360 is closing its business and looking for a new home for the CryoTuff® & Towpack® series

360 Gearboxes & Diffs announces it's closing!

For over 20 years, 360 Gearboxes & Diffs has proudly serviced the MANUAL car, truck, and 4WD community – yes that’s correct – NO BLOODY AUTOMATICS!!

With Brian’s health issues and Jacqui just turning 60 (yes we know she looks 45!) they have decided to hang up the tools and enjoy a well-earned retirement whilst still young enough to enjoy another adventure!

Over the years, 360 has achieved many milestones including the acquisition of Japanese Gearbox Wholesalers & All Wheel Drive Gearbox Reconditioners in 2012, effectively doubling the size of the business overnight.

Brian played an innovative role, designing a 6-speed gearbox as well as our TowPack® range which incorporates specially engineered components and modifications to address known weaknesses, particularly in 4WD manual gearboxes.

As the business continued to grow, we relocated twice before establishing ourselves in our current 1,500 sqm facility, complemented by a 100 sqm off-site storage space.

During the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Brian made the bold decision to invest in a cryogenic processor imported from the USA. This technology enabled us to freeze and heat-temper gearbox components, resulting in enhanced durability and lead to the development of our CryoTuff® range and an even more robust TowPack® gearbox!  https://360gearboxesdiffs.com.au/cryotuff/

We must thank 2 major parties who were instrumental in helping us grow our business:

Capricorn Society – Automotive Network – who increased our turnover by 42% in in just 1 month by advertising to the Mechanical Workshops.

Simon Christie at 4WDTV who in 2013 put faith in our business and beamed 360 Gearboxes & Diffs across Australia on TV and social media.  Our relationship grew with Simon, partaking in many 4WD trips over 10 years, testing our products and gathering with product Suppliers in the 4WD industry.  These trips were certainly a great highlight of our career and 4WDTV was monumental in putting us on the 4WD map!

What now?

We will finish building gearboxes & diffs 31st July and commence our closure.

For Customers who have purchased gearboxes that are still under warranty or have current jobs in our workshop, 360 will complete the job and honour that warranty and will send separate emails to those customers outlining the process.

We are in negotiations with parties regarding our trademarks, designs & Cryo Processor so watch this space !

We have limited stock on the shelf should you wish to purchase the last of our COOLER gearboxes for the Toyota Landcruiser VDJ, HDJ & 80 series vehicles and also our CyroTuff® KUN26 & HZJ105 gearboxes.

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There will be clearance items including Ford & Holden diff stock via Grays Auctions & Facebook Marketplace and will also have an open day for bulk purchases.  We have over $750k of stock & $350k of equipment to clear, so please watch our Facebook page for announcements on those sales.

Please accept our deepest gratitude for supporting our business.  We are passionate about gearboxes and it has been a pleasure getting to know our customers and sharing our knowledge and skill with you.  We can’t envisage our life outside of 360 yet, but still keen to share our manual gearbox expertise so watch this space!

our history

Brian McLellan started 360 Gearboxes & Diffs Pty Ltd in 2006, determined to build his business based on honesty, integrity and quality.

The trade sought Brian out for his analytical approach to problem solving and soon it was clear he needed someone to run the business whilst he concentrated on rebuilding and Research & Development.

Brian’s wife Jacqui joined 360 in 2008 and it was evident very quickly that this was a positive move……the Business grew so fast that by 2011 they moved to a larger workshop.

In May 2012, 360 acquired Japanese Gearbox Wholesalers. They did not stop there, later purchasing All Wheel Drive Gearbox Reconditioners in Malvern, making 360 the largest dedicated manual gearbox car workshop in Australia.

2017 saw 360 experience a 40% growth which required yet another move into a larger premises in January 2019.

Brian has designed a number of proprietary TOWPACK® upgrades for over 40 types of Gearboxes. These designs have been trademarked and registered so that you can be confident you are dealing with the original designer and not copycats. 360 Gearboxes & Diffs are the LEADERS & EXPERTS in their field.

OUR PARTNERS

Have had our old club sport VX diff, truck gearbox and now a diff in my Pajero. These guys are just fantastic with both communication and the work they do. Jackie is the best. She knows her product and how to treat people. I recommend these guys to everyone.

Rob P

Genuinely the best in the business.

David Pomfret

The staff there will look after you with your gearboxes & diffs.

Eva Jurrjens

Great experience thanks guys.

Liz Walters

I brought a Triton ML 5 speed last week. Receive nothing but excellent service. They were very helpful with there information and on the day of pick up were very helpful as the driver who was picking up the gearbox was running late. My mechanic rang up for some information and once again very helpful. I read the reviews before i purchased and i can agree with 360 gearbox as i work in the automotive trade to, unfortunately there are some dodgy people in the trade but as a whole we and good at what we do. As long as you follow 360 gearboxes instructions and replace the components correctly i don’t see why you should have a problem. Thank you once again for your help.

Gareth Skinner

Really good service, was able to make time for a urgent job and lovely staff. Drives like a dream now. Thank you.

Richard Domeyer