Volvo portal axles

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Author Message   micky dee (Kincangokicker) New Member Username: Kincangokicker Post Number: 28 Registered: 06-2003 Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 08:56 pm:    will these axles fit into a disco or a range rover? just woundering   Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 79 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 09:06 pm:    I've wondered that myself. Volvo portal axles are real big in Malaysia, but mainly on the old Series II and III. I've seen them over there. I don't know what kind of modifications are required. You might try looking through the club website over there. http://www.lrom.com.my There was a red Series III with the axles for sale a short time back that was posted on the site. You could see how it looks.   Shaun Power (Shaunp) Member Username: Shaunp Post Number: 87 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 09:28 pm:    MAXI DRIVE Austrailia make portal axles.   Luis Constantin (Luisc) Member Username: Luisc Post Number: 80 Registered: 02-2003 Posted on Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 09:41 pm:    There is a pretty good picture of one on that website of a red one crossing a ditch. I was going to post it but it was too large. I wasn't able to reduce its size to fit. I haven't learned how to use picture editing yet.   Greg Davis (Gregdavis) Senior Member Username: Gregdavis Post Number: 917 Registered: 08-2002 Posted on Friday, July 11, 2003 - 08:47 am:    Yes, they'll fit with a few mods. But from what I hear, it's not as bad as most would think. Hardest part is getting the right axles. There are two versions, a high-speed (better for highway) and a low-speed set. The high-speed axles are harder to find. There was an ad in a recent LR mag that showed a white DI with them, and it looked great. Unfortunately there wasn't any info on the vehicle. The Maxi-Drive portal boxes are unbeleivably expensive. It would cost something like $10K to do all four corners!