sammyb Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Right I apologise in advance an my phone won't let me search... Right the rear diff on my 96' def 90 and I am weighing up the options of using a Salisbury rear axle. What differences are there over the standard 90 one? What will I need to change it over? Sammy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallfry Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Swap the smaller 90 spring seats over and thats it....................IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 You'll want a shorter propshaft too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Very strong axles but ask hybrid from bell what there like to work on he won't be complementary. To be honest unless you have a good disc brake Salisbury I wouldn't bother you can pick up a disco rear axle for less money it fits straight on and you get discs regardless. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Yes the diff nose is longer, so you'll need a TD5 era front prop, if you've got any lift then it really starts giving a steep prop angle - if you've got cranked trailning arms too then its makes it even worse, tell me how I know... Because of the steeper prop angles any free play in the diff pinion bearing is extenuated so it starts to rattle like hell if not perfect. The axles weigh a ton and are a ball ache to move about. If you will be doing anything like road driving over 50% of the time, i wouldn’t do it, the only benefits I can see of having a rear Salisbury is if you are doing slow hardcore off-roading and want the robustness of the diff... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Don't bother. You can't really work on that diff yourself. I've done three Salisbury diffs, two on a course, one at work, that was in the 1970's. I swore I'd never do another. There are very few and far people that will work on then. Then try lifting one up. I would suspect that it's twice the weight of the Rover axle, well not quite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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