Rear axle?

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timfromull
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Rear axle?

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Just a quickie regarding my 2 litre (205) upgrade from the original 1600.
I'm guessing the gearing will be different with the original 1600 axle, and it would have to work harder at higher cruising speeds.
I will get a lot of benefit from upgrading to a 2 litre axle too, but how much? :headscratch:
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Re: Rear axle?

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The benefit of fitting a 2.0 litre axle is that it has higher gearing which means the engine will be doing less revs at any given speed and hence the car will be quieter and more relaxed when cruising and theoretically fuel consumption will be better. The trade off for this will be that acceleration will be a bit slower than with the lower geared axle.
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If you want to sell your old 1600 axle, I'll give you good money for it. Let me know first!
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
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Major_Tom wrote:If you want to sell your old 1600 axle, I'll give you good money for it. Let me know first!
No problem bud, first dibs are yours :burnout:
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I'd be keeping the 1.6 axle for better acceleration 8-)
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timfromull wrote:
Major_Tom wrote:If you want to sell your old 1600 axle, I'll give you good money for it. Let me know first!
No problem bud, first dibs are yours :burnout:
Thanks, my "bullet proof" diff is making three different noises now.
I'm the one who leaves all those shoes in the carriageway.
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Re: Rear axle?

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Not toe treading, but I have a 1600 axle for sale in Surrey...

Not on here much and wont see PM, so if interested, regular email to [email protected]
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