Thread: My diff saga continues..

Some more info for anyone contemplating the change to ABS sals.

The axle stubs are the same as the sals ABS and D1 ABS rears, FTC 3188.
The ABS harness and sensors are the same as the existing P38 diff ones.
The brake calipers are the same as the existing ones,
The tailshaft to suit the Sals is required , Or cut down the existing one to fit; (The distance between flanges at rest on level ground is 1100mm for the sals equipped fender.)
The halfshafts are different lengths between the P38 and sals although the splines and drive flanges are the same
The trailing arms and ball joint bracketry/ geometry are the same

And on a less serious note,

The P38 diff weighs about half of the sals
Having seen the insides of these a few times now (!)The sals will last a LLLOOONNNGGG time more than the P38 diff, even when used as a bulldozer blade!
I remember posting something way back about unsprung weight and ground clearance issues with the sals, but even taking all this into consideration I would still use one, having seen the alternatives and not wishing to fit any T*&^%a bits to my RR.

JC

Im going sailsbury, I dont mind the loss of ground clearance, (I'll shave it later) But I do a fair bit of touring and towing so the extra strenght of the sailsbury is going to do me in good stead.

Originally Posted by justinc

I still see toy stuff thats broken, AND it is no longer a Landy then, is it? The shaved sals and 35's will be just fine.....

I'm going the 255 85 16 and sals route with the rangie, mainly because I think the sals is way tough enough and ground clearance will be fine with 33's for my uses, and My apprentice is a hilux worshipper and I'll never hear the end of it if I fit 'yota bits to the Rangie!!!
JC

True, but if your going to shave, then you would shave the rover housing and it will be better again. The Salisbury is still a plow and the CW size makes it so. Fitting Toy stuff is no different to fitting Maxidrive stuff really is it - I mean if we want to be purists then neither are from Solihull. Toys that break are Toys that are not built right in my opinion eg solid pinion spacers etc, but they're still stronger than a Rover and probably still comparible to a Salisbury short of going to a 35 spline.

255/85's with a Salisbury..... is like a rover and 30's. Shave 1, shave them both, but would you break a locked rover CW/P with 255/85's?

Originally Posted by Slunnie

True, but if your going to shave, then you would shave the rover housing and it will be better again. The Salisbury is still a plow and the CW size makes it so. Fitting Toy stuff is no different to fitting Maxidrive stuff really is it - I mean if we want to be purists then neither are from Solihull. Toys that break are Toys that are not built right in my opinion eg solid pinion spacers etc, but they're still stronger than a Rover and probably still comparible to a Salisbury short of going to a 35 spline.

255/85's with a Salisbury..... is like a rover and 30's. Shave 1, shave them both, but would you break a locked rover CW/P with 255/85's?

^^^^^

Originally Posted by Slunnie

True, but if your going to shave, then you would shave the rover housing and it will be better again. The Salisbury is still a plow and the CW size makes it so. Fitting Toy stuff is no different to fitting Maxidrive stuff really is it - I mean if we want to be purists then neither are from Solihull. Toys that break are Toys that are not built right in my opinion eg solid pinion spacers etc, but they're still stronger than a Rover and probably still comparible to a Salisbury short of going to a 35 spline.

255/85's with a Salisbury..... is like a rover and 30's. Shave 1, shave them both, but would you break a locked rover CW/P with 255/85's?

Hmmm.
Interesting Slunnie, but at least Mal is a LR purist at heart, and lives in QLD not Tokyo.
As I said, I have a rover diff with 235/85's at present. I still think I'll be close enough not to be a problem with 255's and a bigger diff I'll be back almost where I am now, which is good enough for me.
And I 've already contaminated my Rover with a Jap diesel....
JC

Mmmmm interesting, is the Toy CW&P an easy fit to the D2 rear with a Maxi drive, i'm assuming the D2 has the same centre as the P38 and late Defender.

I'm thinking of going to 4.11s and need the best option.

Baz.

I have never been hung up on the Sals, ever and I dont drive tame or baulk because of the chance I may


This decrease the clearance by 15mm but acts as a slide... Protects the diff and the pinion..

contaminated my Rover with a Jap diesel....

at least thats a Landrover approved contamination :-)

I have one too!

Bruce