Thread: Show us your Deefers !

Originally Posted by brendanm

Had this one for just over two years and 80,000kms. Starting to modify it now my Discovery is gone. Been awesome in the first couple of outings climbing through terrain that would have stretched the Discovery.

Crikey, what have you done to that, it looks miles off the ground.
What lift do you have? and how did you do it. Did you put a double uni drive shaft in the front. It seems pumas don't do lifts easily but you looks the goods.

Originally Posted by newhue

Crikey, what have you done to that, it looks miles off the ground.
What lift do you have? and how did you do it. Did you put a double uni drive shaft in the front. It seems pumas don't do lifts easily but you looks the goods.

Dunno, but to me one of those pics looks mighty like a portal axle. If so, this is mighty interesting news!!

They are second hand Maxi Drive units complete with Diff Locks. The suspension and steering are standard with the exception of the rear trailing arms. Currently running 35's with widened LR rims and internal Bead Locks,had 37's though it was getting a little big for daily use. Does tend to lift wheels in more rugged terrain, though still walks through on the wheels with traction. Greater flex will be on the agenda when the bank balance recovers a bit. On recent engineering I was told I could go a further 2 inches without resubmission for the swerve test and certification. The other addition prior to a Cape trip later on this year will be some long range tanks.

That is seriously awsome! What brand of portal axles are these? Are they engineered and street legal? Would love to do this to mine

Cheers,

Originally Posted by brendanm

Had this one for just over two years and 80,000kms. Starting to modify it now my Discovery is gone. Been awesome in the first couple of outings climbing through terrain that would have stretched the Discovery.

The Portals are Maxi Drives (MR Automotive in Queensland has the rights to them, though they are not looking to go back into production as they are not legal for registration in Qld apparently). Tibus in Germany was working on some 1:2 ratio prototypes to be used with 35's suitable for touring that must be nearly ready for market. There is also a bloke in the Hunter offering Portals for sale along with other LR gear (came across him on Ebay). The ones in the photo were engineered about a month or so ago and comply to RTA specs in NSW, so are legal for street use.

Originally Posted by brendanm

The Portals are Maxi Drives (MR Automotive in Queensland has the rights to them, though they are not looking to go back into production as they are not legal for registration in Qld apparently). Tibus in Germany was working on some 1:2 ratio prototypes to be used with 35's suitable for touring that must be nearly ready for market. There is also a bloke in the Hunter offering Portals for sale along with other LR gear (came across him on Ebay). The ones in the photo were engineered about a month or so ago and comply to RTA specs in NSW, so are legal for street use.

Excuse my ignorance but what do portals actually do and how do they help. They do look great !!

Portals raise the centre-line of the diff, so you get much greater clearance.

Do a search on Google for "Unimogs", and you'll see some serious portals!

Originally Posted by pc3

Excuse my ignorance but what do portals actually do and how do they help. They do look great !!

This photo tells the story



you effectively raise the axle tube up to the top gear while leaving the centre of the wheel at the lowest gear/splinned shaft. It looks like approx 100-150mm. To get the same lift at the axle/diff housing you would need double that increase in wheel/tyre size and then have to cut the body/guards to prevent the wheels rubbing.