johnthetractor

johnthetractor · Sep 10, 2018

Hi to all,
My name is John I live outside Cardiff.I have owned a number of 110's/Defenders since the 70's.At the moment I have a 1998 300tdi.
The rear cross member on this vehicle has seen better days and needs replacing.So that I buy the correct section,I need to know the length of the extensions.I have tried bearmachs but they can't give me any dimensions!
Is there anyone out there who can tell me what the distance is (measuring from the bottom) between the rearmost part of a new cross member and the extension leg end.It is important because if I need a 1/4 chassis it will mean an increase in price of £210.
Thanks for getting this far,
John

dieseldog69 · Sep 10, 2018

Just go for the 1/4 chassis and save yourself some time and headaches later on.

Money is nothing compared with a days worth of hassle, usually on a Sunday, trying to weld patches over the rest of the chassis that was rotten beyond your original estimation.

jamesmartin · Sep 10, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
Just go for the 1/4 chassis and save yourself some time and headaches later on.

Money is nothing compared with a days worth of hassle, usually on a Sunday, trying to weld patches over the rest of the chassis that was rotten beyond your original estimation.

aint that allways the case

dieseldog69 · Sep 10, 2018

jamesmartin said:
aint that allways the case

I speak from experience sadly

On my old Series pickup I bought a cross member with foot long extensions with the rear spring shackle outriggers and still ended up having to plate out my chassis over the top of the axle, on a Sunday, and having to go scrounging for 2mm plate where I'd run out, was a lesson to be learned, and made all the more worse by needing it on the Monday morning to tow a horse trailer half way across the country.

jamesmartin · Sep 10, 2018

dieseldog69 said:
I speak from experience sadly

On my old Series pickup I bought a cross member with foot long extensions with the rear spring shackle outriggers and still ended up having to plate out my chassis over the top of the axle, on a Sunday, and having to go scrounging for 2mm plate where I'd run out, was a lesson to be learned, and made all the more worse by needing it on the Monday morning to tow a horse trailer half way across the country.

so do i however long the extensions they are never quite long enough

johnthetractor · Sep 10, 2018

Thank you for your input.
Where is the best place to buy the 1/4 chassis

johnthetractor · Sep 10, 2018

I don't think my reply got through,so I will send it again(I am new to all this)
Thanks for your replies.
Where would be the best place to buy a 1/4 chassis.
Bearmach is about 6 miles away from me.

dieseldog69 · Sep 10, 2018

If Bearmach ate close then pop over, they should throw in a free coffee too

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