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Thread: Salisbury diff on 110

  1. 8th July 2013, 11:06 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobber View Post
    Forgive my ignorance, but why did they change it? I've always wondered
    I reckon it was to quote an ABBA song
    Money, Money, Money,
    Gotta be cheaper to produce something that fails and then more profitable to fix something that fails more often than something that was built right in the first place.
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    I recall reading that Land Rover changed from the Salisbury to the P38 rear, starting with the Wolf's for the UK military.

    The reason being that it was easier to reinforce the pressed steel 'banjo' housing for the Wolf's than the composite tube and cast housing used with a Salisbury.

    That sounded plausible to me, but I'm open to other equally plausible explanations.
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    Some good advice in this thread guys, thanks heaps!

    What should I look to pay for a Detroit locker? Any good suppliers around?
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    Think mine was in around $550 USD delivered a couple of years back. Got it from Great Basin Rovers in the US.
    For the Sals they're pretty small so freight isn't a huge cost.

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  5. 9th July 2013, 12:41 PM #25
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    Try Lucky8 in the marketplace alerts too. Key point in price comparison is exchange rate too. A USA locker is now 10% more expensive than a month ago purely on exchange rate changes. I wish someone stocked up for us.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm View Post
    Salisbury Gear Co, Detroit, Michigan, circa 1926.
    Yes I was going to say,..... the British Army driving around Salisbury Plain would not have had any bearing on the name of Salisbury rear axles in Holdens !!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cobber View Post
    Forgive my ignorance, but why did they change it? I've always wondered
    IIRC the Land Rover Wolf was fitted with the P38 type diff to save weight, and they then carried on to the rest of 110 Defenders, probably cost, or product streamlining.

    To tell if you have a Salisbury, drive along a deeply rutted road, if you leave a deep scrape offset to the right, you are the proud owner of a Salisbury Plough.

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