brian pleasant previously posted:
"nice rig! i read about portal axles and it is interesting, i dont know how much but i am sure it is expensive and wonder how much maintance it takes to keep running like gear lube? is it new or been awhile ? too many questions....for me to ask lol"
Both Unimoogs and Pinzgauers have used the portal style axles for years. Wheelers have been doing portal axle swaps for quite a long time. There are both pros and cons for using them, but the main reason people go to portals is the amazing clearance under the differentials. On a stock Unimog with the standard tires, the differential clearance is something like 18". Due to the inherent design of the portal axles the suspension system built around them incorporates a large amount of flex in the actual frame of the vehicles. This is one of the reasons that you see so many pictures of either of these rigs (especially the Pinzgauer) with at least one wheel up in the air. They are pretty cool to watch wheel, too, and the friends that we have that drive the Pinzs say that that is part of the fun in owning one. Both the Pinzgauer and the Unimog have been around since 1940 or so.
Yes, the axles are quite expensive, but cheaper by far than a new DynaTrac Dana 60 RockJoc ($4,000). I don't know anything about the maintenance, but I would assume that it is fairly standard (60K) much like your regular axle maintenance. These both started out as farm/military axle applications and are pretty strong.
Here are links to both Pinzgauer and Unimog for a little history:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pinzgau...errain_Vehicle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unimog
Thanks for the link on the lights, Josh! I moved it over to 'Builder's Sources'
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