Thread: 10 Spline Rr Axels How Tuff R They????

Theres plenty of info about this on the Rover board at Outer Limits.

The other Chris runs 10 splines, & he doesn't hold back. Breaks one every now & then. 24 splines are alleged to be stronger.

For some $$$, get some maxidrive or jacmac axles. Something else will break before they do - CVs or diffs.

Truetracs are an LSD, an improvement but dion't work with a wheel in the air. For the same money a detroit locker wil improve things no end. But they have issues in sand & in slippery conditions.

For manual lockers, theres basically maxidrive, jacmac & airlockers. All have their good & bad points. If you compare what you get for your $$$, they are similar. Sometimes airlockers are combined with maxidrive or jacmac axles.

I can recomend maxidrive - basically fit & forget. It doesn't break & doesn't give trouble.

Regards
Max P

In the next few weeks I will be fitting a rear TruTrac lsd with 24 spline JMac axles (upgrade from 10 spline). I will let you all know how it goes.

For the same money a detroit locker wil improve things no end. But they have issues in sand

like what??

pretty sure they dont make a lockright for the rover diff!

i used to flog my v8disco with 10 splines never broke one? i bought a 2nd hand detroit 10sp center gave the axles curry for a while, still didnt break any? got a cheap set of std 24sp disco axles and got the gears in the 10spline detroit converted to 24sp. was just for peace of mind...

i now run detroit rear and truetrack front, unstoppable!

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

i now run detroit rear and truetrack front, unstoppable!

cheers phil

That is a long term plan for me. LSD in the rear until the $$$ become available for a locker, then move LSD to the front.

We've had issues in soft sand when they won't unlock, causing problems turning. Just more drag in a tight situation which you can do without in soft stuff.

The more torque you put through an axle, the more stress it cops. With bigger more aggro tyres, diff locks, its just a matter of time before it breaks.

Some people seem to get away with 10s, others snap them regularly. You're still inviting trouble with diff locks & 24s in my view.

Regards
Max P

Ok guys sounds good the true track dosnt sound good if it wont work with 1 wheel in the air ... were can i get a detroit locker or lock rite from and roughly how much ... or should i just weld up a diff center and carry spare axles when i go bush the later sounds good cause idont have to waste drinkin money cause ive got plenty of spares here in the abiss



cheersnbeers



chris........

Bear in mind, that larger tyres and/or aggressive tread = higher risk of some kind of damage to the drive train, and how hard you push it, of course.
I've got ARB lockers front and rear and I reckon it is easier on the componentry coz a spinning wheel won't come down with a bang which can happen otherwise.
I know 90% of u guys are saying "doh" - this is for the other 10%
Its all a compromise, but u gotta get there

[quote=Tusker]We've had issues in soft sand when they won't unlock, causing problems turning. Just more drag in a tight situation which you can do without in soft stuff.
This is why ionly want the rear locked cause grumpy dose lotsa beach driving and a front would make turning in the powder even worse
thanx for the input max



chris...