Thread: salsbury into rangie

Originally Posted by crossy

Another way is to just grind the lump off and weld in a section where the drain plug went. Not sure if this way gives the same clearance, but would be close. (A lot less work this way)

That is what I did - improved things a lot, but yours still has a bit more clearance.

Has anyone fitted a Ford 9" rear axle to an LR? Get the best of both worlds, unbreakable and a pull out diff head. Shouldn't be too difficult. Lots of Hot Rod and Street Machine shops do custom 9".

Originally Posted by rick130

a thread I posted back in September re shaved a Sals
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=30332

Where can I buy a Rockcrusher diff cover like yours, Regards Frank.

Frank, I bought it through ABT.
Obviously the supplied bolts are useless (UNF) but a D60 cover is an absolute straight bolt up. The Rockcrusher cover fixed my oil weeping problem with the modified Sals cover and put back some strength into the diff, which I was a touch concerned about, although I haven't hacked near as much off the bottom as lokka, I didn't want to have to weld in a new bottom.
The minimum wall thickness of the RC cover is around 8mm, it does weigh a bit. It also needs a thorough wash when you get it to remove casting residue/sand/machining swarf, etc.

Originally Posted by rick130

Frank, I bought it through ABT.
Obviously the supplied bolts are useless (UNF) but a D60 cover is an absolute straight bolt up. The Rockcrusher cover fixed my oil weeping problem with the modified Sals cover and put back some strength into the diff, which I was a touch concerned about, although I haven't hacked near as much off the bottom as lokka, I didn't want to have to weld in a new bottom.
The minimum wall thickness of the RC cover is around 8mm, it does weigh a bit. It also needs a thorough wash when you get it to remove casting residue/sand/machining swarf, etc.

G'day rick wasnt me who cut the bott off the sals it was crossy im keen to do a mod like that tho wat did the rockcrusher cost and wat's the contact details for the supplyer
cheers chris

Originally Posted by rick130

a thread I posted back in September re shaved a Sals
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread.php't=30332

Hey that's a great looking and I would think pretty protective cover ......Where did you source it from?......and what diffs does it [or other models] fit?

rockcrusher is now http://www.solidaxle.com/tek9.asp

no listing for Aussie distributors on the webpage though...

It's a Dana 60 cover sourced through Sean at ABT (Aussie Boys Toys). http://www.abt4x4.com
ABT are the Oz distributors.
I bought it as it was cheaper/easier than buying plate and fabbing up a 5/16" plate cover myself and getting the damn thing oil tight. By the time I bought plate, cut it, had it folded, welded it, drilled and had the face machined flat it would have cost me a bomb in time and favours Easier to ring Sean, pull the plastic out and get one freighted to me, then I could set about hacking the bottom off it to suit the diff knowing it would remain oil tight when finished. An advantage is that I can slightly overfill the diff (for the wheel bearings) with the high mounted filler.