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Maplesyrup

Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #1

Hi all,

I hope I've posted this in the right section.

Can anyone please shed any light on whether I can bolt TDCI A Frame arms on to my defender 90 TD5 chassis?

I managed to damage one of the arms removing the top bush, don't ask, and a local breakers has a pair of TDCI arms which look like they'll bolt straight in.

Thanks in advance for any pointers

Jonny

 

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Litch

Well-Known Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #2

Don't know about a TD5 but I can tell you that they won't fit an early model 90 (1986).

I bought a 2-year old v.low mileage rear axle from a TDCi 90 that was used by LR at Gaydon and as it came with the A-frame I thought that I would fit that as well but I discovered that the bush has different diameter bolts so I had to re-fit the old arms. Was going to find out if the arm was different or if it was just the bush but haven't got around to it yet.

 

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Maplesyrup

Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #3

Thank you that's very helpful

I hope then that it's as easy as pressing some new td5 bushes into tdci arms, I will not be using a reciprocating saw this time....

If anyone knows if the arms are different please let me know.

 

cube1729

Member

• Oct 26, 2015

• #4

I did some research into this and came to the conclusion it is just the bush sizes. I bought a TDCI galvanised chassis with 300TDI engine mounts, the upper trailing arm lugs are welded to the chassis rather than bolted on like the earlier chassis so I wasn't sure if the arms from my 300TDI would fit. I haven't started putting it all together yet so I might still be wrong but I'm 99% sure I won't have any problems.

 

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Maplesyrup

Member

• Oct 27, 2015

• #5

That's encouraging thank you.

I think I'll buy the TDCI arms and offer them up.

 

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Maplesyrup

Member

• Nov 21, 2015

• #6

Ok, I fitted a pair of early (2007) tdci arms and they went on just fine

Thanks guys.

 

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Litch

Well-Known Member

• Nov 22, 2015

• #7

Which bushes did you use, the ones that were correct for your TD5 or later TDCi ones?

 

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Maplesyrup

Member

• Nov 22, 2015

• #8

They came off an early TDCI so had the correct bushes for my TD5 in them already, I think they changed in 2009