lower front diff

[dieselboy]

When lowering the front diff what do you do with the front mount that bolts to cross member?

[JUDWAK]

undo it?

[dieselboy]

So just leave it disconnected?

[dieselboy]

Can't really lower diff at all as the prop will touch the exhaust downpipe and front arb. Any ideas anyone?

[NiftyNev]

Lowering the front diff is usually carried out when installing BJ spacers and including diff and ARB spacers. Are you doing ball joint spacers. If not then you need the ARB and diff spacers (do not leave bolts out BTW) and modify the exhaust I suppose.

Nev

[dieselboy]

Thanks nev. I've already fitted bj spacers but shaft angles are too steep. Never heard of arb spacers or would have bought these too. Looks like I'm giving up. I'm still confused though as I have two lowering blocks but the diff is mounted in 3 places.

[Albannach]

The front of the diff stays where it is, the spacers go at the back. If you want to keep the ARB, you'll need spacers to drop that too. I can't comment on your exhaust issue, I didn't think it was a problem?

[dieselboy]

The exhaust may not be an issue. The spacers look to go either side of the diff around the drive shaft area. There is no mounts around the back of the diff. There are just those 3

[Albannach]

The exhaust may not be an issue. The spacers look to go either side of the diff around the drive shaft area. There is no mounts around the back of the diff. There are just those 3

You said you had a front mounting, I wrongly assumed you'd call the 2 towards the rear of the diff (behind the driveshafts) the rear ones. Irrespective of what you want to call them, that's where the spacers go, the diff will pivot down on the "front" mounting.

Did you get the proper sized spacers made up?

[dieselboy]

You said you had a front mounting, I wrongly assumed you'd call the 2 towards the rear of the diff (behind the driveshafts) the rear ones. Irrespective of what you want to call them, that's where the spacers go, the diff will pivot down on the "front" mounting.

Did you get the proper sized spacers made up?

yes but nothing else came with the two kits I have bought.

[Albannach]

yes but nothing else came with the two kits I have bought.

Kit? I didn't realise anyone did diff drop kits.

[JUDWAK]

Kit? I didn't realise anyone did diff drop kits.

makes 2 of us
i thought something compleatly different to what he is doing
glad i went off line and did not carry on with my addvise
could have done it in

[lord lucan]

just do the back 2 , i did my front one to keep the diff away from the v8 sump but all you can do is elongate the holes in the bracket prob can get it down by 15 mm

[dieselboy]

Kit? I didn't realise anyone did diff drop kits.

Forum search is up top on the right

[dieselboy]

just do the back 2 , i did my front one to keep the diff away from the v8 sump but all you can do is elongate the holes in the bracket prob can get it down by 15 mm

cheers terry. What about the arb though? How did you get around that?