jericho Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Is yours a SWB or LWB... Because I was told that in a SWB the rear propshaft becomes too short... Or is it OK as long as you have wide angle UJ's? Short prop will be ok in a SWB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 2wd low would be useful for reversing a light trailer, but used for heavy towing or steep hills is likely to break axle components - low has much more torque and that needs to be split between the two axles to halve the stresses on the diffs and half shafts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 used for heavy towing or steep hills is likely to break axle components Only with Rover axles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 On the subject of freewheeling hubs: I used to run them on my series 3 and they were great; noticeable noise reduction, because a unloaded set of gears is what makes the noise. Running the hubs with 255/85/16 mud terrrains with a fairly powerful 2.5 petrol. Never had any problems myself. I did add grease nipples on the top kingpins to make sure these kept lubricated. The result of this was very light steering. Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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