Steve F Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Hello. Sorry I have been googling and googling and cannot seem to find enough info here. I have an 86 Comanche and am slowly building her up. I have the POS V6 and want to swap in a diesel (I am a diesel lover). OM617 is the likely candidate with all the trimmings. That being said, I need to swap ax5 for ax-15, np207 for np231 and then there are the driveshafts and axles. I have a junk yard near me with several land rovers, one I know is a 97. There are older ones there as well. All these vehicles still have the axles and steering linkage. From what I read, those front should be D60 and the rear 14 bolt. Also, I think I can get the axles really cheap (part of why I am entertaining the idea). Also, I know those axles are overkill from D35, D44 but my motivation is lower cost to aquire them and durability. Does anyone have any information or a pointer to a write up that covers this topic? If not, any insight? Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 I don’t know of anyone that has done this exact swap, but it should be the same as any other axle swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 That is what I was thinking. Those axle housings are offset up front and 60” wide. I assume then 14 bolt is in the center. I just need to do more research on my own, but like you said … I cannot find any write up or video which makes me wonder why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 what era of landrover had a 60/14? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 I thought 97. This thread is about to be dead, unless someone knows different. In this wrangler forum that said the front is passenger drop instead of driver and the rear is offset driver side. I guess I should have crawled under the vehicle first. Still going to next time in that yard to verify though: https://www.wranglerforum.com/threads/land-rover-discovery-axle-swap.227546/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogmorgo Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 Yeah, it wouldn’t be any different than swapping in another axle. Cut everything superfluous off the axle, and weld on perches and control arm mounts in the correct locations for your vehicle. The concerns with oddball axles is they’re odd. Finding parts may not be the easiest, finding wheels that work, that sort of thing. Land Rover parts shouldn’t be impossible to find but aren’t always known for being cheap. Make sure you know what you’re putting in if you do go this way. There were a bunch of different axles that went into landrovers over the years. There are also different models of Land Rover that used different parts. Don’t rely on diff cover bolt counts to make assumptions that axles from different manufacturers might be the same. I’ve also seen arguments in Land Rover forums over whether they should be counting diff cover bolts or the bolts that mount the ring gear to the carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Thank you guys for the advice and time you took to reply! As I keep reading everywhere, those axles are still on those vehicles for a reason it seems. Compatibility with … well other Land Rovers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 Same junk yard, look what I scored for $75 yesterday. Sorry, had to brag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 was the rear glass still there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 @Pete M There was a rear sliding window, but it was outset like an inch or so. Not sure where it came from but it is not like my sliding glass window that sits flush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Sounds like the aftermarket CR Laurence rear window. They’re pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve F Posted September 23 Author Share Posted September 23 Sounds like I need to go back and get it in case someone needs it. Assuming they charge me a small amount as it will need to be reconditioned (paint, stickers removed, etc) for whoever uses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coheed Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Last time I bought a slider window from a junkyard it was only 40 bucks. And seeing as even the CR Laurence is out of production buying a used one is the only way to get a slider now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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