Fitting a rock lobster (SJ) transfer box in a Jimny...

Sat in the shop contemplating...

I’ve got a rock lobster transfer box as a side project, just in case the standard-ish (diffs changed) gearing doesn’t work out for me in the buggy project...

I’ve just ordered a JimnyBits conversion spacer -



So that - in theory - I can fit a standard Jimny rear propshaft...

And I’m in the process of buying a Jimny standard transfer box to put on the bench and attach standard mounting brackets so that I can have a reference / pattern...

So, my question... has anyone ever fitted an SJ / rocklobster transfer box in this way and used readily available standard Jimny propshafts, rather than having to rely on old / obsolete SJ parts...?

Hence wanting the standard transfer box to experiment in getting the SJ transfer box to sit in the same place as the Jimny transfer box...

X8GGY wrote: Sat in the shop contemplating...

I’ve got a rock lobster transfer box as a side project, just in case the standard-ish (diffs changed) gearing doesn’t work out for me in the buggy project...

I’ve just ordered a JimnyBits conversion spacer -

So that - in theory - I can fit a standard Jimny rear propshaft...

And I’m in the process of buying a Jimny standard transfer box to put on the bench and attach standard mounting brackets so that I can have a reference / pattern...

So, my question... has anyone ever fitted an SJ / rocklobster transfer box in this way and used readily available standard Jimny propshafts, rather than having to rely on old / obsolete SJ parts...?

Hence wanting the standard transfer box to experiment in getting the SJ transfer box to sit in the same place as the Jimny transfer box...

Based on recent experience, using a prop shaft company to adjust and then balance props was quite competitive to buying and refurbishing SJ props, and they are then the correct length rather than "close"

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Thanks Martin...

What props did you have adjusted? The standard Jimny ones?

SJ ones.

Although the mounts were "designed" for SJ props, they still needed quite a bit of adjustment for a proper fit.

Ah, ok, thanks...

That's what mate Brett (Maverick on here) has done too...

The mounts on mine are probably not representative of the current designs. They were a very early prototype from ORA in probably 2007 so I expect there was more "tuning" work to be done in terms of positioning.