hahah just a for fun post but i was wondering if anyone has any info on Volvo c303 axles under a disco.

i've seen them on defenders and series but no disco's

thinking about trying it out!

damn Volvo axles are hard to come buy though, and mog 404's are to big and heavy


any input would help thanks

 

The Defender is the same drivetrain and suspension as a D1 so whatever mods were necessary to put portal axles under a Defender will also be necessary on a D1.

 

There are some portal axle threads on discoweb where people have done it.

 

I imagine that would be relatively little since the Defenders used by British military have portal axles. They're called the Wolf and from my understanding are essentially beefed up Defenders. Hard for me to say though since I don't know much about this stuff yet, just wanted to chime in and say it sounds like a cool idea. Keep us posted if you decide to go ahead with it.

Brendan

 

my buddy just bought a unimog and im in love with the portals i know its kind of wrong to put Swiss axles under a rover but hell it has a Buick motor, among other odd pieces already.

Volvo's should fit nice now all i need is to source some out.

allot harder to find then mog 404's

 

There is a company in North Salt Lake, UT that makes new portal axles. They put them on rock crawlers and what not.

http://www.portal-tek.com/

 

Hi,

still interested in portals for your Disco? We are currently fitting newly developed bolt-on boxes to my Defender 130CC...



So long,

Robert

 

Unless they are some one off modifications, the Wolf's don't have portal axles.

 

That´s just what I was about to write.
There are no military Defenders with portals in use and I don´t think there are any "one off´s" either as that wouldn´t be permitted due to spares availablity.

The above bolt-on portals (build by www.killeraxles.com) are fully interchangeable, fit any side and any axle, require minimal welding and will just as well fit on a Disco.

I guess we´ll have my rig ready by mid February and then I will finally be able to give her a real shake down.

So long,

Robert

 

Oilworker what did you pay for those portals? That looks like a killer set-up!