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rear axle breakages?
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:10 am
by GURU
G'day all,
looking at fitting GQ diffs into my Range Rover, just wondered if anypne has ever broken the rear axles and if so how, and what tyre size you were running
thanks
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:19 am
by Cheezy4x4
I broke 1 with NOS and 35's on the street and I broke another with 500hp, 39.5 TSL's and the idiot peddle on rocks. Both were only H233 so yer they are pretty tuff, I havnt broken my H260 axles yet.
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 11:02 am
by bogged
Cheezy4x4 wrote:I broke 1 with NOS and 35's on the street
that story still brings tears to my eyes..
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 1:08 pm
by Fathillbilly
i know of a couple of H260's been run in railers with well over 1000BHP and no problems after 3 seasons.
Stu
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 2:35 pm
by Wendle
been running one with twisted splines for the last 3 or 4 months on 39.5's. it is still hanging in there.
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 3:09 pm
by Link
I've seen a few break, and know of a few more that have broken all from the same spot at Cruiser Park.. It's a log with a slight undercut under one wheel.. It's also claimed a GU axle.. All tyre sizes would have been between 35-37"..
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:47 pm
by big red
broke left rear axle [GU h233b] on the log at the bottom of the rock climb at cruiser park competition gorge.
3 GQ's have done exactly the same in the same spot.
usually happened going over on a slight angle and slipping backwards while still spinning forward and when the wheel tried to drive "under" the log....snap!!
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 6:54 pm
by Area54
big red wrote:broke left rear axle [GU h233b] on the log at the bottom of the rock climb at cruiser park competition gorge.
3 GQ's have done exactly the same in the same spot.
usually happened going over on a slight angle and slipping backwards while still spinning forward and when the wheel tried to drive "under" the log....snap!!
I reckon you should focus your blame on the guy in the orange shirt - he always seems to be there when they break...
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:09 pm
by Link
Area54 wrote:I reckon you should focus your blame on the guy in the orange shirt - he always seems to be there when they break...
I blame that guy for everything.. it was his fault I drove up a tree
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:49 pm
by Big Red Toy
i think it would be pretty damm hard to bust a rear axle, i have one side out at the moment & the axle is at least 40mm dia. must break at the splines?
Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:51 pm
by Camshaft1
[quote="Cheezy4x4"]I broke 1 with NOS and 35's on the street and I broke another with 500hp, 39.5 TSL's and the idiot peddle on rocks. Both were only H233 so yer they are pretty tuff, I havnt broken my H260 axles yet.
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Cheezy you are a wild muttha.......