zim Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Evening, Took delivery of the axle that i'm going to be running on the rear of my next buggy. Dana 80 diff ARB EDM'd out to 40 spline Ouverson 40 spline 300m shafts Ouverson 47 spline 300m outer shafts with violator joints Ouverson super 8 hubs and 6 pot brakes Steering Come off a buggy in the states and had it shipped over. 47 vs coke vs 14 bolt vs LR 24 vs 40 47 spline = 2" 40 spline = 1.75" 14 bolt = strange 30 spline which is the same as conventional 35 spline = 1.5" 24 spline LR = about 3mm OD made out of plastic G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToyRoverlander Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 That's nuts! Nice axles... bet you will have a hard time breaking on of those! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Nice, but I know from experience that the LandRover 24 spl is infinitely stronger and longer lasting than Coke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Gordon..does the axle have the special stamo om it ? BS666Zimproof-....maybe N Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il-bob Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 That's a real axle. Well done!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Truck porn too!!! very nice indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 Eh. Holy cow. Congrats. I wonder what will go over it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 What you gonna drive that lot with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted September 19, 2013 Author Share Posted September 19, 2013 Nice, but I know from experience that the LandRover 24 spl is infinitely stronger and longer lasting than Coke. I beg to differ on that, i think we'd have more joy welding coke cans together than the LR stuff. Truck porn too!!!very nice indeed! Thanks, not very practical around town but otherwise perfect ! What you gonna drive that lot with? Not yet got an engine. But will be some form of LS. Circa 500 - 650 hp. There is also a TH400 on that pallet, which has been fully rebuilt with Coan internals, so should take any power i can give it. Also an np203/205 doubler on there for transfer. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 19, 2013 Share Posted September 19, 2013 OOOOO That is nice. Man-sized axle that is!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomark10 Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Jesus! bet their blooming heavy mind you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Zim, With a LS and those axles you will defo get a better and louder quality of " Feeeeeeeeeeeeerkinnng POP " when something goes Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 What diff are you going to run up front Zim? Tyre size? Has the D80 been shaved for extra ground clearance? Are you going to plonk it in the buggy as is, or heavily offset it to one side as is increasingly becoming common practice in the US to optimise the effect of what ground clearance there is ? For some perspective, 1950/60's Leyland Super Hippo Roadtrains,regularly grossing over 50 tons on unsealed outback cattle roads here in Australia had halfshafts 2" diameter, and they rarely broke. And they were the largest ones I could find when scouring a heavy truck breaking yard many years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 The front will be an ouverson 47 spline inner and out shaft, with a 14 bolt drop in diff. Same hubs and brakes as this rear 80. Using a spool - which is why i can run 47 spline inner shafts (can't get an arb to fit them). If a spool is causing issues, then i can drop down to 40 spline and add an ARB. My original plan was to run fiddles both front and back, but have decided to just have them on the rear and stick with a solid front. With hydro steering i am not too fussed about this. No, not going to shave the diffs. The rear will be fitted as is, minor modifications to suit suspension. The front will be offset to the right. I currently have 44" boggers to go on, but with different event rules i may well end up running my current 35's or end up getting a set of 40's, and then just swapping wheels for events. The rims will all be 8 x 6.5 G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Seems adequate! How much do they weigh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Not yet got an engine. But will be some form of LS. Circa 500 - 650 hp. What are you planning to do with this car to need this much power? The rims will all be 8 x 6.5G Thats roughly the size of a quad bike! Daan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soren Frimodt Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 That thing is a proper monster of an axle, I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michele Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 What are you planning to do with this car to need this much power?Thats roughly the size of a quad bike! Daan Drifting? Maybe he meant 16.5", maybe Humvee split rims? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Drifting? Maybe he meant 16.5", maybe Humvee split rims? I'd have thought so, 6.5" would be 'difficult' to get over those discs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zim Posted September 20, 2013 Author Share Posted September 20, 2013 I was referring to the stud pattern, 8 lug x 6.5" pcd. My 16.5" rims fit over the brakes fine as do my 16's. The disc is 13", but the caliper is pretty snug. Will be built for challenging / off road speed events as they're becoming more popular here and across europe. G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 What drive reduction do those hubs give? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedLineMike Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 none, it has the drive flange yet to go on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 that would explain the need for the big halfshafts then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 that would explain the need for the big halfshafts then ! I think 2" dia halfshafts are a bit overkill if material specification, heat treatment and shaft design were optimised. Difficult to tell from photo of halfshaft on pallet, but the plain section of shaft between splines and Yoke doesn't appear to have had the diameter waisted down to improve torsional flexibility. Unfortunately most US aftermarket shaft mfg's make them like that, which then is cause for questioning material spec etc. They will likely never break in a UK spec comp buggy, but is all that lard really required ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted September 20, 2013 Share Posted September 20, 2013 Bill, are you suggesting Diet Coke would have been more appropriate ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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