Triumph Herald Live Rear Axle

Triumph Herald Live Rear Axle

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nigeleyre

Original Poster:

18 posts

197 months

Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Is it possible to convert a Triumph Herald to a live rear axle and keep it road legal and has anyone done it? Thanks.

tapkaJohnD

1,992 posts

211 months

Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Yes, lots. Well, a few.
Not me, but go to Sideways or Club Triumph for some examples.
http://sideways-technologies.co.uk/forums/
http://club.triumph.org.uk/cgi-bin/forum10/Blah.pl...

John

nigeleyre

Original Poster:

18 posts

197 months

Wednesday 7th February 2018
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Super thank you John.

RCK974X

2,521 posts

156 months

Saturday 10th February 2018
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In case it's of any use to you, from kit car stuff I messed with ....

I'm pretty sure that the PCD on the Morris Marina and Triumph Dolomite is the same as the Herald, and the axle track is about right.
(In fact they had the same solid axle with different brackets welded on, with Spitfire series diffs. It still says STANPART on the diff casing....

So if you can find one of those it's about the right size and no messing about with odd wheels.

Also if you're going for a more powerful engine, the Dolly Sprint axle is the same except it has the Triumph Saloon diff, 3.45 good for about 200 horses, and STILL has
the right PCD.....but obviously even rarer.....

If you don't mind different wheels or a cross drilled spare, I think also the Ford Capri/Escort axles are also about the right size, and you can get the Atlas diff in those,
not sure if it's too big for the Herald though....

Source - Marlin kit cars - went from all Herald/Vitesse to Marina, but also had a 'hybrid' Triumph front, Marina rear axle, and some owners fitted Dolly Sprint
and Capri, one with Rover V8 and 3.0 Capri axle.....all in the same overall body width....

tapkaJohnD

1,992 posts

211 months

Saturday 10th February 2018
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More remarkably, the MGF has the same PCD!

My Vitesse has the swing axle setup, but MGF hubs, and discs.
John

RCK974X

2,521 posts

156 months

Saturday 10th February 2018
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Wouldn't be all that surprised if they reused some parts right through the entire extended BL (inc Triumph) range.
I can remember looking at engine bays at shows and thinking "that looks familiar..."

So MGF disc hubs might even be Vitesse ones !!

chris59

74 posts

146 months

Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Buy a bog standard "Standard Herald", built in India, these cars have a live axle from new.

tapkaJohnD

1,992 posts

211 months

Wednesday 14th February 2018
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Wasn't that the Standard Gazel?


Converse2020

348 posts

128 months

Friday 23rd February 2018
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RCK974X said:
In case it's of any use to you, from kit car stuff I messed with ....

I'm pretty sure that the PCD on the Morris Marina and Triumph Dolomite is the same as the Herald, and the axle track is about right.
(In fact they had the same solid axle with different brackets welded on, with Spitfire series diffs. It still says STANPART on the diff casing....

So if you can find one of those it's about the right size and no messing about with odd wheels.
Can confirm my Herald Convertible came with Dolomite Sprint wheels on it from the seller who restored it...(though I swapped them back as the steering / turning circle was a pain)