I'm a
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There is no such thing as a V8 XF - only 6cyl. so if it's an XF diff it'll probably be a baby Borg Warner.
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