Thread: width of a salisbury diff

Just measure your rear diff. They are the same.

Originally Posted by weeds

chasing the width of a salisbury diff flange to flange i.e. minus the stub axles just the bare diff

thanks

You thinking about using one for the trailer?

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Just measure your rear diff. They are the same.

i could, probably will, however i'm off work with a crook back and wanted to get some prices on axles therefore need a length.........can do the rest on the net and phone tomorrow

Originally Posted by Ranga

You thinking about using one for the trailer?

no, will probably get an axle made and have flanges welded on to suit land rover stubs hubs. highly unlikely but if a wheel bearing fails and damages either the hub or stub on the defender i can always use the trailer as spares to get me home

just thoughts atm

will keep you posted

found this

Originally Posted by roverrescue

For future reference a LR axle from flange of stub to flange of stub is ~1386mm.

To make the trailer axle flanges less complicated the inner part of the stub axles will be machined down, all they will leave is the 5mm locating lip, the axle will be machined to accept this. Obviously that will make the stub axles "custom" but I figure they will last a long time and Ill probably never have to replace them.

Steve

can somebody 'steve' explain the second bit, without having a stub in my hand i assumed it would bolt straight up to a flange on the axle??

The stubs actually protrude inwards (towards the diff) with part of the casting.
Especially if you use fronts which have the spindle / needle bearing.

I like to keep the locating lip on a trailer axle but machine/ grind the remainder of the mount surface of the stub flat so it can bolt to the 16mm welded axle flange.

So in the bush you could theoretically use a trailer stub on the vehicle but not the otherway round.

Once you have a stub in your hand it will make sense
You could machine the 16mm axle flange to accept the stub shape if you choose.

Steve

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Just measure your rear diff. They are the same.

ventured out to the car this afternoon to confirm measurements, not so easy as the stubs are covered by the hub

i ended up taking both rear wheel off and measured outside hub to hub 1552mm

steve's 1386mm flange to flange i am hoping is correct as i wasn't going to remove the hubs, it looks about right

Originally Posted by weeds

ventured out to the car this afternoon to confirm measurements, not so easy as the stubs are covered by the hub

i ended up taking both rear wheel off and measured outside hub to hub 1552mm

steve's 1386mm flange to flange i am hoping is correct as i wasn't going to remove the hubs, it looks about right

If you get underneath you can measure the flange-flange distance. I am not sure where the hubs and stubs become relevant - as you originally asked for flange/flange. The flanges are ~8mm thick each, so even though the stub axle flange coveres them you can account for that.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

If you get underneath you can measure the flange-flange distance. I am not sure where the hubs and stubs become relevant - as you originally asked for flange/flange. The flanges are ~8mm thick each, so even though the stub axle flange coveres them you can account for that.

yes i did ask for flange to flange however buggered if i could measure them from under the car, stone guards seem to be in the way so i will take steves measurement

if you can measure yours accurately i would be interested in your measurement to see if it matches steves

while i was mucking about around the car i thought i would get hub to hub measurements, i may need them and they may come in handy to another member, spose i could have started another thread........

depending on costs i might have to go for lessor bearings and buy an axle including hubs with land rover stud pattern instead of an axle that i can bolt land rover stubs upto