Which axle???

[incony]

Ok, after reading the posts in this topic, i sense there are a lot of very knowledgeable folks here. I stand in your shadows guys, you know more than me..

I have a rover vanden plas with a 3.9 230 BHP engine, put together by an aircraft engineer, rebored, rebuilt 30 thousand miles ago, with a webber eidelbrok carb, and uprated clutch, V rated tyres, and at 5400 rpm, was good for 140 mph maybe more.
I want to put it in a rebuilt Triumph Herald convertible i also have, with as few body mods as possible, no big chrome exhausts, as standard looking as i can make it.

So, i am looking at how to get that 1.7 metre wide rear axle ( width with tyres) into the 1.4 - 1.5 metre space in the triumph,

Fostek could sell me a new axle for about £2200, or i could get the rover half shafts re splined and done properly ( if i could find a machine shop capable) and i am thinking since i have the right axle for the engine already, and rover parts are easy to find, then using the rover axle is the way i still want to go.

But, if there is an axle that will go.. or can be made to go, that doesnt cost £2200, in that 1.5 metre space, that i can get easily, then thats why i am here asking...

I want the Triumph to look as standard as possible, but i like those rover wheels, that itself poses a bigger problem of how to get them on the front..

but its axles i need to know about right now. Especially if someone has a link to an engineering company like Fostek ( who dont do rover ) who like Fostek can say " yes, do this"


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[Coops]

right think i have found a 8.8 ford lsd axle,
with 31 spline shafts,
the problem now is its 59.75" flange to flange, why can't i have some luck for once
the capri is 52" flange to flange,
anyone on here shortened an axle before? if so who did the resplining???

[r2d2hp]

Did you see Vernon's post on CP Tony. May answer a few questions for you as he is fitting something similar

[Coops]

no mate got a link?????

[r2d2hp]

Halfway down this post >> http://www.capripower.co.uk/forum/index ... ge__st__80

[Coops]

yup mailed him ta mate,

[ian.stewart]

The lad down the road has bought a 8" with a locker from a mustang 2, its only about 1/2" wider than an atlas, and is also 4 stud, is it worth holding on till another turns up??

[ian.stewart]

Have a look at this, he has a Mustang 2, 8" case and shafts listed seperately
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ford-mustang-2-72 ... arParts_SM

[Coops]

isnt the mustang 2 a 8" (7.75 diff) and the explored a 8.8?

[Coops]

right one of my axles is now up for sale and had 4 people already asking if they can collect the weekend if they buy it now

Right, reason for the post.
im getting a bit confussed on what axles are fitted to the mustang with 4 stud shafts,
any one help out and the widths too please?

[ian.stewart]

If its a Mustang axle, and 4 stud its probably from a Mustang 2, IIRC its about 1/2"wider than the capri axle

[Coops]

what size diff does that have mate?
as im after an 8.8 if poss

[ian.stewart]

should be a 8"
I can check the width, as there is one around the corner

[Coops]

so the 8" is not the same as a 8.8?
did they do any with an 8.8 in?

[ian.stewart]

The 8,8 is a rear loading salsbury axle, its what StevieTurbo is using, but I think it took a few pennies to make it bullet proof,
8" is like a baby 9", but nowhere near as heavy, The best place to check them out would be Curries website, or EBay.com its he US site, plenty of refference on there