Ok so where to start....
It seems that the german and I have had a bit of trouble seeing eye to eye about a few things and the situation has rapidly gone downhill. He has concerns about the amount I have posted online and feels that if he sends me a new set of portals and I break them he doesn't want me posting about it... 
My response is that if the portals are as strong as he is claiming they are then they wont break and he has nothing to worry about! Needless to say I haven't heard from him for a month so I can only assume that he will not be sending a new set of his "heavy duty" portals. Read into this what you will, I have drawn my own conclusion.
Safe to say I am done with the portal journey! I believe I have given them more than a fair go, it has been a pretty rough couple of years but we all live and learn, I just hope that others dont find themselves in the same situation as me.
Over the last few weeks Brad from KLR has been removing both the diff housings complete with portals and replacing them with new (well second hand but stock and cleaned up) housings. 
In the rear 
- The new trailing arms have been re-aligned to return to the diff housing mounts which have been modified to take the wider arm. 
- The original Ultimate suspension springs have been returned
- The hypoid diff centre has been grafted into the new housing 
- Half shafts and flanges have been supplied by Dave Ashcroft
- New Brembo Pads and Discs
- Gwyn Lewis Extended Shock Mounts
In the front
- Ashcroft 3.54 ring and pinion to front diff
- Ashcroft half shafts, CV's and Flanges
- Slotted Balls
- Superior Engineering Superflex Arms
- New Brembo Pads and Discs
- Gywn Lewis Extended Turrets
I am going back to the flat dog flexi arches and for shoes I will be running MTZ 285/75R16 on 16x8 -25 Dynamic Rims.
Its going back to ultimate suspension for re-fitting the shocks this week and then once its engineered will be back on the road. 
I also picked up a cheap Warn high mount off Ebay which has been striped back and is currently at the powder coaters getting tarted up.

 
			
		
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