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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: chris9119 on February 14, 2006, 19:00:04

Title: 1982 RR Classic - Rear Axle
Post by: chris9119 on February 14, 2006, 19:00:04

Carrying out mods to new toy and replacing complete suspension system.

The RR has shocks front and rear on back axle. I need both off the front for correct articulation, etc.

Do later RR have both shock connections on the front of the axle and will it fit my 82 model :?:

Alternatively, can the rear axle be changed for say a Disco one :?:

Help and advice gladly appriciated.

Chris

Title: 1982 RR Classic - Rear Axle
Post by: Range Rover Blues on February 14, 2006, 19:14:53

I didn't think the damper location made any difference to articulation :?

Anyway, the later (say EFi) models had the dampers both ahead of the axle, that's what a Disco is you know, a poor man's RR.

The later axles had the same hubs, disks and pads, halfshafts etc but the bolts for the trailing links are bigger so you need to check this, I'd swap for the later arms anyway which you can change by fitting new chassis bushes.  The diffs are also stronger and have metric bearings in them.