Thread: Ashcroft Force 9, is there anything better?

Originally Posted by TonyC

In mid to late 90s Jac Mac made an aluminium 3rd, hypoid, locking centre to bolt into a rover housing.
IIRC it used a Toyota gear set.

It may well be the design he sold to TJM

Tony

Based on hilux ring gear, stronger than rover, not anywhere near as strong as sals

Originally Posted by blackrangie

Dynatrac would be the only bolt in diff military contract ive heard of for rovers, where there others documented?

Originally Posted by pannawonica

From memory the British army was supplied by aUK contractor with something that was called WMK weapons platform ( defender ) with a Dynatrac rear only axle.

Over a year and a half ago, RuffStuff were in the process of building a fabricated housing for Rover fronts for , I think, Israeli Military. I asked a few times but never got final info.

Sounds like you need to pick either a product or a budget, because without his info, its hard to recommend anything

If you are worried about the clearance of a shaved sals over a rover centre, I am not sure that you need 500hp to play in the bush

Originally Posted by rick130

And don't forget Solid here in Australia make/made a high pinion D60 based centre that would be equivalent or close to a Rover housing in drop from the axle centreline.
Maybe even better ?

It would make a bullet proof front end using Sals tubes.

Is this the one you mean?

D60 High Pinion Housing - Differential Housings - Spyntec Industries LLC.

I thought they a USA company

Originally Posted by uninformed

Over a year and a half ago, RuffStuff were in the process of building a fabricated housing for Rover fronts for , I think, Israeli Military. I asked a few times but never got final info.

Good to know, any ideas if it was based on the 9 or the D60?

Originally Posted by rovercare

Sounds like you need to pick either a product or a budget, because without his info, its hard to recommend anything

If you are worried about the clearance of a shaved sals over a rover centre, I am not sure that you need 500hp to play in the bush

As previosly stated I have picked the LRA 9" for the rear currently being built (they will are using Currie high pinion 9") with rover tubes and 31spline to 24spline Hi Tough Axles. I have also previosly stated my build intentions.

However this tread was started to find out if there is anything better than the Force 9 (now discontinued). Ashcroft Force 9 was a bolt up bulletproof high clearance disk to disk replacement for rovers.

Excellent info so far in this thread!

Having 500hp+ is never about need and yes I am worried about the clearance of a shaved sals compared to the standard excellent clearance under the rover pumpkin for the reasons previously stated.

Originally Posted by rick130

And don't forget Solid here in Australia make/made a high pinion D60 based centre that would be equivalent or close to a Rover housing in drop from the axle centreline.
Maybe even better ?

It would make a bullet proof front end using Sals tubes.

This actually looks like a really good upgrade option for guys running or wanting to runs the Sals, High Pinion, good clearance and good design for sliding over objects1394792530381.jpg Nice Find!

Originally Posted by uninformed

Is this the one you mean?

D60 High Pinion Housing - Differential Housings - Spyntec Industries LLC.

I thought they a USA company

Yeah fairly sure they are US based too