Xcess 4x4s 'Ultimate Ashlocker' 3.5 Rear Differential - Check Build Spec below !
Well, if you are reading this you are maybe thinking of treating yourself to a new Ashlocker ?
And, if that's the case you won't regret an Ashlocker - absolutely the best locker for a Land Rover axle money can buy....
But...Lets be brutally honest here right now......You will absolutely definately be able to by an Ashlocker cheaper than this.......
Better ?...100% No.... Not a chance ....Not even close to what you are looking at here.
Whilst we are known for building and rebuilding very high quality differentials, we also make some serious upgrades, to make the builds
stronger better and more reliable, and this is exactly one of those builds. This is a Ashlocker - with a difference...or rather differenceS !.
Lets just run through what the specification of this unit is and why it's just so special and so superb.
1st, it has a very late 'Puma Casing', which after being 'Aqua Blast' cleaned has been converted to our 'Pegged Casing' specification.
Additionally the rather daft 'hollow pins' holding the Adjuster rings in place.... (or trying / and often failing !)...
have been cut off, and our 'Domex Carrier Cap Upgrade Conversion' TIG welded in place, along with our own HD CS80 grade Adjuster ring 'Ears'with 12.9 Grade Bolts and Nylocs to secure.
To understand our 'Carrier Cap' Upgrade- Watch this video !.
Now, whilst we will always use the best of everything - ie Timken Bearings, Genuine seals, always we use all new (and upgraded) Bolts, Nordlock washers, upgraded flanged
headed Pinion Bolt we always use there are many other things we upgrade - all as standard in all our builds.
This also has all of our popular upgrades we do like our 'Superflange' and our 'Oil Vane' upgrade, all are here ..
BUT.....on Ashlockers.... We can seriously increase the reliability and strength of Ashlockers with our 'Tablock Upgrade' - which this has.
To understand the 'Tablock Upgrade'- Watch this video !. A massive strength increase and for the
additional cost it's proving to be an almost 'standard' request on the majority of our Customer builds...
And finally,
Just check out the finish on the Crown Wheel. Look closely at both the rear face of the Crown wheel and the Blue Check.
This is a very special HD 3.5 Rear Crown wheel, it has a special finish, again increasing strength, reliability and the final overall finished quality of the differential.
All of this extra effort and using the best parts costs money, and yes, add them all up, and that does push up the final price up, it's all down to if you want to spend
as little as possible...
and frankly cut corners, or, spend a little more for one hell of an upgraded Ashlocker - thats your call and yours alone. Some customers either can't justify
or just don't have the funds to go this far, but if you can - and you do - then it's one hell of a diff !.
Like the old saying from Benjamin Franklin - 'The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten.' - and thats as true as ever today.
The only upgrade we haven't done to this build is our 'Big Bearing' conversion - but one of those is planned for a build shortly.
One issue though is possibly the last 2 we built never quite made themselves to the webshop ....in fact same on my own differential - that never made it into my 90.... neither
did the 2 others that followed.
Only when I couldn't put up with the horrible nosies that were coming out of my 90s rear axle sounded terminal did Build No 4 actually HAVE to make in in there ...lol
All in all a this really is more than just a new differential - It's more like a thing of beauty !
Well, we were so impressed we had to do a video of it ! - Enjoy !
Price, as with all our Differentials is a OUTRIGHT Cost - ie NO Surcharges, NO Exchange Costs. You fancy a really nice new ATB ? - You've just found it.