Rotoflex or U-Joint conversion

**Urban Panzer** · 14th November 2009, 04:49 AM

Just looking to see who has and who has not converted the rear prop on the D2 to a U-joint when you "lifted" the vehicle ?

For those that have, was it due to failure of the couplings, or you did it before it happened ?

For those that have not, any problems with the rotoflex couplings on your lifted vehicles ?

**Rudolf** · 14th November 2009, 05:54 AM

Slunnie!!!

**disco_thrasher** · 14th November 2009, 12:17 PM

i had roto flex coupling for a fair while and had no problems with a 3" lift i have recently changed to a classic rangie rear drive shaft which has a uni at both ends ,but this was only done due to fitting 4:14.1 diff ratio and one pinnon bolt was to big so needed to convert to a uni
cheers kelvin

**Blknight.aus** · 14th November 2009, 12:40 PM

I convert them to unis every time I lift them.

**Redback** · 14th November 2009, 04:56 PM

Me when I fitted a Maxi Drive Locker'

Baz.

Andyb43 · 14th November 2009, 05:40 PM

Hi,

Ours has been going for 150 000 km from the UK via Iran Pakistan & India then twice around Australia all with the original donut on. I carry a spare and check it constantly but even with a 2 inch lift and total weight of 3.5 ton we have had no worries. So "if it aint broke"

Andy B

www.landroveradventure.co.uk

**Piddler** · 14th November 2009, 08:57 PM

Originally Posted by Andyb43

Hi,

Ours has been going for 150 000 km from the UK via Iran Pakistan & India then twice around Australia all with the original donut on. I carry a spare and check it constantly but even with a 2 inch lift and total weight of 3.5 ton we have had no worries. So "if it aint broke"

Andy B

www.landroveradventure.co.uk

True

**Hendrik** · 14th November 2009, 11:13 PM

I can second to that, have had the lift in for a while now and it is still good. Do have a spare though. Only time i had trouble in that area was when I lost a bolt on Fraser Island and had to drive home doing 80 as the vibrations were too bad. Luckily stopped at British offroad and got a bolt off them, and it was all sweet then.

**Cap** · 15th November 2009, 08:59 AM

Originally Posted by Andyb43

Hi,

Ours has been going for 150 000 km from the UK via Iran Pakistan & India then twice around Australia all with the original donut on. I carry a spare and check it constantly but even with a 2 inch lift and total weight of 3.5 ton we have had no worries. So "if it aint broke"

Andy B

www.landroveradventure.co.uk

Sounds like yours lasted longer than a Uni would anyway

**Mundy** · 16th November 2009, 07:11 AM

I replaced my rotoflex a couple of months ago with a standard cardan joint having had two of the rubber units fail in 15 months. The original unit lasted about 18 months after a 2" lift (total of 3.5 years) and 70k km on the clock, with noticeable warning; second one failed catastrophically without warning 15 months later in the Simpson with about 85k km on the clock. I don't use my Disco for day to day use but mainly for holidays and trips, so its usually loaded up. My view is that if you have a lift, are doing a high proportion of offroad work and are heavily loaded, the rubber units are a liability.
Mundy

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