Axles

[MuddyMachine]

Can you run a 300 disco front axle and a 200 disco rear axle on a 90, with an LT77 box?

If so which props should I use?

Cheers

[V8MoneyPit]

The 200 Disco rear axle I have accepts the standard 90 propshaft.

Does the 300 axle have a 4 bolt flange? If so, I think it will also take the standard 90 shaft. If it has the 3 bolt, then I'm not sure what you need to fit. Someone else with more experience will no doubt be along soon to help.

[clbarclay]

There are 2 different widths of radius arm as well as corresponding bushes and axle brakets used on the trad coil sprung land rovers, so it depends on the vintage of the 90 as to whether you will need the radius arms from the discovery as well to fit the front axle properly.

[extreme90]

yep there is no difference in pinion lenght on the diff's

what chassis do you have ? a 2.5na/td/200tdi chassis ?
or is a 300 tdi chassis ?
i would think if your running a lt77 box assumin its a long stick ( defender box ) you'd need the props for a 2.5n/a chassis

dan

[MuddyMachine]

I have an td chassis 200 disco engine and td props, the rear axle is 200 disco and already fitted.
I want to fit a 300 front axle.
Radius arms are sorted, can I run a 200 at the back and a 300 at the front?

Cheers

[andyb]

Radius arms are sorted, can I run a 200 at the back and a 300 at the front?

In a word.....yes :)

[MuddyMachine]

Radius arms are sorted, can I run a 200 at the back and a 300 at the front?

In a word.....yes :)

Thankyou

[extreme90]

if it was me, id be keeping the existing axle under it
it'll stand up to more abuse than the 300 axle with the smaller 24/32 spline cv joints

[Rasbo]

if it was me, id be keeping the existing axle under it
it'll stand up to more abuse than the 300 axle with the smaller 24/32 spline cv joints

Any idea what the td5 axels are like?

[andyb]

Any idea what the td5 axels are like?

Pretty much the same......under the Disco2 they will have different bracket on the rear; they have a Watts link rather than the a-frame.

[Rasbo]

ah well, came with the truck (only decent thing it had). Ther was me thinking LR would have improved the drivetrain rather than the opposite

[andyb]

Thinking on.....IIRC under the Disco2 they have a rubber boot over the CV and have done away with the crome swivel ball. Later Defenders had teflon covered swivel balls that may well have made it onto the TD5 axle for the Defender. Apologies for vague-ness, but only experience with these axle has been with Disco2 when I worked for a independant car servicing outfit :)