Thai
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And this is just an article by LR folks in the know (not like JohnsD90 who has absolutely no experience) on what i wrote above: Range Rover, Defender 24 spline upgrade
Interesting quotes:
"The 24 spline heavy duty axles can also be used in place of stock 24 spline axles (as in Defender 90s) as the Ashcroft units are stronger overall and better suited to use and abuse with lockers of all types."
"A good step to make your Rover more capable off road is to install differential lockers of some sort."
"Trust us, you will... we've broken dozens and we don't even drive with a lead foot, we mainly just do slow speed rock crawling."
"No axle is "unbreakable" but if you drive with common sense and have the best equipment going, you have a good shot at getting through the trails when your buddies Rover is side lined with a snapped half shaft!"
"...the 24 spline unit is much thicker and has a lot more contact area with the differential. This is just part of what makes the axle stronger and better able to suit life in a Rover with lockers."
"Previously in one season of off roading with a 1987 Range Rover with the standard 10 spline axles the ECR staff broken upwards of 7 axles. When the same vehicle was converted to HD 24 spline axles we stopped breaking axles completely."
"The front axle of a coil sprung Rover incorporates a CV (constant velocity) joint. The 10 spline axle CV joints also suffer from premature detonation. Too much stress from a front end locker, or even just too much throttle and too many miles can blow your CV joint splines or cage and leave you stranded."
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Interesting quotes:
"The 24 spline heavy duty axles can also be used in place of stock 24 spline axles (as in Defender 90s) as the Ashcroft units are stronger overall and better suited to use and abuse with lockers of all types."
"A good step to make your Rover more capable off road is to install differential lockers of some sort."
"Trust us, you will... we've broken dozens and we don't even drive with a lead foot, we mainly just do slow speed rock crawling."
"No axle is "unbreakable" but if you drive with common sense and have the best equipment going, you have a good shot at getting through the trails when your buddies Rover is side lined with a snapped half shaft!"
"...the 24 spline unit is much thicker and has a lot more contact area with the differential. This is just part of what makes the axle stronger and better able to suit life in a Rover with lockers."
"Previously in one season of off roading with a 1987 Range Rover with the standard 10 spline axles the ECR staff broken upwards of 7 axles. When the same vehicle was converted to HD 24 spline axles we stopped breaking axles completely."
"The front axle of a coil sprung Rover incorporates a CV (constant velocity) joint. The 10 spline axle CV joints also suffer from premature detonation. Too much stress from a front end locker, or even just too much throttle and too many miles can blow your CV joint splines or cage and leave you stranded."
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