Jeep axles
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northcountryre said:
No, just a couple of days ago he didn't own a Rover, but nearly every Jeep eer made and a Chevy Avalanche. And by his new questions he sure has been researching all of those questions we didn't answer.
MilSpec said:
Yeah, how about those pics?
I'm not sure what makes this truck a Land Rover, besides a part of the bulkhead and letters on the edge of the hood.
northcountryre said:
northcountryre said:
you know the more I look at your situation the more I think you need to go by your jeep and go away:seeya:
there is a buggy defender that west coast rovers made in this months peterson. thats what hes referring to. its really nice!MilSpec said:
I'm got most my parts to go Toyota, and Keith and numerous other people swear to the strength of this set-up. some say equivalent to 60s
I'm got most my parts to go Toyota, and Keith and numerous other people swear to the strength of this set-up. some say equivalent to 60s
I will see soon!
I will see soon!
MUSKYMAN said:Oh god forbid you were to use toyota parts...they are just so bad and unreliable
these same posts come back year after year...set up a disco and go break some shafts climbing walls then worry about upgrades
Yeah Thom, toy axles suck ass...wouldn't put them on a...
, wait that's what I put under mine...not as strong a dana 60, but close
why would put a d44 under a disco, it's not any stronger than a built rover axle...
I have a set of D44 axles from a 79 wide track Cherokee sitting in my storage shop. They are low miles and excellent shape. I have a bending brake, lathe, milling machine, plasma cutter, a mig welder, an arc welder and a TIG welder as well as all the parts, space and knowledge needed to throw the pair under my truck. It would ne an "easy" swap........ will I do it??? NO WAY!!!!! They are not worth it and never ever will be.
Did I throw a what some would call piece of crap Heep t-case in my truck? Yup, sure did, but I know full well the downsides and trade offs. For all practical purposes it would be very very easy to swap in something beefier and besides my 2000 didn't have the CDL nipple since the t-case was replaced later on with a new one.
I have access to a set of Toy axles, both locked. Nice set that will probably go under my truck some day. But for now it will get HD axles.... the T-case will fucksplode before the axles anyway! :smilelol:
Did I throw a what some would call piece of crap Heep t-case in my truck? Yup, sure did, but I know full well the downsides and trade offs. For all practical purposes it would be very very easy to swap in something beefier and besides my 2000 didn't have the CDL nipple since the t-case was replaced later on with a new one.
I have access to a set of Toy axles, both locked. Nice set that will probably go under my truck some day. But for now it will get HD axles.... the T-case will fucksplode before the axles anyway! :smilelol:
I'd think anyone with the actual knowledge to do something like this a) wouldn't have to ask about it on here and b) would have enough brains not to do it to begin with.
Dude ... just go away.
Go buy a Jeep - you'll have a matching set in the driveway. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel with guys who've been there done that, saw it fail, moved on. If you have such a hard-on for a Jeep go buy one ... oh wait, you can't get a Jeep to do what a Disco will do without zip-up windows and cloth seats can you? And that just looks tacky on those real estate adventures doesn't it?
Go buy a Jeep - you'll have a matching set in the driveway. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel with guys who've been there done that, saw it fail, moved on. If you have such a hard-on for a Jeep go buy one ... oh wait, you can't get a Jeep to do what a Disco will do without zip-up windows and cloth seats can you? And that just looks tacky on those real estate adventures doesn't it?
maxyedor said:
uhh, they aren't a semi-floater? Wierd, they'll have to throw out most of the chassis books at the library
You have an odd definition of crap. I wonder what the ring and pinion failure ratio is of rover to dana 44. 10:1 maybe?
Do you think they are crap because of broken knuckles on vehicles with spooled front ends and improperly setup steering stops using hydraulic ram steering with no thought of physics behind the ram mount, or is there another reason?
I'm not supporting this idea, but the regurgitation of misinformation on this site lately has been shocking.
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D44's especially the new ones are not CRAP. While I do not agree with trying to mod them to put them under the disco( and never would) they most certainly are not crap..
You also said they were expensive?: how is $1400 for an axle compleatly set up with wiring for the E-locker, Locker installed, and complete disk to disk expensive?
Price a new rover axle....
Again, I wouldnt mod it to put under my rig---but again I agree with the last poster.. they arent crap.
You also said they were expensive?: how is $1400 for an axle compleatly set up with wiring for the E-locker, Locker installed, and complete disk to disk expensive?
Price a new rover axle....
Again, I wouldnt mod it to put under my rig---but again I agree with the last poster.. they arent crap.
I also agree they are NOT crap. They are not worth putting under a Disco per-say but they are a good axle. I would not have held onto these old 44's for so long if they were not worth the effort.... but mine will be going under a flat fender CJ2 someday.
Dana 44's are very similar to rovers in strength...run a 35"tire on them and go drive really tough trails and they will fail at a very similar rate.
dead stock D44 have a well known habit of spitting out the c clips on the axle shaft u-joints this tears up both the shaft and the outer stub shafts yolks.
the fix is after market shafts with 360* snap rings and then the weak link moves to the pinion or the u-joint at the pinion.
the comment that rover ring gears fail at a rate of 10/1 compared to dana 44's is just total BS. from what I have seen they are very similar. I have torn up a number of dana 44 ring and pinions over the years running 33 and 35 " tires.
rover actually protects the axle components by limiting the ratio at the ring and pinion and puts more reduction in the transfercase. this allows a similarly overall geared trucks with less reduction in the axle itself.
dead stock D44 have a well known habit of spitting out the c clips on the axle shaft u-joints this tears up both the shaft and the outer stub shafts yolks.
the fix is after market shafts with 360* snap rings and then the weak link moves to the pinion or the u-joint at the pinion.
the comment that rover ring gears fail at a rate of 10/1 compared to dana 44's is just total BS. from what I have seen they are very similar. I have torn up a number of dana 44 ring and pinions over the years running 33 and 35 " tires.
rover actually protects the axle components by limiting the ratio at the ring and pinion and puts more reduction in the transfercase. this allows a similarly overall geared trucks with less reduction in the axle itself.