Were the sals introduced to solve the perceived axle breaking issue or were they introduced to deal with the heavier load carrying capacity of the 109s over the 88s?
Hello All. Just a quick Question.
The Salisbury rear axles were fitted to the 109" models upon their introduction in order to solve the broken axle syndrome. Are the Salisbury assemblies suited to the 88" models as well? Are the mounting points the same between the 109" and the 88" models?
Thanking you in advance,
Rohan.
Were the sals introduced to solve the perceived axle breaking issue or were they introduced to deal with the heavier load carrying capacity of the 109s over the 88s?
REMLR 243
2007 Range Rover Sport TDV6
1977 FC 101
1976 Jaguar XJ12C
1973 Haflinger AP700
1971 Jaguar V12 E-Type Series 3 Roadster
1957 Series 1 88"
1957 Series 1 88" Station Wagon
1. Rohan, No (unless modified)
The springs on a 88 are under the chassis, on a 109 they are alongside the chassis. So you need to have the spring pads moved, and probably issues with shocks as well.
Also, there is a serious problem with the prop shaft having to be reduced to too short a length due to the longer nose on the salisbury. This makes the deflection angle of the u-joints too great, although some have apparently got away with it. (note that this applies to all swb series Landrovers.
2. The salisbury axle was introduced as an option in late 2a production, almost certainly because of axle failures (in my view some but not all Rover axles were poorly heat treated during Series 3 production). ENV and later salisbury axles were first introduced on the One Ton, to carry the heavier load and went from there into regular 109s.
Quite apart from axle breakages, it is not impossible to break the Rover diff. The actual axle housing, reinforced in most 2a 109s is not prone to breakage or bending. However, most of the issues with the Rover axles and diffs are only apparent with a combination of overloading and abusive driving. Considering it was designed in the mid 1930s for on road cars with modest power, the Rover diff has performed well. (With progressive improvements over the years it served well into the 2000s, with engines far more powerful that the designers envisaged, plus low range and off road use.
John
JDNSW
1986 110 County 3.9 diesel
1970 2a 109 2.25 petrol
I put a 109 Salisbury with a McNamara diff lock under one of my 2A 88's, as mentioned the spring perches have to be relocated & prop shaft shortened . I never had an issue from the short shaft , was in daily use for many years.
On another 88" I fitted coil suspension , a Ford V8 / C10 Auto with a Nissan G60 transfer case, the rear shaft was about 12" long , never had an issue there either even with increased suspension travel / articulation.
If ever you do want to beef up the rear axle on an 88, McNamara diff specialists make (or at least, they did make...not sure if they still do) a diff centre which bolts into the original crownwheel and will take the later, stronger halfshafts - all housed in the original axle housing.
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