Currently restoring a 81 moke and just removed the 8.4discs and driveshafts from subframe. They are a noticeable different thickness from each side ( left to righy). I gather this is not meant to be the case? Are theyre different size ones? Both look in great nic apart from thickness.
Thanks,
Steve

Rotors should be same thickness for even braking performance.
I would fit new ones. They are cheap now.

edit- if you are talking driveshafts, yes the RH one is thinner diameter than the left.. well my 1979 one was.

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There are at least two different drive shaft Diameters,
one is a lot smaller in diameter than the ones we are used to seeing.

if the thin driveshaft was fitted to Australian produced Minis
I feel sure that they would have been fitted to Mokes in the 80'S
some time back a large qty of CV & drive shaft assemblies were
imported into Australia, One side in greater Qty's than the other.
so it is possible that this may be one of them.

I was informed that the thinner one is made from a better grade metal
and is stronger than the thick one, I am not saying they are stronger
I am just repeating what I was told,

I am sure that there will be comments from people more qualified
than I, on the the comparable strengths.

I also think that when we stopped making the drive shafts in Australia,
the ones imported from the UK were a different diameter to those
made in Australia,

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Drive shafts of different length are always (if properly designed) of different diameters.. in order that the overall torsional stiffness is the same on both sides....

Cheers, Ian

I hear what you are saying Ian...
So why did BL make the long RH one thinner than the short one?? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.

I was talking driveshafts. So sounds like all should be okay refitting different thickness ones? I have already bought new rotors and rebuilt calipers/ new hoses ect

Yes the driveshafts are fine this is how they came on later mokes with pot joints.

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DrMini- 1970 wasaMatic 1360, Mk1S crank, 86.6HP (ATW) =~125 @ crank, 45 Dellorto (38 chokes), RE282 sprint cam, 1.5 rockers, 11.0:1 C/R.