Coil sprung axles

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Hi,
I am looking at options to add a torque biasing differential to the front axle of my car, this has 1973 RR classic 10-spline axles with a Quaife ATB in the rear axle. The Ashcroft 24-spline ATB looks like a cost-effective solution but this means one of the axles has to change. Since I haven't broken a halfshaft in the 15 years I have been using the car I was thinking that perhaps the best option was to fit a later front axle...now the questions:

1. were there any front axles ex-factory which used 24-spline differentials - 110 perhaps?
2. am I correct in thinking that the Defender axles used the narrow radius arm bushes?

The reasoning behind beefing up the front axle is that IF there is a failure then the rear axle is much easier to work on than the front so I'd rather that failed.

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[xuy]

Land Rover changed to 24 spline when they launched the 300tdi defender (i think!), prior to that they were 10 spline.

The size of ones bush I do not know.

[100SRV]

Thank you XUY...I found some answers to my questions through a bit of internet searching.

[300bhp/ton]

Can you not keep the current axle/axle tubes and just replace the innards?

[100SRV]

Hello,
that was my train of thought initially, the only problem is that these are imperial axles...so I dismissed it. I now think that I could use later metric hubs on the swivels and thus change the working parts; oddly enough I found a kit of parts to do just that on a popular internet auction site yesterday. I think that will be the route I pursue.

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[JimexPL]

Any change of the link? I'm considering doing this with my hybrid, as the front diff is going to need a rebuild soon and I keep meaning to put some sort of lsd in.

[Hooli]

I used to have a Tru-Trac in the front of a Disco 200Tdi, seemed a good mix with the Detroit in the rear. Can't recall if they are imperial or metric axles though.

[300bhp/ton]

Hooli said:

I used to have a Tru-Trac in the front of a Disco 200Tdi, seemed a good mix with the Detroit in the rear. Can't recall if they are imperial or metric axles though.

Metric if its a Disco I think.

[Sarge 4x4]

I am running KAM slippers front and rear in my 110, seemed to work very well on the Rallye de Cimes last weekend.

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Hooli said:

I used to have a Tru-Trac in the front of a Disco 200Tdi, seemed a good mix with the Detroit in the rear. Can't recall if they are imperial or metric axles though.

Had bad experience with that combination so will be sticking with gear type ATB, I have looked at the KAM but think the Ashcroft ATB is a more cost-effective solution.