Hi M
The drive shafts are equal length, however I think the Pinion flange is
slightly offset from the centre line of the vehicle to enable the equal
length drive shafts. Offset would be somewhere around an inch, inch and a
half, no real big deal. A friend has this axle in a Robin Hood Kit car
(Lotus Seven Alike) with bags of clearance if that helps!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: "M D Nugent" <carcentric@yahoo.com>
To: "Graham Stretch" <technical@iwnet.screaming.net>; "Tl"
<triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 6:29 PM
Subject: Re: Triumph Dolomite Sprint
> Was the differential offset from center as I believe the TR7's is? IF
> it is, it wouldn't work for my project.
>
> MDN
>
>
> --- Graham Stretch <technical@iwnet.screaming.net> wrote:
> > Hi
> > The Dolly Sprint axle appears from looking at a Haynes Manuals to
> > have been
> > unique as a unit though it definitely shares a lot of bits with the
> > earlier
> > TR's like the 3.45 cw/Pinion and the 5 Speed TR7 has a similar axle
> > tube
> > with different mounting bracketry, but was not fitted with the 3.45
> > ratio
> > innards, I guess if you needed a replacement axle tube the TR7 could
> > donate
> > that with an earlier 3.45 equipped TR donating the internal bits.
> > The Dolomite Sprint uses the Small PCD stud pattern but I have seen
> > pictures
> > of a Dolomite Sprint wearing Stag alloys, I think it was also using
> > Stag
> > drive flanges though I am not sure about this. It was however powered
> > by the
> > Stag Engine from what I remember!
> >
> > Graham.
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