33'' do you need to change your gearing

[lambrover]

just wondering how much dose running 33's effect the gearing on the county is the low range to tall. I can live with it in high range but if low is to tall its a pain in the butt.

[PAT303]

It hasn't bothered my fender.They are better in every way. Pat

[Landy110]

Don't know about gearing on the county but I agree with the previous post.
No change required on the fenda
Steve.

[Psimpson7]

Fine on my defender. I would actually like to have a higher ratio still for road use.

[PAT303]

Second that.I'm getting D/gas fitted if the tank ever turns up and it will run out of gears long before it runs out of puff. Pat

[defmec]

my fender 200tdi handled 35s ok without any gearing but i wouldnt put them on my 3.5 county as it has less power even with 31s:(

[lambrover]

thanks for that looks like i'll be putting 33's on then. Defmec do you have a 3.5 county if so do recken the engine runs out of grunt and what mods have you done.

[PAT303]

The 3.5 has plenty of power,just not compared to modern engines.You can work them easily,remember when they came out most Jap 4wd's had 2.0-2.2 petrol-diesels that couldn't pull the skin off burnt milk. Pat

[moorey]

just wondering how much dose running 33's effect the gearing on the county is the low range to tall. I can live with it in high range but if low is to tall its a pain in the butt.
33's are fine (on my old 95 130fender), but my 35's are geared to high for steep decends:eek:

[rovercare]

The 3.5 has plenty of power,

:Rolling::clap2::clap2:

[lambrover]

cheers, thanks. I will be trying to squeeze a few extra ponys out of the old girl, the original engine is stuffed the valves pushrods and cam are stuffed new engine coming still 3.5 but single 320economaster holley carb and 3.9 down pipes for the exhaust, I am thinking of putting in a torque cam while its out.any other things let us know.

[lokka]

cheers, thanks. I will be trying to squeeze a few extra ponys out of the old girl, the original engine is stuffed the valves pushrods and cam are stuffed new engine coming still 3.5 but single 320economaster holley carb and 3.9 down pipes for the exhaust, I am thinking of putting in a torque cam while its out.any other things let us know.

Your pi55ing in the wind my friend there is no substitute for cubes dont play with the 3.5 either find a 4.6 or a 4.4 i wouldent even bother with a 3.9 (unless it was a suzi) trust me ya wont be happy with the 3.5 unless ya drive it on the redline my bro has a county 3.5 running 37's and the std LT95 gearing is ok but he has to flog tha pi55 out of it to keep up with my verry tired 4.4 pushing 33's with a LT95 with the .996 high range and both trucks run 3.54 diffs ;););)

[lambrover]

thanks mate I'll start saving my coins.

[rovercare]

Your pi55ing in the wind my friend there is no substitute for cubes dont play with the 3.5 either find a 4.6 or a 4.4 i wouldent even bother with a 3.9 (unless it was a suzi) trust me ya wont be happy with the 3.5 unless ya drive it on the redline my bro has a county 3.5 running 37's and the std LT95 gearing is ok but he has to flog tha pi55 out of it to keep up with my verry tired 4.4 pushing 33's with a LT95 with the .996 high range and both trucks run 3.54 diffs ;););)

But the power of the Rover V8:burnrubber::angel:

To be honest, the best thing you could do is borrow a set of 33's and go for a drive and see if YOUR happy with it

Me? I can;t stand a 3.5 on 29" tyres, I think they're woeful, but thats me:D

If you were local, I;d organise a set for you to try

[lambrover]

yep that would be the best thing to do but not many rovers up in darwin this is bloody try hard cruiser country:D. my car has the lt85 5 speed it seems like alot of the other earlly cars had lt95 is that right do you reaken that will make any difference

[PAT303]

When you say the rover v8 doesn't have power what are you comparing it too?.They are ahead of cruiser 6's anything hilux's have and my 3.9 goes just fine side by side with my Tdi which goes better than my work troopy,3.0 rodeo or 3.0 hilux and the Prado does go better but it has shorter gearing with an extra cog to boot.LR's handling is 10 steps above as well. Pat

[lokka]

When you say the rover v8 doesn't have power what are you comparing it too?.They are ahead of cruiser 6's anything hilux's have and my 3.9 goes just fine side by side with my Tdi which goes better than my work troopy,3.0 rodeo or 3.0 hilux and the Prado does go better but it has shorter gearing with an extra cog to boot.LR's handling is 10 steps above as well. Pat


Yep well they may well be ok for some and in standard trim there preaty good tho big tyres suck the guts out of any engin and rover engins have allways been underpowered for what there pushing il aggree with the handling yep rovers will out drive most and do it in comfort too but ya need more grunt if ya want to turn bigger rubber im happy enough with the 4.4 in my rangie and ive just picked upa nice fresh one so should be even beta tho id love to shove in a 350 cube or there abouts engin would make the thing just that much beta :D:D:D

[rovercare]

Yep well they may well be ok for some and in standard trim there preaty good tho big tyres suck the guts out of any engin and rover engins have allways been underpowered for what there pushing il aggree with the handling yep rovers will out drive most and do it in comfort too but ya need more grunt if ya want to turn bigger rubber im happy enough with the 4.4 in my rangie and ive just picked upa nice fresh one so should be even beta tho id love to shove in a 350 cube or there abouts engin would make the thing just that much beta :D:D:D

4.4's are the lowest level I'd stoop to, its the MINIMUM capacity that ever should of been fitted and that 4" stroke, GREAT torque:)

[rovercare]

When you say the rover v8 doesn't have power what are you comparing it too?.They are ahead of cruiser 6's anything hilux's have and my 3.9 goes just fine side by side with my Tdi which goes better than my work troopy,3.0 rodeo or 3.0 hilux and the Prado does go better but it has shorter gearing with an extra cog to boot.LR's handling is 10 steps above as well. Pat

Ahead of cruiser 6's, ok I'll pay that, in comparison to the F motor, but try line up a 4.5 as fitted from 92 onwards, and see your ass get smoked

Stick a set of 33's on a disco and on a TB42 Nissan and see who is better of, or better yet a TB42e

We're comparing diesels now? why is that?:confused:, thought I was bagging Rover V8's and you were defending them as any loyal follower of the faction should:p

Handleing? yea, that's why I own Rover's, but that has 3/5ths of fug all to do with a rover V8 being a gutless fuel pig;)