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Thoughts on portals ??
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In the end, the question is how much higher the costs for a portal axle conversion really are. Because if you want to achieve the same offroad capabilities, in particular ground clearance under the differentials of a solid axle, then you usually have to make very massive modifications to the chassis, body, etc. and then somehow fit extremely large tires in the wheel arch.
If you really make use of the possibilities of portal axles, then this is a great conversion in my opinion. But the biggest disadvantage I see is that you then have another component in the vehicle that requires maintenance and could fail. In addition, especially on longer trips, you would then also have to change the oil in the portals. Which adds costs and is time consuming.
We have some great portal axle conversions here in Europe. Check out bolt on portals by Tibus and the portals of LeTech.
If you really make use of the possibilities of portal axles, then this is a great conversion in my opinion. But the biggest disadvantage I see is that you then have another component in the vehicle that requires maintenance and could fail. In addition, especially on longer trips, you would then also have to change the oil in the portals. Which adds costs and is time consuming.
We have some great portal axle conversions here in Europe. Check out bolt on portals by Tibus and the portals of LeTech.
