Bolt on portals for rovers

[Nomar]

Would the axles require stronger shafts when using portal reduction gears or would stock shafts suffice?

 

[knewsom]

Is there a gear reduction in these portals? What ratio?

It seems you can never go wrong using some HD axles tho.

 

[landrovered]

Just a guess but the force would be reduced on the axles but they would still be subject to shock loads just like always. If you had portals you would probably be more inclined to have higher shock loads because you would be wheeling harder stuff.

 

[Ed Cheung]

Not a LR but pretty interesting..

http://www.marks4wd.com/products/gearmaster/Nissan Portals/Nissan Portal History.htm

 

[knewsom]

Damn, these things look seriously sweet. Fucking genius.

 

[toadermcgee]

Why do they use the two little gears (i"m sure there is a technical name for them but I don't know it) on the sides? And why aren't they helical cut?

 

[landrovered]

Two gears are better than one and helical gears require much more expensive machinery to manufacture.

 

[Nomar]

If you had portals you would probably be more inclined to have higher shock loads because you would be wheeling harder stuff.

I just wheel on the snow mounds at Wal-mart so shock loads aren't too bad.

I think I'll order some portals.

 

[michaels]

they're about $10,000 so take out a loan....

 

[landrovered]

I just wheel on the snow mounds at Wal-mart so shock loads aren't too bad.

In the southeast that is about all that is left.

 

[ptschram]

Makes Mog or Pinzgauer axles look cheap.

 

[brianhoberg]

Yep, 9,410 is the rough conversion price not including the boat/truck/plane ride to get them.

 

[pdxrovermech]

i could never understand spending that much on a part. For that price I'll just buy a D1 for 2K and get a huge run at the obstacle. If the rig makes it then great. If not, I'll just go buy another one.

 

[benlittle]

What a joke. That dude spent $10K on portals and then slaps on some $50 pro comp shocks :smilelol:

 

[D Chapman]

Just a guess but the force would be reduced on the axles but they would still be subject to shock loads just like always. If you had portals you would probably be more inclined to have higher shock loads because you would be wheeling harder stuff.

If he's getting 1:1 at the hub, that would be sweet. It would be hard to break an axle.

It's still a waste of time and money.

 

[Nomar]

Damn, these portals are hawt.

I wonder if I can get 2 sets.
Then I could put portals on my portals...

 

[MarkP]

When viewed in terms of $2500/wheel the price is not completely unreasonable. The problem is 4 at $10K.

Ouch!

 

[D Chapman]

Just do the back and put bigger tires on the front to level it out.

 

[pdxrovermech]

or just buy a buggy and trailer your rig like everyone else.

 

[BuyRovers]

What a joke. That dude spent $10K on portals and then slaps on some $50 pro comp shocks :smilelol:

Not really sure of the brand, price, or quality of the shocks but being that they are remote reservoirs I doubt they were $50...