landrover 90 v8 rear axle

landrover6x6 · Dec 16, 2011

Hi , advice needed

please. I have fitted salisbury front and rear axles to my 90. it has also had a 2 inch lift , so the rear prop is at a fair angle. What ide like to know is, is it possible to turn the diff nose up slightly by cutting off all mounts etc and re welding or will this run the pinion dry of oil. im only looking at lifting the pinion by an inch lets say ?

many thanks

pressbrake · Dec 16, 2011

Yes it is posible and a good idea, the problem being with single de cardon props the flanges should be parallel .
So if you you get vibration you may need to make a prop with a double de cardon(cv) joint one end.
That said the front axle to transfer box are not parallel though prop phasing is diferent to keep the kinematics correct

landrover6x6 · Dec 16, 2011

Many thanks , great to get a second opinion, i presume it would get splash fed to a degree from the crownwheel ? i hope.

oil dripper · Dec 16, 2011

never had any diff trouble with my patrol with a 6"lift, mind we did twin shock it

jai_landrover · Dec 17, 2011

landrover6x6 said:
Hi , advice needed please. I have fitted salisbury front and rear axles to my 90. it has also had a 2 inch lift , so the rear prop is at a fair angle. What ide like to know is, is it possible to turn the diff nose up slightly by cutting off all mounts etc and re welding or will this run the pinion dry of oil. im only looking at lifting the pinion by an inch lets say ?

many thanks

I have a salisbury rear axle and approx 3 or 4 inch lift no problems with vibration. I did have when i fitted the rear radius arms incorrectly to shorten the wheelbase (for trials) Horrendus vibration. I wouldn't mess with the mounts at all. My rear propshaft is a shorter one but standard uj's no issues at all!!! If you have not shortened your prop then you will be damaging your output flange and diff input flange when you are fully compressed.

Defender Bits · Dec 17, 2011

Cranked radius arms may help as they allow things to sit better and not strain on the bushes, I had a few vibes on my 110 with a 2" lift until I fitted the cranked arms and new polybush's

landrover6x6 · Dec 17, 2011

jai_landrover said:
I have a salisbury rear axle and approx 3 or 4 inch lift no problems with vibration. I did have when i fitted the rear radius arms incorrectly to shorten the wheelbase (for trials) Horrendus vibration. I wouldn't mess with the mounts at all. My rear propshaft is a shorter one but standard uj's no issues at all!!! If you have not shortened your prop then you will be damaging your output flange and diff input flange when you are fully compressed.

Hi, i shortend the prop so no worries there , just thought by cutting all mounts of and turning the axle upwards would take strain off the uj's , dont want to buy a fancy prop, just had issues of running the pinion dry of oil, cheers

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