Thread: Defender CVs and Front Axles

If you can afford it,upgrade it.The last thing you want is for something to break at the most inopportune time,when you are up to your armpits in mud,or halfway up a steep rocky/rutted hill.And if you don't upgrade it,you will think back and curse that you decided to wait till something broke,even though someone advised otherwise

Wayne

I'll add my 2.5c,

I have yet to break any drivetrain component on my Rangie (originally 4.6 auto 12.50 x 33's and 10 spline stock running gear, 275K old!) or when it became a Isuzu Manual (4bd1T 4spd upgraded at that point to Defender front and rear diffs with Maxidrive rear axles and detroit locker, standard Def front ) and I used it in rough trips and lots of touring/ towing.

Now the running gear is in a 110, I am fitting a trutrac to the front and upgrading the axle housing but leaving the CV's and inner axles standard Defender 24spline. I have seen a few fail due to abuse and lack of lubrication (Water and mud is NOT a lubricant!) but really driving in a reasonable manner and looking after your gear I am not convinced a huge upgrade is worthwhile, at least if you are intending to only use it for average offroading and aren't running 35" Simex on rocks with 400HP...

Slow and steady is a good rule especially when miles from home and as Gerry said above a remote area recovery is VERY expensive.

JC