Thread: Freelander rear differential

Triumph Rover Spares in Adelaide. They would have heaps of second hand ones.

Sounds like an interesting project, what you building?

Clubbie?

Thanks for the quick reply.....

I will try and find them on the web.

I already own a sort of clubman, a Fisher Fury so wanted to build some else completely whacky so wanted a mid engined bike powered car.

I have a fuel injected R1 1000cc engine and just got a cheap Fiat 126/Niki. Drum brakes all round, R1 engine 150+ hp, could be interesting.....

If anyone happens to have or know of a TD4 diff anywhere, please drop me an email.

Thanks.

I guess this will be an 'off road' vehicle?
Might be better looking for something with a LSD.

If thats the case, a whole IRS setup from a jap car (S15 etc) can be had off ebay for very cheap or even a xr8/clubsport LSD, freelander diffs tend to be expensive.

Not planning to make an orr-roader...

Planning to use as a track car and to use in sprints/hill-climbs.

The ratio is the crtitcal thing need between 3.2:1 to maybe 3.4:1 maximum..... The R1 engine revs upto 12,000rpm....

All the Mazda IRS diffs tend to be a lot shorter (MX5 around 4.1:1), anyone have any ideas what japanese IRS's may be in may target range ? Anything close would do.

Cheers guys.

Originally Posted by Harry_Tuttle

Not planning to make an orr-roader...

Planning to use as a track car and to use in sprints/hill-climbs.

The ratio is the crtitcal thing need between 3.2:1 to maybe 3.4:1 maximum..... The R1 engine revs upto 12,000rpm....

All the Mazda IRS diffs tend to be a lot shorter (MX5 around 4.1:1), anyone have any ideas what japanese IRS's may be in may target range ? Anything close would do.

Cheers guys.

I dont know the ratios in the gearbox you intend to use, but with all the power up top (read: 8-12k) on a tuned bike engine, would you not want a ratio of 4.1 over 3.2?

Cheers!

The Freelander rear diff is starting to become quite popular in the kit car world. (I've had a couple of Westfields in my time... )

Although, plenty go for the Freelander diff, have you thought about putting the Quaife internals in to make it a LSD???

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