axle woes

Ok then chaps and chappetas me offside kinpin on me s3 is fooked, should i....
A. get the swivel kit with the housing (£70 from paddocks) (chrome ball) as me old ball is rusty arf arf
B. get the kit without the ball (£21.15) and suffer the rust and slight seepage
or
C. get a disco axle (~£50) and convert it to leaf (£??)

If you are going tot he hassle of taking it apart you may as well go for the kit IMHO. I have no idea what is involved with the Disco axle! Sounds like a lot of faffing to me.

i would have to make plates to mount the axles to the leaf springs the up side of it is i would get disk brakes and a better steering lock due to the wider axle

wot kingpin?

it says kinpin, not kingpin

Can you guarantee to get the caster angle (not sugar) spot on when making/welding the spring plates?

zzr1200 said:

Can you guantee to get the caster angle (not sugar) spot on when making/welding the spring plates?

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why did you edit this post???

C. get a disco axle (~£50) and convert it to leaf (£??)


Re above :- Would the front axle then be wider than the rear one?

zzr1200 said:

Can you guarantee to get the caster angle (not sugar) spot on when making/welding the spring plates?

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Yes....I have now..

i'd get the kit wi the ball, your old rusty balls will just fook the new seals, i just got two of the kits wi balls to sort me mega rusty balls

disco axles would just be a pain in the arse to sort!

zzr1200 said:

Can you guarantee to get the caster angle (not sugar) spot on when making/welding the spring plates?

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steering spot on....series landrover..........

oh stop it will yer? ma sides hurt

right guestions, answers.....
yep me front axle would be wider not a major problem as i intend to fit a 110 rear axle too when i get round to it

my uncle in norfolk knows a bloke (engineer) who is going to make a set of plates (to convert disco axles) for his series 2 but it shouln't be a problem

slob said:

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steering spot on....series landrover..........

oh stop it will yer? ma sides hurt

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Maybe not spot on but can be interesting, I've driven the results of a fooked up conversion NOT FUN to drive.... .. ended up replacing the axle.

shouldn't be a problem, i have done a bit on motors before......


I have ordered the sivel kit from paddocks so i will repair the axle, and i am going to buy a disco axle to prep for when i deside to change it