Have you seen the Mike Hagen article here on Zukiworld? In the Article Archive (look down)

Yes I have,  but these cars were never imported to Greece :-/

OK, now (I think...) I have everything:  a steel GV diff cover, an exploded RHS CV (more than one actually), a complete LHS axle, and a complete RHS axle just to measure how long it should be.

The aim is to cut the LHS triangular flange and the  RHS CV, weld them together, and bolt a LHS axle on the right side. I won't try longer diff brackets for now, as I believe they will not work with the normal A-arms...
But it looks like the flange is going to hit the lower bolt of the diff bracket... Should I weld the right diff bracket on the diff instead of bolting it?  Any other suggestions?
And it seems that I have pics of the completed setup on my PC, but I can't remember where I found them or who posted them  

Countersunk bolts should do it.

Studs maybe? If the flange is thick enough counter bore the holes and use studs for a flush finish.

I'll have to use studs on the triangular flange anyway, I have no other choice  
If I don't find the right countersunk bolt for the RHS diff bracket, maybe I'll also use a wider stud bolted on the lower hole and make the bracket bolt directly to the stud  
The pics I had were from Mike's (Ford ?) setup, and I see that diff brackets were welded, maybe to have the necessary clearance between the flange and the diff.

Well, it's finally ready Can't wait to put it in place and see what happens, as the new "split" RHS axle had to be around 6-8mm longer than an ordinary one  :-/

Well, it's finally ready Can't wait to put it in place and see what happens, as the new "split" RHS axle had to be around 6-8mm longer than an ordinary one  :-/

I checked the clearance on my driveshafts very carefully. I removed the spring and jacked up the wishbone swinging the steering from left to right as I did so. I reckon there was about 10mm spare travel back into the CV so it will be pretty tight but you should get away with it.

Well, months have passed, but I didn't have the chance to test it as much as I want. Let's see how much it will hold...





A huge "Thank You" to all you guys who gave me feedback

The dual LHS shaft setup is still holding up pretty well untill now,  but I'd really like to ease the CV angle a bit, it's like 30 degrees or so. Any ideas on lowering the diff just a bit without running into problems with A-arm length or CV shaft length?
Someone told me to cut the bushing of the central support and leave just the one half, would it make a difference at all 

The dual LHS shaft setup is still holding up pretty well untill now,  but I'd really like to ease the CV angle a bit, it's like 30 degrees or so. Any ideas on lowering the diff just a bit without running into problems with A-arm length or CV shaft length?
Someone told me to cut the bushing of the central support and leave just the one half, would it make a difference at all 

I don't think you'll have any problems lowering the diff without changing either the A arms or the CVs. There were some pics of some lowering brackets posted IIRC they left the centre bracket stock.

Hi,
Maybe this will helps you.
I had the same problems obout my CV's. Every time i broken the front stuf. I have now lower my front diff and i have no problems more. On my website can you see by "techniek" and than you click on "vooras verlagen"on the right side of my picture. You can see how i lower the front diff and my cv's are now in the perfct position.

Greats, de Ploeteraar