t maxx 6x6 diff conversion
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Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 2,049
From: Long Island, NY
The ones that I've seen were with homemade custom diff housings. Basically take a 4 screw diff housing, bolt the two sides together 180 degrees apart so there's a half a pinion support on each side. Now start cutting on it and another set of housings to build the other half of the pinion supports. Keep in mind the original 4 screw holes that you can use to properly locate the pinion supports.
Once done you should have 4 pieces that make up your new diff housing. If done right you will be able to bolt those 4 pieces together and everything will line up right. The only problem will be that they are not strong enough as 4 pieces and really need to be made into a 2 piece housing again with two halves. If your familiar with and have the equipment you can plastic weld them together or you can use an epoxy.
There was a guy on another forum who was in the process of making a 6x6 diff in the style of a FLM hybrid bulkhead and it was going to be aluminum too. This would make a 6x6 Maxx super easy to do and he was going to sell them as well. He made a Delrin or 3d printed prototype but that's as far as he got and that was about 2 years ago. There's just not much demand so plan on making your own if you really want one.
Once done you should have 4 pieces that make up your new diff housing. If done right you will be able to bolt those 4 pieces together and everything will line up right. The only problem will be that they are not strong enough as 4 pieces and really need to be made into a 2 piece housing again with two halves. If your familiar with and have the equipment you can plastic weld them together or you can use an epoxy.
There was a guy on another forum who was in the process of making a 6x6 diff in the style of a FLM hybrid bulkhead and it was going to be aluminum too. This would make a 6x6 Maxx super easy to do and he was going to sell them as well. He made a Delrin or 3d printed prototype but that's as far as he got and that was about 2 years ago. There's just not much demand so plan on making your own if you really want one.
#4
Thanks overdriven I thought along the same lines and get it plastic welded. I did look on the forum and found the alloy thred and others.
Theres not a lot around havent really seen any except on the web
Thanks again for your coment
Theres not a lot around havent really seen any except on the web
Thanks again for your coment




