Thread: Salisbury rear diff for 109"

It is unlikely you will ever need to change housings, so there should be no issues with inboarding the mounts.

Outboard mounts will give you better handling and load carrying ability, but will be more work, decrease originality, and give you less wheel travel offroad.

The Salisbury in my IIA has a 2nd set of mounts attached as the PO of the axle intended to fit it to an 88".

If it was my 109" S1 though I would fit toyota 8" centres to the existing housings. It will look original unless someone looks very closely, and be much stronger than the rover diff. If you want to do iot on the cheap you could cut down some hilux or landcruiser axles and weld (and pin) them to series 1 drive flanges.

You shouldn't have to move the spring mounts for a 109, they are in the same positions as the series 2a. The only long wheelbase that should need moving would be a 107" as they are in the same location as the 86" and 88".

The chassis rail spacings are the same right through the series Land Rovers.

Diana

With reference to the Toyota diffs comment, please have a look at this very interesting USA site..

Loz

Toyota differentials

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

You shouldn't have to move the spring mounts for a 109, they are in the same positions as the series 2a. The only long wheelbase that should need moving would be a 107" as they are in the same location as the 86" and 88".

The chassis rail spacings are the same right through the series Land Rovers.

Diana

I thought so too, but someone told me the 109 utes still had the inboarded springs???

Btw - get my PM?

of course, theres allways the problems with legally moving suspension mounts.....

Originally Posted by isuzurover

I thought so too, but someone told me the 109 utes still had the inboarded springs???

Btw - get my PM?

No the inboard spring mounts are on the 107. For the 109 they were moved outboard like the later S2 109s.

Yes I did and have been contemplating it. Perth is a long way away so the cost of shipping will be prohibitive and you should be able to find another closer. Also at the present time I am keeping no3 should I need a pattern of some part that isn't on either of the other two. No 2 will be getting a V8 and r380/lt230 combination and was basically a chassis when I got it so not a lot of bits that are needed on no1. (No1 and 3 are all basically standard/original)

Diana

Sorry, Diana, but all Series 1s (except the 107 station wagons alone) have the rear spring hangers in line with the chassis. I've seen it on three of a friends' 1958 109 projects, and another friends 109 farm truck.

Dan.
69 2A 88" pet4, 68 2B FC pet6.

Dan

Will take that under advisement.

Although I have some images at home of a 109 series 1 in Nowra with a Salisbury and rear springs outboard of the chassis. But those will have to wait until I finish work tonight.

Diana