Axle swap

[fatbaz]

Hi All

Got a query,  just dropped the 300 tdi and manuabox from a Disco into a E reg defender.  Now I want to put the Discoalloy weels on but they are catching on something, think it;s the drive plates or their bolts.  So is it possible tojust swap the drive plates or thehubs and drive plates.  Or is it a mamoth task where we have to swap swivels, balls (Defender and Disco both have 7 bolt fixings) CV's, shafts and diffs.  The axle tubes are fairly rotten so don't want to use them.

Any help or advise very much appreiated

Regards

Stuart     :D

[gt.jacko]

just swap the full axle over I have disco axles on my defender they just bolt straight in :D

[Disco-Ron]

The axle tubes are fairly rotten so don't want to use them.

I think he knows he could do that, but doesn't want to......

[yellowbelly]

Hi fatbaz,
I am just looking at doing this to my defender. It looks like a complete swop over is the only answer. I was advised elsewhere that you just swop the half shafts but they don't appear to be interchangeable.
How easy was your 300 conversion. I have a disco 300 which had been in a V8 range rover mounted to the LT77. I am planning on using the engine mounted to the shorter bell housing of the defender lt77. Did you have to do much fabrication with engine mounts or exhausts?

[topless matt]

I think you can get away with just fitting wheel spacers to allow the fitment of alloy wheels. Not 100% sure so just check before you buy some as they may not help.

[Range Rover Blues]

You need to swap the hubs on the front and rear, the stub axles and halfshafts on the rear, the stub axles and CV joints on the front then I think you are ok.  The callipers you keep IIRC you'll just find the hubs are nut quite as long and the stub axle shorter so they clear the alloy.

I think (please correct if I'm wrong) but you can fit the parts from a RRC or Disco1 with ABS onto the ends of your Defender axles too.  If they arte non-ABS then you need to swap the swivles over.