Thread: Series Diffs

In general, yes, unless it is a late 109 that has a salisbury rear axle, or has been fitted with one.

With this proviso the diffs are also interchangeable throughout Series production except that Series 3 Stage 1 and the very earliest 80" Series 1 had different ratios. (The diffs changed in detail through this production period, but remained interchangeable, and most parts are the same.)

Originally Posted by JDNSW

In general, yes, unless it is a late 109 that has a salisbury rear axle, or has been fitted with one.

With this proviso the diffs are also interchangeable throughout Series production except that Series 3 Stage 1 and the very earliest 80" Series 1 had different ratios. (The diffs changed in detail through this production period, but remained interchangeable, and most parts are the same.)

Any reason you couldnt put a Salisbury on the front?

Cheers Jim

Originally Posted by LRJim

Any reason you couldnt put a Salisbury on the front?

Cheers Jim

The lack of swivel hubs on the salisbury diff housing maybe a stumbling point.

If I remember correctly, the 101 has a Salisbury differential on the front.

Aaron

Originally Posted by Aaron IIA

If I remember correctly, the 101 has a Salisbury differential on the front.

Aaron

And 6 stud too.

Originally Posted by pop058

The lack of swivel hubs on the salisbury diff housing maybe a stumbling point.

🤣🤣 ahh didnt even think about the swivels, still i wonder if its adaptable.
Cheers Jim

From memory, late models of the One Ton had salisbury front axles. Don't bother looking for these - the One Ton was never sold in Australia, and the best information suggests that the total number that ever came here can be counted on one hand, and as far as I am aware, none are known to exist in this country today.

The only reason for fitting a salisbury front axle would be if you were planning to run with front axle loading well above the design load for Series Landrovers. The Rover diff seems to survive reasonably well in applications such as the RR Classic D1 & 2 and Perentie where it has higher loads and higher power than is ever present in Series vehicles. (Although some of these had 24 spline axles)

Originally Posted by LRJim

Any reason you couldnt put a Salisbury on the front?

Cheers Jim

I did it back in the late 80,s in my old 2A Forward Control. Put Salisburys back and front with Maxidrive lockers. I had made a semi trailer for it and was carting around a Mustang Skidsteer and a one ton mini excavator. The 2A FC came out with ENV diffs which were not that strong as I broke the housing for the pinion bearing.