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taazzukcb

Member Since: 30 Aug 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 663

2004 Defender 110 Td5 DCPU Stornoway Grey

Unimog axles have the wrong diff offset so not only require MAJOR work to fit, they require MAJOR work to hook them up. The lighter C303's have the same offset as LR but are rare as hens teeth and gearing makes things a bit interesting.

Unless you plan on running into the Russian/Australian wilderness any time soon, there's no need for them IMO. I looked into portal axles conversions as well as bolt-on conversions for some time and whilst they are indeed about, unless you're an avid explorer of the unexplored areas of the world, you'll never gain much from them and just experience the constant downers of them.

One thing to remember ... Break something in your Rovers, you'll probably get up and running reasonably quickly. Brake something in Mogs or 303's, you're probably going to have to walk the rest!

Break something in your Bolt-Ons, not only have you spent best part of £10,000, you'll be waiting for parts from Europe, no matter where you are in the world!

You must do some seriously extreme stuff!

Dont get me wrong, vanity wise, they look pretty trick. In 'some' circumstances, they are probably reasonably useful. But in 95% of situations, they'd not get you any further than properly set-up Rovers (or Salisbury).

21st Feb 2015 3:47pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

I don't completely agree. I agrre on the technical side but if you get stuck 9 out of 10 times you are hanging on your diffs. So portal axles makes sense. Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

21st Feb 2015 6:26pm

taazzukcb

Member Since: 30 Aug 2013
Location: Derbyshire
Posts: 663

Positively agree. I don't dispute that

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But look how far you can get on Rovers. And I'm still sure with saying that 95% of the time you'd get just as far with properly setup up Rovers and wheel/tyre combo than you would with portals!

Still... Would love to have portals on a play thing.

21st Feb 2015 8:44pm

roel

Member Since: 08 Aug 2009
Location: Lelystad
Posts: 2039

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I think I have the wheels and tires sorted out.

Roel

1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001)
1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009)
2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts.
2003 90 Td5 (2009-now)

21st Feb 2015 8:58pm

grizz

Member Since: 31 Aug 2014
Location: cheshire
Posts: 208

2014 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Corris Grey

I WAS very tempted by a set of Tibus portal's . But after reading the 70 plate post about chooks 110 on the oz forum I've been put off .. The are £7700 + vat a set and he's now given up on them ....

21st Feb 2015 9:35pm

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Keswick Green

100inch wrote:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members-rides/85537-chooks-defender-110-a-7.html

Worth reading before handing out your hard earned $.... m

Does that require you to be a member before reading?

Is there a synopsis of the issues?

22nd Feb 2015 1:18pm

T1G UP

Member Since: 08 Dec 2009
Location: Bath
Posts: 3101

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Orkney Grey

robert aka oilworker has got 130,000 km on his and apart from a crash he had, i believe no problems.

there alot of money, and not really required for 99.9 of the chelsea tractors we drive.

22nd Feb 2015 4:07pm

tookaphotoof

Member Since: 18 Mar 2013
Location: dordrecht
Posts: 1279

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 HCPU Santorini Black

Yeah well, if someone likes it...
Maybe over half of us don't even need the Defender at all and would be better off driving a VW Up! anyways.

22nd Feb 2015 4:51pm

grizz

Member Since: 31 Aug 2014
Location: cheshire
Posts: 208

I did joint but could read after i registered . He ended up having some problems and taking them off .

22nd Feb 2015 5:24pm

MadTom

Member Since: 10 Sep 2013
Location: Olomouc
Posts: 645

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/thre...on-portals

Look here - description of the whole story of 130 on portals. "Drobek" = The Small One - Discovery 2, "BlufÃnek" = The Blue Thing - Defender 130, and for me at least Ford Mondeo

22nd Feb 2015 6:18pm

100inch

Member Since: 15 May 2012
Location: Brunswick
Posts: 411

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 CSW Santorini Black

Supacat wrote:
100inch wrote:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members-rides/85537-chooks-defender-110-a-7.html

Worth reading before handing out your hard earned $.... m

Does that require you to be a member before reading?

Is there a synopsis of the issues?

sorry, did not realise the member thing for reading the AULRO site. But as grizz mentioned the bloke gave up and converted back after one too many breakdowns. After taking part twice in the RFC I was looking into portals. Guess what...I went for GU axles. m
pic of the OZ 110

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23rd Feb 2015 1:58am

Likeomg

Member Since: 29 Jun 2012
Location: Lake District / Newcastle
Posts: 2655

2010 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Stornoway Grey

I really love them Hutchinson wheels... Don't think they'd look right on my 90 or fit over the brakes but if I ever build a 110 or 130 I'm having them

23rd Feb 2015 3:09am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

100inch wrote:
Supacat wrote:
100inch wrote:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/members-rides/85537-chooks-defender-110-a-7.html

Worth reading before handing out your hard earned $.... m

Does that require you to be a member before reading?

Is there a synopsis of the issues?

sorry, did not realise the member thing for reading the AULRO site. But as grizz mentioned the bloke gave up and converted back after one too many breakdowns. After taking part twice in the RFC I was looking into portals. Guess what...I went for GU axles. m
pic of the OZ 110

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Thanks

I had some spare time yesterday so actually registered - not a painful or lengthy process - and whipped through some of the posts. There appeared to be several engineering issues. It's a shame the offer of the upgraded military spec portals couldn't be followed up on as that would have been interesting.

What is RFC & GU axles?

23rd Feb 2015 9:46am

100inch

Member Since: 15 May 2012
Location: Brunswick
Posts: 411

RFC Rain Forest Challenge in Malaysia and GU (and GQ) are the Nissan Patrol axles. m

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23rd Feb 2015 10:26am

Supacat

Member Since: 16 Oct 2012
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 11018

23rd Feb 2015 10:33am

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