FWHs on a Defender

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Originally Posted by rar110

You can achieve the same effect on standard setup, just remove the front prop shaft and lock the centre diff to push drive to the rear axle.

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Yes, but the Front Diff Centre will continue to rotate due to the drive flanges still in place, potentially causing more damage.

hence removing the drive flanges..

also being realistic... if you only have a small drive home or to your fav repairer, then just locking the centre diff only will be fine.

also, i have yet to see a broken fine spline half shaft that wasnt being hard core offroaded at the time.
its reasonably common on an old course spline Perentie.

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Originally Posted by Robmacca

Yes, but the Front Diff Centre will continue to rotate due to the drive flanges still in place, potentially causing more damage.

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Good point.

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Originally Posted by DieselLSE

Not quite. The wheels will still turn and keep scrunching the broken bits. But I agree that it doesn't make sense to fit FWHs. If you are that concerned about a broken CV, then you could simply carry a pair of FWHs and fit them when and if necessary. Or upgrade to stronger CVs. Or don't drive in such a cavalier manner that destroys CVs.

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True, I was just think of drive.

Forget about the FWH's....what about the bend up front mudflaps...now that's doing my head in! [biggrin]

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

Well, yes - but in over sixty years driving a variety of four wheel drives (including landrovers 1959-2022) and being round them all my life pretty much, I have never seen a broken CV in a four wheel drive.

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Haven't been around too many IFS Nissotas, John?

Wonder why they didn't go the whole hog and fit a pair to the rear as well.

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Originally Posted by 86mud

Forget about the FWH's....what about the bend up front mudflaps...now that's doing my head in! [biggrin]

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I didn't notice those.:whistling:
They make you look fast while you're standing still.:lol2:

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Originally Posted by Tins

Haven't been around too many IFS Nissotas, John?

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No. Are they real four wheel drives?

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

No. Are they real four wheel drives?

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Jury is still out. The owners seem to think so though.