yogibear47.lee Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 hi all, i was thinking the other day if people have changed the axles from a land rover axle to a different make like toyota or ford etc, and was it alot of work to do and did they have locker in? mainly for disco 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orgasmic Farmer Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=29887 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtyninety Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Lee there is LOADS of information on this on these forums and various other forums. There will be some fairly involved fabrication needed to fit most non LR axles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogibear47.lee Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 is it cheaper to get new axle or put lockers in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 One of the simplest swaps is Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series, they have correct diff offsets, so you just weld LR brackets to the axle tubes and bolt them on. Custom props and off you go.... Set of Longfield CVs and you have a VERY strong driveline. You may find if your Disco has ABS it won't work afterwards though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogibear47.lee Posted December 7, 2012 Author Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ok I guess it all depends on finding the axles for the right price, and do the series 80 axle have locking diffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 The deciding factor in this sort of situation can often be whether you can do the work yourself. If you are paying someone to modify axles to fit, it is likely to be more expensive than bolt-on-bits for rover axles. On the other hand, if you're ok with welding and a bit of suspension geometry consideration, it can be cheaper to do it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimAttrill Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Modern LC gears are made of chocolate and much more expensive to fix than a LR axle. The front axle seems to be the main culprit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 Ok I guess it all depends on finding the axles for the right price, and do the series 80 axle have locking diffs Yes, on UK spec vehicles they are standard, on imports they were an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogibear47.lee Posted December 8, 2012 Author Share Posted December 8, 2012 i use the truck for off roading mainly so if it worth changing the axle or just put lockers in the landy one's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted December 8, 2012 Share Posted December 8, 2012 This is preparing non landrover axles for the next buggy G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il-bob Posted December 9, 2012 Share Posted December 9, 2012 We've just put Nissan Patrol Y61 on a Rangie and I can tell you it was not easy. Since it's wheelbase is 105", offset didn't make any difference on the rear. Axles came with a rear factory locker which is a bonus point, and got an ARB for the front. From the looks, they seem very heavy duty, but can only confirm when we finish the truck and try it out. bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 This is preparing non landrover axles for the next buggy G Forgive my ignorance, Simca or Mog or...? They look chuffing huge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Mog 404 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Diff nose length is massive, I guess there are some packaging problems in some cases with them then... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophers1247 Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 would love a set of mog portal axles on the landy hard to find in the uk. well for my budget anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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