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because they are getting axles made anyway, you may as well do it right and use good design and materials. or you could just get them made from mild steel.... big wont solve all your problems Serg

i have always been under the impression that Ashcroft make there own shafts, and Kam, a different company, make there own. Ashcroft have changed the material in the shafts and now are better than before. i didnt think there original shafts were that good, i heard that hey were breaking BEFORE stock OEM cv's. Dave correct me if im wrong. there new shafts seem better now. i see the pic of the mog vs rover, of coarse its going to be bigger, but if you are going to the trouble of making them, get them made from as best as materila as possible, like 4340 300m or ams 6418 then the design and heat treating are a large factor as well. for those looking for top quality series axles HI-TOUGH Engineering in Australia make them. Serg

i dont agree, if that were the case alot more would do it. axle design has alot going on even though they look simple enough. and a maker needs a complete understanding of the end result to determine material choice, production methods and heat treating, just saying make sure its heat treated properly doesnt make it so.... Serg

im not overly impresed with kam's work. but if your happy with what they are making for you that is all that is important. Serg

what material are your half shafts being made from? maybe post some pics of your work for all to see. good luck, dont be affraid to look world wide for ideas and techniques. Serg

any reason you wouldn,t run the Mach 5's? Serg

just wondering why you wouldn't buy something from the UK? like the Mach 5's, i believe you can get these in alot of widths and any offset...... even bead locks Serg

thoughts from a carpenter: something i dont see being addressed is the relation of the chassis mount and center of contact patch of the tyre. this only gets worse on lifted vehicles and when bigger tyres are fitted. what do you all think of this? looking at a stock coil rover front end, stock wheels and tyres, what effect would increasing the lenght of the radius arms by 50% and mounting the chassis end of the arm at the same height as the stock mount have on off road and on road characteristics? Serg

Ratio's are 1st = 5.443 2nd = 2.839 3rd = 1.721 4th = 1.223 5th = 1.000 6th = 0.742 rev = 4.935 transfer ratio = 1.211 and 3.269 finally a good first gear, great for towing hill starts and offroading. but imo 2nd is too big a gap and all the others to close. but i'm no gearbox ratio designer. at 66-1 1st low stock axles and cv's should snap like bread sticks. hope you have lots of replacements in stock dave. should be on a winner cheers serg