Thread: What happened to your Discovery 2 today?

Originally Posted by Tins

Have to admit, so am I. I have never owned one ( yet ), but until today I've never heard a bad word about him or his shafts.

I've been using him for years and years, as in I'm pretty certain I kicked him off in Aus with LandRover. I think Kaaaiju and Stefan Fisher (Alloffroad Adventures in his D2) were the only ones I'd heard were not happy, Tombie now too. I'm not sure what the common factor is, breaking them! Tom does all of my shafts, I don't know.

I have a Tom Woods in mine. Probably been 9 years now and so fer so good

Tom's greasable centre bearing HD shafts have a very solid reputation here and in the US for offroad use in the Jeep and Land Rover communities. He was excellent to deal with - very knowledgeable, responsive and a nice guy, (but I approached him in the right way too - ie reasonable and courteous). Mine has been excellent and has been flogged up hill and down by the 4.6 manual (so it doesn't get an easy time) and towing 2 tonnes with a heavy, lifted D2. Cheers

Originally Posted by Reddirt204

Thanks guys, I have just had a look, they seem like the ducks guts, will have to keep saving though, shipping was about $350 US so worked out to be close to $1100 AU, at that rate I could just about get the old shaft re-cardaned as it is a HD unit but the center ball on the cardan joint gave way and also cracked the end part. Something else to look into, thankfully no super rush as I can just get around with CDL engaged and no front drive shaft if need be.

cheers

Redd

I got mine through Jeep Connection in Hallam. They were at the time an agent for TW. Don't know if they still are but worth a phone call.

Originally Posted by d2dave

I got mine through Jeep Connection in Hallam. They were at the time an agent for TW. Don't know if they still are but worth a phone call.

I believe they are now Off-Road Konnection, still in Hallam, and they still do TW. I posted a link at #8674

This is the smaller Glywn Lewis prop shaft I got, the one I have now is even bigger haha

TW looks small in comparison

Originally Posted by Kaaaiju

This is the smaller Glywn Lewis prop shaft I got, the one I have now is even bigger haha

TW looks small in comparison

Price comparison and any vibration issues? What unis does the Lewis shaft have?

Cheers

Originally Posted by Kaaaiju

This is the smaller Glywn Lewis prop shaft I got, the one I have now is even bigger haha

TW looks small in comparison

Interested to know why he runs the double cardan shaft phase similar to the defender standard shaft?
I'm guessing the wide angle U/J's might cause a bit of extra vibration?