Thread: New Ashcroft Rover Differential? can anyone confirm

with any luck the man himself will answer you he frequents this forum a fair bit...

I might change your title to attract attention

Would be nice! I'd personally like to have a drop in replacement for the current "P38a type" that would use a standard (LR) rear prop.

However, I'm still on my original diff after 60,000km's, so perhaps LR have started making them out of a higher grade of cheese?

Cheers,

Tim

P.S. Come on Dave, (Ashtrans), you know you want to build them!

could it be the Force 9, which is already available?

Ashcroft Transmissions - Force 9 Axle

I have been made aware of another thread talking about this very subject going very badly off topic talking about sals etc...and people getting noses out of joint

I'm going to ask politely that you all please keep this specific thread on topic.

Any tangents and deliberate off topic posts will be deleted without warning.

If you dont like this then please dont post

Originally Posted by Psimpson7

could it be the Force 9, which is already available?

Ashcroft Transmissions - Force 9 Axle

They have the Force 9 available but it is not currently suitable for ABS, however I have been told it should not be too hard to fit the ABS parts etc.

I have read a little about this and know that there is at least some interest from Ashcroft Transmissions to build a bolt up replacement for the Rover rear diff.

This new diff centre is not the Force 9

From what I have read the replacement will need a complete new housing for the CW/P gears as the current Rover version has a problem with the bearing spacing on the pinion, allowing it to flex - causing the weakness.

I am with TimNZ on this, Dave you know you want to and I know that you can sell at least one straight away.

I would think there would be a big market for these centres. With Sals diffs becoming rare and all the Pumas being sold!

Something along the lines of the Dana44 as a drop in would be nice. Same 8.5" CW/P as LandRover is, but with a stronger hypoid design and it should just drop in. New casting like they've done with the Force9 but much simpler - be unreal!