Defender or Disco Axle?

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ONE LIFE LIVE IT. D90

ONE LIFE LIVE IT. D90

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Browsing the web as you do, ive heard that discovery 1 swivel balls are 7 bolt fitment and defenders are 6 bolt.

So i checked my 1995 300tdi defender 90 to see how many bolts i had mounting the swivel ball to the axle. There are 7! Does this mean i have a discovery Axle?

Ive just ordered new radius arm bushes to fit next week. If it is a discovery axle, are they not going to fit?
 
ONE LIFE LIVE IT. D90 said:
Browsing the web as you do, ive heard that discovery 1 swivel balls are 7 bolt fitment and defenders are 6 bolt.

So i checked my 1995 300tdi defender 90 to see how many bolts i had mounting the swivel ball to the axle. There are 7! Does this mean i have a discovery Axle?

Ive just ordered new radius arm bushes to fit next week. If it is a discovery axle, are they not going to fit?
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6 bolts was early rrc,and you wont find many axles with them on ,300tdi disco and defender front axles are basically the same thing only brakes and the odd bracket vary
 
Sorry to hijack this thread but are disco 200tdi and 300tdi rear axles the same as i am looking to buy one for my 1988 90 2.5td ( 200tdi ) soon to convert to rear disc brakes but unsure which one i need :confused:
 
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Need to swap driveshaft flange over on 300 series as it uses rubber donut
 
cornish rattler said:
Sorry to hijack this thread but are disco 200tdi and 300tdi rear axles the same as i am looking to buy one for my 1988 90 2.5td ( 200tdi ) soon to convert to rear disc brakes but unsure which one i need :confused:
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early 200 will have imperial caliper securing bolts and longer stub axles hubs etc
 
if disco rear axle replaces the std salisbury on a 110 load capability and prop length differ, salisbury diff nose is longer, rear spring plates are larger for 110
 
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