Thread: 130 on portals

But what I like most about this build is the 130 base. Seen way to many 90 s with drop axles, who do not work at all. Just IMO, though. m

Yepp, and what´s most amazing is, that a lot of people don´t realize it´s a 130
I had the truck on display in Billing and so many LR enthusiasts of many years came over and congratulated me to the 110 I had build
The proportions are finally right!!!

Wow! Nice 130. What does it cost to do his upgrade? Can it be done on a defender 110, 1990 with a 200tdi which has sailsbury rear axle? What is the size of the tyres and rims. Also does one need to change the brake hoses to extended ones and does one need to change the standard propshafts to extrem propshafts.

What advantage does the portals give over standard axles other than a huge groud clearance.

great looking motor guess he has spare chassis's laying around to compensate for his driving lol

pretty sure this was the 130 we saw at billing....ad a lot more stickers on it though.

we also had a chat to the guy that owns the company that is currently making a bolt on portal for the rover axle....

ANDDDD he also makes heavy duty axles 8/10mm thick quite impressive no need for a diff guard the axle is so strong.

Hi,

yes this was the 130 that was on the show in Billing. Either at the Silverline or the Trekk / Offroad Trading stand.





These drop boxes bolt straight onto the Rover Axle.
They will fit any Defender and there are different brake setups (disc/caliper) available.
The bottom flange is available for any bolt pattern.
I would reccomend the Salisbury rear axle though!

These portals have, by now, done 6500 miles (on road) and 1000 miles (offroad)....



...and after 5000 miles we took them fully apart at Wolfgang Tibus´workshop and found....nothing! Gears looking great and no damage at all. Two seals from the CTIS were damaged, but as we found out that´s a "normal" service product from this manufacturer. Lesson learned, machined something ourselves and not buying these seals from the german automaker anymore....





These portals can also be fitted to just about any other car/truck as Wolfgang Tibus (www.Tibus-Offroad.com) has them for the Jeep and Mercedes G wagon, too.
An alternative gearing will be offered later this year.

You´ll need longer brake lines but everything can be shipped to you as a full set and then it´s max. 2 days in the workshop before you´re back on the road.

Alternatively you can also order a full set of axles (LR Defender or other or custom), with the bolt-on portals pre-installed and then you have just what you need ready to swap and get back on the road.

Tibus can build just about any axle for almost any purpose and, as one can see on YouTube, strong enough to support 54" tyres on 400+bhp trucks.

Last, 2 shots of the new twin-motor expedition/work-winch....





(Don´t worry about the cables on the winch motors, it was a quick install before I had to race to catch the ferry and by now they are properly covered)

So long,

Robert

Oh, these portals have a downside, too



as the mechanic in at my local LR workshop had to find out when doing some repairs....ö

Robert your rig is Freakin unbelieveable!!

With our government laws (not allowing much lift or tyre size increase from factory specs) portals would be excellent - [the 'fun' police have probably already canned them tho ]

re Wolfgangs website - does he have an english version my german is way worse than my english........