Andyandlew

Yea thats me :-)

Yea absolutely. Look on fleabay. Hobsons sell them for around £600. I got mine in about 1996 from a dealer in Wales. These were the days when the army didn't release the armoured bodies with the Landrovers and only sold the rolling chassis'. There are two versions of the front 110 Salisbury. One has the standard 110 brakes ( this axle fitted to SAS 110 dpvs', ) and the version with vented discs ( called 1" vents) which where fitted to the armoured 110s. CV joints and half shafts no stronger, the strength only in the diff.

The main thing I would say after owning all manner of Landrovers for 26 years is this: People sometimes expect too much of them, in terms of off road performance, of weight carrying ability or comfort. I went from 110 to 127 to Bedford MJ to Foden FH70 Limber to Bedford MJ winch wagon and back to 110 because there is no point in expecting a 110 to carry 4 tons, or expecting a Foden to do more than 4mpg when laden. Its horses for courses although admittedly if used within its' limits a Landrover is a great alrounder.

I tried selling my 110 Hi-cap last January when skint, read the spec then what the best I was offered for it. 3500gvw galvanised chassis, 4L perkins phaser engine ( new from the factory when bought) fully rebuilt lt85 box , rebuilt transfer box, high range transfer gears, power steering, front and rear salisbury axles, polybushed,ap racing front vented discs,3500 suspension, rear gas shocks,was originally a military 110 so has the split doors,, never offroaded, and 5 almost new avon tyres...best offer £2100

Yes basically. Use 110 unlevelled rears with the helper springs on the back, and if memory serves me right, the fronts on a 3500gvw 110 are HD 90 rears. When I had my 127 it was running 4500gvw single coils on the back with no helpers. I took them off as they where too stiff when unladen and have sat in the garage ever since. On the front of mine I use HD Landrover Discovery rears + 2" due to the Perkins Phaser. As previously mentioned make sure all the bushes are in good order and gas shocks on the back are a sound investment.

Hi, Front (Rover) and rear (Salisbury) are the same on 110 and 127/ 130 models in the 1986 to td5 era. The only axle and braking uprade avaliable was a Salisbury front axle which had the option of enormous vented discs and the calipers were supplied by AP. ( These were fitted to RUC amoured 110 Landrovers.) I fitted this axle to mine as I have a 4L 135bhp Perkins Phaser in my 110 Hi-cap.I do believe there is two versions of a coil sprung salisbury axle, one being heavier duty than the other but I can't confirm that for you.

Here is the response i got ftom the relevant govt department when i inquired about stretching my 110 to a 130.

Thank you for your email of 13 October regarding changes to your vehicle.

 

 

 

The first thing you would need to do would be to contact the vehicle manufacturer to confirm if any changes are feasible.

 

 

 

The garage would have to be a reputable one and as mentioned your insurance company would need to know. DVLA would need to know for any change on the registration document.

 

 

 

I hope this helps.

 

 

 

Pat Negus

 

Correspondence Section

International Vehicle Standards Division

1/33 Great Minster House

33 Horseferry Road

 

LONDON

SW1P 4DR

0207 944 2076

GTN 3533 2076

Hi, for what it is worth, here is my ten pence worth. I built a 127 using all the bits from a military 110. Other than the rear prop and a 17" piece of 109 back body in the middle it was all 110. The early 127's were cut 110 chassis' with a 17" section welded in(like mine).they were built by Special vehicle operations at Landrover. They had along the top and bottom of the chassis rails 3mm plate 75mm wide running nearly the full length of the vehicle. Heavy duty 110s also had this additional plate. On later models this was not added and chassis one piece. All 110 and 127 Brakes the same. 3500gvw springs were coils within coils on the back. As the factory registered the early 127's as 110s I did the same and never came unstuck. Just make sure you insure the vehicle for what it is.

Bought an ex army truck with a crane and i would like to know,what you have your,s registered as, agricultural/forestry/crane and the benifits and downfalls of each, i do a little bit of forestry and want the truck to help with this. here is a pic of it, bought it without the boxes and trailer. this photo was taken by the previous owner.

Nice truck, I used to own this Foden Limber. I was the second civilian owner and ran it for about 18 months to rallies up and down the country. Make sure you master the gearbox to be sure you don't ruin the clutch brake assy. Pm me for more info on what history I can pass on if you want. Ps I only ever managed 4mpg but ran it on Red as it was registered as a "special vehicle" ie crane.