P38A Diffdiff

Might be a silly question but can I replace a 4 pin diff with a 2 pin on the rear of my 2000 4.6?
Thanks in advance.

Birdsmi11 said:

Might be a silly question but can I replace a 4 pin diff with a 2 pin on the rear of my 2000 4.6?
Thanks in advance.

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Of course you can but it won't like the torque provided by the 4.6 engine specially if you tow.

Thanks for the info.

if you want it to fail then yes.

Has this been tried or is it theoretical? I wonder if the power difference is significant, any thoughts?

I seem to recall a thread where people near the changeover year sometimes had a 2 pin but I don't know if we ever got to the bottom of whether it was original or someone had replaced it. May have been front rather than rear?

Clearly it was significant enough for Land Rover to upgrade it.

like anything else it depends on how you drive it 2 pin diffs manage ok on the other models

IMHO I wouldn't change it. LR changed it for a reason

Traction Control puts big load on differential when connected with high power motor.
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My '02 4.6 had a 2 pin diff fitted on the rear, as it was the last production run for P38 I guess LR decided to use up surplus parts. Mine failed albeit at 120k.

martynv8 said:

My '02 4.6 had a 2 pin diff fitted on the rear, as it was the last production run for P38 I guess LR decided to use up surplus parts. Mine failed albeit at 120k.

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Glad to hear that as I have a 2 pin diff with ETC on the rear!