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Freelander Diff
Paul TigerB6 - 28/12/07 at 04:05 PM

I am looking to fit a Freelander diff to my Tiger chassis and notice there are two models - the later one TVK000180 having larger journal bearings.

Is there any advantage to using the later version or is the earlier one fine?? I believe the Quaife ATB diff will only fit one version - so which one??

Cheers
Paul

britishtrident - 28/12/07 at 04:07 PM

Try the Land-Rover forums

PAUL FISHER - 28/12/07 at 04:30 PM

Send "bigrich" a u2u,he may be able to advise,as he has one fitted in his mac1,with the zx10r engine

bigrich - 28/12/07 at 04:34 PM

think the bearings were upgraded to stop premature failure due to transmission wind up from failing viscous couplings on the 4x4 system
probably worth using one just for peace of mind but not sure which is suitable for an ATB, probably worth an e-mail or call to Quaiffe just to be certain

Rich

Paul TigerB6 - 28/12/07 at 04:41 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bigrich
think the bearings were upgraded to stop premature failure due to transmission wind up from failing viscous couplings on the 4x4 system
probably worth using one just for peace of mind but not sure which is suitable for an ATB, probably worth an e-mail or call to Quaiffe just to be certain

Rich



Thanks guys, I'm going for the ZX10R too with my own car. I will give quaife a call then after the New Year. Its pretty tempting though to just find a decent used one for now and if its the correct one for an ATB diff then rebuild it, and if not then get another one when the time is right

bigrich - 28/12/07 at 04:49 PM

are you sure you need the ATB mine seems really good just with a stock diff and r888's
picked up 2 rear ends complete fo 80 quid each so there pretty cheap also using the rubber mounts to give a more compliant driveline its much quieter than a sierra diff setup

Paul TigerB6 - 28/12/07 at 04:55 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bigrich
are you sure you need the ATB mine seems really good just with a stock diff and r888's
picked up 2 rear ends complete fo 80 quid each so there pretty cheap also using the rubber mounts to give a more compliant driveline its much quieter than a sierra diff setup


To be honest i'm not convinced i need spend £500+ on one no. My old Super 6 (in my Avatar) had one fitted and i loved it - but that had just Toyo T1-s tyres fitted whereas my new car is getting R888's.

I'd not thought about fitting the rubber mounts - do you have any pics of your rear end (fnar) at all?? I've got some welding to do anyway so will see if i can incorporate these with the Tiger Dedion system

bigrich - 28/12/07 at 07:06 PM

picture uploaded to my photo archive in worx build (rear diff)

Paul TigerB6 - 29/12/07 at 09:20 AM

Excellent - thanks Rich.

Looks like I will have some work to do to fit the diff - the Tiger DeDion has a bracing bar and a Panhard rod across the back that would foul the standard flexible mounts. I guess i could weld up some different rear mounts and use some suitable metalastic bushes.

Here's a pic pinched from a fellow Tiger owner of the DeDion as fitted (hope he doesnt mind!!) lol


Image deleted by owner

[Edited on 29/12/07 by Paul TigerB6]

bigrich - 29/12/07 at 05:54 PM

I'm not really sure of the benifits of a didion rear end set up but it looks heavy and complicated to my eyes and why would you stop an IRS system from being independant.

Paul TigerB6 - 29/12/07 at 06:53 PM

No idea Rich, but its what Tiger use so i'm pretty much stuck with it. lol. Its good enough for Caterham to have used for many years anyway.

I am actually thinking of trying to lighten it with the hole saw before fitting it - i know Tiger have done something to lighten the set up themselves since my kit was bought new and i am pretty sure all that steel plate you can see in the pic is totally overkill. Every little helps as they say hey.

[Edited on 29/12/07 by Paul TigerB6]