They look robust enough. Would take some bending I guess. Being Carraro make tractor axles I guess they’ll be super toughAfter you bend an axle-housing in mid-winter, deep in the back-country, you get passionate about axles!
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They look robust enough. Would take some bending I guess. Being Carraro make tractor axles I guess they’ll be super toughAfter you bend an axle-housing in mid-winter, deep in the back-country, you get passionate about axles!
That looks very robust to me. I particularly like the look of that diff housing as it looks substantial. The squared off bottom of the diff housing is less prone to damage in my view than the rounded diff housing of the original defender.I am a woodworm and not a mechanic, so these shots from a dealer vehicle last week might not show something of interest, but here you go?!
I was simply checking for space to fit drink water tank….
Yes.That looks very robust to me. I particularly like the look of that diff housing as it looks substantial. The squared off bottom of the diff housing is less prone to damage in my view than the rounded diff housing of the original defender.
Sadly - its semi-float. I forget where I read that though...
Probably because the US specification hasn't been finalised yetIt would be great if the Grenadier has a full-float rear axle. It would be more in line with the overall ethos of Sir Jim's vision, and it would be more appropriate for a vehicle of its weight and payload capacity. In other words, it should have a full-float rear axle. There are a couple of things about the Grenadier that give me pause, and this would remove one of them. I really hope that you are right.
Here in North America, all our full-float axles are 8-lug. I don't think anyone makes a full-float axle that is 6-lug, so this would be a little unusual in the American off-road scene, but that's okay. I don't know why its been so hard to get info about the axles from Ineos. I sent them a few questions and never heard back; followed up with a phone call, and couldn't get any information. My best guess is that there were axle specs that were not fully determined, so they didn't want to release info that was subject to change (which I understand).
My Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series is full float and 6-lug. Think all the Toyota full float Land Cruisers are 6-lug.Here in North America, all our full-float axles are 8-lug. I don't think anyone makes a full-float axle that is 6-lug, so this would be a little unusual in the American off-road scene, but that's okay.
I built in Truetrac torque sensitiv lockers with 75 % automatic locking. In combination with the traction control it is a perfect system. The way the car behaves on slippery terrain changed a lot!I added diff locks to my defender when it was new. Man the bill hurt. But it was the gift that kept giving. When things get dicey the diff locks are game changers.
Good info - thanks! What was the last year of sales in the U.S. for the 80-series - 1997? That was a good truck. In the late 1980s I owned a 1975 Landcruiser FJ-40 with the 4.2 liter inline six, and a four-speed manual transmission. I'm wondering if that was also full-float. It was a really heavy rig. Back then I wasn't aware of the difference.My Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series is full float and 6-lug. Think all the Toyota full float Land Cruisers are 6-lug.
Strictly looking and very little touching. I was at the agent's for some remedial work.Wondering if you are dismounting another Grenadier
that's definitely something a certain BBC presenter could not be seen to say...Strictly looking and very little touching. I was at the agent's for some remedial work.