Outer Limits 4x4 Board

The MD system has a buffer tank with several times the volume of the actuator cylinder. Thus pump capacity has very little to do with the speed of the system. With dash mounted Clippard valves, you do not even have to look at the light, you hear a secondary sclooouch when the piston moves and know ...

Don't make the lines longer than you need, you will only have to worry about them rubbing on th tyres them.

Looks good! And in Finland, not too far away from here.

Do you know what parts he used? I looks like he widened some Volvo rims, but the naked disks do not have eight lugs?

BMW steelies has the same bolt pattern, but won't center on the hub unless you machine an adapter ring. I haven't tested yet, but I think you may be able to run them in 15" due to much less ET. With spacers, worst case. Ooh, and I currently run BFG M/Ts in 265/75-16 on stock alloys. Rubs a little ...

Do you really need to body lift a P38a to run those tyres, especially if you're running longer shocks and presuamably longer bumpstops to suit? Yes, they are too wide to fit within the fenders. 32" is not the issue, I currently have BFG 265/75-16 on stock alloys, and they fit (just). But the other ...

Hijack warning: Anyone done this on a P38 yet? I have identified 8 rubber mounts that would need to be lifted one way or the other, the steering column needs adjustment, and something done with the rubber seal between the top of the radiator and the body. Brake lines maybe. Anything else? I only ...

Bush65 wrote:It is probably because of the reduction in castor due to the lift.

The other 2 most likely reasons are:

Insufficient preload on the swivel bearings

Worn panhard bushes

Bent trailing arm comes to mind as well.

But castor is the inportant measurement.

Thanks Michael!

The pics show the wedges mounted in the rear. Will they fit in the front ass well? I'm set with cranked trailing arms, but the front is really limited by the bushes.

Anyone knows where I can find the LRA wedges mentioned?

Google didn't help me...

Just the URL would be fine.

For what it's worth, I'm pretty sure that disco was outfitted by Outback Imports in France (it's their logo on the door) and they work with Equipe4x4, which is the original that SR copied, after selling the original for a while. Outback Imports is also the European distributor of MDE stuff.

Quieter because they engage and disengage gradually. Not the noice producing immediate engagement along the full length of a straigth cog. I guess it is the lack of this shockload that helps them survive, too.

Planetary gear reduction in the Ashcroft unit?

Dave, give us a hint...

Hardy, what shocks are you using? I'm looking at lifting my ´96 HSE a bit, and improve articulation. Any product numerbers and data would be highly appreciated. 1999 4.0 Range Rover Currently has: 265/75 Cooper ST's 4.1 GBR Diff Ratios ARB Airlocker in rear 40mm longer airsprings EAS program & ...

Are these hubs still available, I thought they were discontinued?

Slunnie wrote:I'm pretty sure the P38a and D2 share the same axles. The D2 is definately a semifloater. Hmmm, conflict - not sure then Michael.

P38's and D2's do not share axles, but they are of similar design - non floaters.

I had both a Disco II and Scorpion front shaft at home so I put them side by side - they're different. The official landrover part is more expensive in NZ. So much for that rumour! Whatever. My point is not to flog a particual vendor. The point is that any DC propshaft is likely to use exactly the ...

I have the Disco prop shaft and new flange to match in the front of my Defender 110. It will take signifcantly more angle, and less vibes. New, regreasable internals can be had, but if memory serves me right, it's a few houndred pounds. I will only change if/when the stock CV wears out. Rumour has ...

No pics, no scetches, only exists in my head.

Exactly, sorry if I waffled along the way.

Bill, my point is zero bushings. Forced articulation thru the old diff center replaces them. Only problem axial loads need to be relieved from the diff center (which is really the gears for forced articualtion).

I guess I should have said that I envision the connection to the diff center from the A-fame being the only thing that keeps the axle in place longitudinally. The A-frame, or whatever we choose to call it has no bushing, it is connected via a uni to the diff center and maybe the spindles you ...

On second thought, this does nothing to cope with the fore-and-aft forces on the axles. Suggestions?

This is getting interesting. Soo, by using a diff center to connect the front and rear tripods/torquetubes/whatever, there is no need to offset the front and rear pivot points to accomodate the gear-to-gear design you used previously? Symmetry is good. I like this.

Bill, welding some lengths of square tube to Volvo portal axles, and having them meet up in one single pivot point at a cross member is pretty standard in Swedish prototype triallers. Swedish (and Finnish) cars rule this class, as proven by Swedes placing 1:st and 3:d in Eurotrial this year, so it ...

The JRT installation looks slick. I think I could live with one. Please post here if you find out anything on prices and specs.

Bill, how did this thing steer? Was it possible to turn it with locked diffs? Did you ever consider making the third axle a steering one? I'm toying around with the idea of buying a 6x6 Volvo and shorten the chassis and bed to roughly your dimensions. It will be relatively cheap, easy to do, and ...

You adjust the drag link out when you install a longer/adjustable panhard to get the steering back on center, so shouldn't affect bump steer.

No pics, and it's dark, cold and raining outside. Again, the bolt is fine. Worry about the other end. Apparantly you have different outriggers, but the principle is the same. Make a very sturdy mount on the slider that spreads the load over the outrigger. This is the only thing that will take the ...

The bolt is not your problem. You need to make very strong connections to both the middle and the rear chassis outriggers, though. It is not enough to just bolt to the endplates of the outriggers. Get some "L" profile and let it overlap the middle outrigger by 200-300 mm and bolt a "U" inside the ...

Nope, but I'd guess is has something to do with the cost of the hi tech carbon fiber trailing arms.