• 740 > 340 axle swap -possible??

Posted: **06 Jun 2006 11:09 pm**

Hi all
Does anyone know if its possible to chuck a 740 rear axle on the back of a 340 (removing the 340 one first, obviously

) ?? If so how, if not what are the probs? Just curious really...

Posted: **06 Jun 2006 11:14 pm**

TBH mate you will have a major job on your hands here. The 300 has a transaxle so no Gearbox up front whereas the 740 is a traditional box up front prop rear axle layout!!!
Adam

Posted: **06 Jun 2006 11:30 pm**

Fair enough, but assuming you were prepared to cut a nice new tunnel and hypothetically speaking...would it fit dimensions wise??

Posted: **06 Jun 2006 11:38 pm**

I am pretty sure the 700 series axle is a little too wide for a 300

Posted: **07 Jun 2006 08:59 am**

Of course putting the box in front and axle from bigger Volvo is a cheaper way.

Then there's also this way:
http://koti.mbnet.fi/mtn/images/volvo/300srj/Diffen.jpg
http://koti.mbnet.fi/mtn/images/volvo/3 ... ttlink.jpg

Take out the tubes and modify the diff to go in 300-series.

Posted: **07 Jun 2006 10:04 am**

I am in awe and not worthy of such engineering genius!! Whats the difference between the 240 and 740 axles - i thought they were similar?? I know you can get the 740 with an automatic locking diff, which I suspect might be useful for sidewaysedness...

Posted: **07 Jun 2006 10:22 am**

Inside parts of 200-,700-, and I guess also 900-series diffs are interchangeable. So differences are external.

With stiff axels that is, about multilinks I don't know.