run a chain from the prop to another prop held with bearing to run a front diff. what % do you think it could work.
adam

dont see why it wouldnt work but wouldnt want to be there when the chain snaps and slices through your leg

No intermediate diff, not good. Have you driven a landrover with the centre diff lock in ?

Better off getting an early suzuki SJ transfer box (seperate from main Gbox with a little propshaft) as these drive 1:1 in high range and using that, they are a nice little package.

Regards Mark

More to the point have you watched Scrapheap Challenge? They love chains

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Originally posted by bimbleuk
More to the point have you watched Scrapheap Challenge? They love chains

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Exactly!

The chain drive in the back of our Radical is reliable in that its never broken. Then again we have to change the chain every 2 or 3 races as it stretches. Thats what 200BHP and constant high RPM will do.

chains don't stretch - they get longer due to wear

Late classic range rovers have chain drive transfer boxes, chains run enclosed in an oil bath but are quieter than gears. If the chain is good and heavy shouldn't be a problem though you do want a centre diff or torque converter on either front or rear drive. If I remember the 4WD racers in the 70s used the torque converter method to proportion the drive 60% rear 40% front I forget why this was thought to be a good idea.

Caber