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| 34064 Member Since: 12 Dec 2023 Location: South Central Posts: 190   
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Would it not be worth fitting some Ashcroft shafts and CVs if your putting an ATB in? 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day
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9th Aug 2024 3:09pm |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2173 
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I've always used standard shafts and CVs in my 110s. Both where well past 500nm torque and both used heavily off road. Never broke one.
ATB is actually kinder to the drive train than an open diff. Instagram @defender_ventures Empire Tuning - Agent |
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10th Aug 2024 5:20am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17414 
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If you want to upgrade you won't get better than Ashcroft shafts and CVs.
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10th Aug 2024 8:44am |
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| Castillo Member Since: 23 Nov 2012 Location: Tavastkyro Posts: 41 
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Thanks for everyone the replies.
Of course I would like to Ashcroft axles and Cv-joints but I need to earn more money first. Really expensive just now for me... I don't do extreme off-roading, but I tow a lot of caravans and trailers, even in worse conditions in winter here in skandinavia. I plan to update the same ATB in the back later as well. Maybe I'll try to find some decent aftermarket joints (or old ones back)... Britparts seem to be available everywhere webshops, but maybe I can't trust them enough. I have some bad experiences with some Britparts items defender 110 td5 2006 |
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10th Aug 2024 11:05am |
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| bankz5152 Member Since: 02 Feb 2017 Location: South London/North Kent Posts: 2173
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Britpart CVs are fine. 33" tyres, 550nm of torque, 270hp and a heavy right foot. Never broken one on tarmac.
Allmakes are poor quality, broken a few of those. Instagram @defender_ventures Empire Tuning - Agent |
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10th Aug 2024 11:12am |
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| 34064 Member Since: 12 Dec 2023 Location: South Central Posts: 190
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Just to add my further 2 penneth to the ATB conversation. Just come back from 16 days in the Pyrenees driving most surfaces I had a ATB built by Nige at Xcess earlier this year but unfortunately while doing my pre trip prep I noticed my front diff input had a lot of play so I decided to get another ATB for the front having both front and rear.
Initially after fitting the front it does feel a bit heavier and the return to centre takes a small amount of getting used to but once it beds in and you adjust it's quite pleasant. On road I found it pretty good you can power out of corners on a mountain pass and having both you feel it's more connected and wants to push you in a straight line when you have a fair bit of power in less so if you aren't on the throttle as much. On road the traction advantage I found was the best my defender is only on 235 85 16 grabber AT3s and I don't have ABS or TC. On some steep shaley type sections I found a significant amount of grip difference to previous on climbing hills and also going down. On more faster paced gravel type roads it's was again very sure footed on acceleration and braking. One track we did up by an old Ski slope had just been graded and rolled and with the rain the track had turned into a slurry and was like driving on grease in places. With this track I found staying in low box and modulating the power gave a good response but putting the centre diff lock in made it track beautifully and stopped it from squirming bars in mind this was at speeds of about 5 to 8mph so not alot of wheel speed to clear the tread out that well on the tyres and where it was so wet it was filling back up very quickly. So overall I'm very pleased I read the advice on here and from others about the twin ATB set up as I find it very effective even on a non TC defender just need to save the pennies and do the middle now! 110 Td5 Ex Utilities slowly converting into a pop top camper one day Build thread:https://www.defender2.net/forum/post1024784.html#1024784 |
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