Thread: width of a salisbury diff

Originally Posted by roverrescue

Agreed,
If you are running disco rims on the 110 then matching a sals flange to flange will match your wheel track!

Draw up a plan, put your phone number on it then walk into the darkest dingiest engineer shop you can find, plonk the plan on the desk and grunt a few times.
Not assuming or generalising anything about your mate Ben

IME steer clear of the trailer 'industry' in so many ways! They offer nothing that is better than what you can source yourself. Maybe electric trailer brakes is an exception... but I dont like 'leccy brakes so they dont count for me!

S

Agree with all of the above. Btw - buddy from Buds4x4 isn't a mate. I did buy a salisbury from him once that he was removing to fit one of his custom axles. He just has a good reputation. And makes lots of cool stuff!!!


Completely custom apart from the swivel balls.

Originally Posted by weeds

righto.....confused more than ever

three measurement so far, this is axle flange to flange i.e. no stub axles

1385 steve
1365 jimbo sal with drums
1330 MR Auto sals with drums

MR have also indicated the housings never changed from drum to disc

is there somebody that can confirm one of the above measurements

ended up dropping into M.R. and measured myself

i got 1368 using two pieces of timber

jimbo was spot on......

Originally Posted by roverrescue

Agreed,
If you are running disco rims on the 110 then matching a sals flange to flange will match your wheel track!

Draw up a plan, put your phone number on it then walk into the darkest dingiest engineer shop you can find, plonk the plan on the desk and grunt a few times.
Not assuming or generalising anything about your mate Ben

IME steer clear of the trailer 'industry' in so many ways! They offer nothing that is better than what you can source yourself. Maybe electric trailer brakes is an exception... but I dont like 'leccy brakes so they dont count for me!

S

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Agree with all of the above.

righto, sounds like an engineering firm we use for work will knock it up for me

i was thinking 50mm solid axle

if i went tube what size do you think

Originally Posted by weeds

righto, sounds like an engineering firm we use for work will knock it up for me

i was thinking 50mm solid axle

if i went tube what size do you think

Tube is much stronger than solid (of the same mass) - due to having a larger diameter.

I would make it the same as the tube on a sals, which I have posted somewhere, but I recall it is 80 mm OD and 5.6 mm wall.

That will also allow you to use series u-bolts (if you are fitting leaves)

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Tube is much stronger than solid (of the same mass) - due to having a larger diameter.

I would make it the same as the tube on a sals, which I have posted somewhere, but I recall it is 80 mm OD and 5.6 mm wall.

That will also allow you to use series u-bolts (if you are fitting leaves)

thanks, was thinking around 80mm....just about have it sorted

Haha, I wonder if my 1386mm was a typo and should be your 1368mm??
I guess I had to make a mistake one day

"thanks, was thinking around 80mm....just about have it sorted "
good to hear mate,
before you get your mob to weld the axle up, think about spring mounts (link mounts???) and damper mounts. Easier and cheaper to burn them on now than add them later!

S