Thread: Free wheeling hubs

Because part time 4WD is a remnant of pre-80s era design, you are far better off with full time 4WD.

LandCruisers use an antiquated part time 4wd system that LandRover stopped using back in 1980. That's 33 years ago and is a good indication of the crap technology that the Japs are known for. Japs copy what others design.

Originally Posted by bemm52

Could some body tell me why it seems Defenders don't have freewheeling hub options. The latest model Landcruiser(may I say that word) still have them as standard equipment. Would they be of any gain on a Defender for highway driving.
Cheers Paul

Because the Defender is an all wheel drive vehicle making such things redundant.

From the first page of the search results...

free wheelin?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ling-hubs.html

part time 4x4 kit

Originally Posted by BigJon

From the first page of the search results...

free wheelin?

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/discovery-...ling-hubs.html

part time 4x4 kit

Point taken I should have hit search first........... but my question has been answered

Cheers Paul

Free wheeling hubs on any Land Rover made in the last thirty odd years will induce a 'fail to proceed' situation.

I'm sorry...... WHICH Landcruiser offers freewheeling hubs?????

To my knowledge (and I stand to be corrected here), the 100 series and the 200 series LC's are constant all wheel drive with no free wheeling option except maybe on the utility models which are massively overpriced tractors anyway.

meybe you need one of these LT230 part Time 4wd kits.

Obviously there is a niche market for them

Ashcroft Transmissions part time kits


When I had my 90 (in the avatar above) I had a Ford F100 v8, c6 Auto , Lock Up converter & a Nissan G-60 Transfer case, Part Time 2wd-4WD selectable - even in Low Range !!,
4.1 cw&p, Maxidrive DL F&R (but no FWH)

At the lights next to the boy racers it was such fun to slip it into Low Range 2WD , Rear Diff lock engaged, Hold the foot on the brakes & smoke up the rear wheels, The front brakes would stop the car moving but the Grunt overcame the rear brakes & smoked up the tyres into low 3rd , you could even do donut burnouts .... well that was 30 yrs ago


just saying there may be a niche market for such a thing.