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Minin Spool diff lock for rovers?
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 11:10 am
by Snarba
Hi all just wondering if anyone has ever come across these little babies before. I want to permanently lock the rear landy diff in my rangie and a spool seems the easiest and least destructive........any htoughts?
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2005 10:49 pm
by daddylonglegs
Rangey Axles are too small for spools. you would be breaking them every day.
Bill.
Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 9:23 pm
by Snarba
Thanx Bill...spose you feel the same about welding it locked? without axle upgrade?
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 8:19 am
by daddylonglegs
If you only used the vehicle in muddy fields and never on road you may get away with it. I did have a set of Firestone SAT tyres years ago that I reckoned the tread was so flexible that they didn,t require a differential,
and I regularly drove the 60km to and from work with the diff locked.(24 spline shafts) I had a cable operated difflock that was a little slow engaging and the axle splines would get burred, so driving around locked for a while on road would deburr them.
Bill.
Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 7:48 pm
by ISUZUROVER
A spool is exactly the same as a welded diff, so the only reasons to fit a spool over a welded diff are if you don't trust yourself to weld or you want to save a (tiny) bit of weight. I know a few people who have fitted them to road cars. They seem to be strong enough.