Thread: Detroit no spin and truetrac lockers via USA

PS...part number would be great, thanks JC.

ive never done a sals in a rover b4 but i assume they are the same setup as any BTR commodore diff?

drain oil, remove axles, remover rear cover, remover carrier bearing caps and note where the shims came from(thickness and side to side), remover carrier, swap CW to new detroit and refit..

as for the front end i didnt pull the whole hub assy apart, i removed the wheels and unbolted the swivels to get the center out.

cheers phil

Originally Posted by discowhite

ive never done a sals in a rover b4 but i assume they are the same setup as any BTR commodore diff?

drain oil, remove axles, remover rear cover, remover carrier bearing caps and note where the shims came from(thickness and side to side), remover carrier, swap CW to new detroit and refit..

as for the front end i didnt pull the whole hub assy apart, i removed the wheels and unbolted the swivels to get the center out.

cheers phil

Correct Phil, except the Sals Nospin is a drop in insert, removing and discarding the original 4 pin set up. That is why it only takes a short time to do.

JC

Salisbury part # should be 225SL-36

Originally Posted by justinc

Just to make you even MORE excited, the Detroit for the Sals takes about 55 minutes to fit at the most. I just did another one last week and it is a great result. I'll dig out the part number if you like.

JC

Now, now, JC - 55 min perhaps for "The Southern Hemisphere's Leading..." with hoist, air tools and 50+ years of experience (and "The Southern Hemisphere's Leading Offsider" doing a bit of the unbolting and bolting up for you...). Most of us mere mortals would take that long to get the back axle up onto stands and remove the wheels and hub bolts with hand tools.

But, Extreme, having witnessed the aforementioned 55 min process, I can vouch that it's far easier than I'd ever imagined (also having never seen the inards of a diff 'in the flesh (metal?)' before.

JC, are you going to mention that little bit of "metal sculpture" work required, or is that a "trade secret" for that I will now be severely punished for mentioning??

Ian

Originally Posted by Leo109

Now, now, JC - 55 min perhaps for "The Southern Hemisphere's Leading..." with hoist, air tools and 50+ years of experience

JC you don't look a day over 30

Originally Posted by weeds

JC you don't look a day over 30

Thay just weren't easy years

Fellas, thanks for taking the time to help, much appreciated.
Contacted Kevin at Rovertracks in US, he emailed back overnight with cost and freight.He also advised what I needed to look for on ebay to maybe find a bargain so I can't recommend him enough, no sales pitch there he is just happy to help.
Anyway, I was a bit out on my original cost estimate.
Bottom line is I can land a detroit rear and tru track front via Kevin for $1780- assuming exchange rate .70 and no gst/duty.
Locked drive systems in NSW quoted a pretty good price I reckon at $2100- landed in WA.
Opposite lock in my home town south west WA quoted me $1700- just for the detroit rear(plus minimum $600- fitting)....
Pretty good value I reckon, I can't afford ARB front and rear(about $4k fitted) and like the idea of the detroit and tru track anyway.
More excited by the minute....guessing the fun will go out of it a couple of hours into the instal...