Is a Quaife LSD simply an add on to the existing bevel gear and ring gear or do these parts also come new?
Does anyone know if I can retrofit a Quaife LSD to my MY 2014 4/4? So if the crownwheel and pinion have to come new, perhaps Quaife offers different final drive ratios?
I'm quoting SimonH from another thread about why I can't get a 1:4.11 final drive:
„Because BTR changed the size of the crownwheel and pinion. They went from an 8” diameter to 8.8” or similar, The diff carrier (the pigs head) in the middle of the axle is also physically larger and heavier
Morgan didn’t want to invest in new CWP sets with different ratios
BTR also no longer make the axle so spares will dry up in a few years“
Kev (Alpha1), do you have an actual 2014 4/4 with 1:4.11 final drive? If so, how did you realise it considering what SimonH writes?
It would be very interesting for me to know if there are options.
I have an additional question for all experts, if all this is not feasible with the later BTR axle, can I retrofit my 2014 4/4 to an older BTR axle? Was there even the combination of the older BTR axle with the Mazda transmission or was it changed from the Ford transmission to Mazda at the same time as the newer BTR axle was introduced?
Because if there was no overlap then there won't be an off-the-shelf propshaft that would fit properly...so front on the Mazda transmission and rear on the old BTR axle....
And finally, are the older and newer BTR axles the same length? I always have the impression that my 4/4 is wider in the rear than the slightly older 4/4 Sigma Sports models ca. up to 2011? were.
So many questions.....
Last edited by Heinz; 13/01/23 10:08 AM. Reason: more Questions
