Thread: Landrover to landcruiser

Originally Posted by c.h.i.e.f

Haha yeah no duramax thats true...as for carrying loads I feel that the Toyota feels more stable when cornering then the 130 did I'm running 400kg springs and they r a tad harsh without a load compared to stock which were almost spot on...comparing the pair on ploughed paddocks going 90* to the courrugations the Toyota also wins hands down dunno if the landrover shock rates did not match spring rates however leaf sprung utes seem to be smoother across such surfaces...I'm quite happy with fuel economy on my vdj...the 2.2 130 without a load was better on fuel but as soon as I loaded it up with quads and tried (sometimes struggled) to sit on 100 the fuel would go upto around 17.5/100 whereas I havnt hit those figures with the Toyota yet even if I did I can sit on 100 so I'm half happy...our other ute is a 1hdfte I quite like it pretty smooth a lugs harder than the vdj by a little and I feel that any straight 6 turbo diesel sounds better then a v8 the 1hd has a few little issues now it's getting a few k's but what doesn't really...the vdj isn't as bad as a lot made them out to be bit of a rocky start with oil,alternator and dusting issues however ya don't hear of too many letting fly like the classic 3.0l patrol

What issues on 1hd and how many kays? I think they are pretty much bulletproof, only issue I've ever heard of is failing to run due to bad earth on fuel pump driver, generally after dual battery install. Nothing else at all!

What shocks from superior? Amanda? I just put lifted 100series raid 90's on my rangie, feel pretty good. By the sounds of it, I'm glad superior never got back to me

Originally Posted by garrycol

He said it complies so will have the compliance information.

You are awesome Garry, great contribution to this thread

Originally Posted by rovercare

You are awesome Garry

I know .

Originally Posted by rovercare

Drives 35's without a second thought, better than little tyres, although I only drove home on them and changed it all over

No point being uncomfortable, the stuff I got from superior originally I let the tyres down to 16psi on road, the shocks were king copies and adjustable on their lowest setting I struggled to compress by hand, out of this world hard!

Rides near as comfy as my rangie, just fix the spring back on diagonal hits....part front sway bar, but mostly progressive rate front springs I reckon...280-410pd. 280 rate stuff really good, but firms up to much

They are 3.9 diffs (hopefully front is stronger again) where as 1hd is 4.1 and 1hz is hideously weak 4.3

Have you driven yours with a load and 35's?,both my tray backs needed the clutch slipped when loaded with 7.50x16's,the 76 did when I had it full of people,I only used mine in the pit so was on uneven ground,even on tar running 35's your clutch may suffer. Pat Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Have you driven yours with a load and 35's?,both my tray backs needed the clutch slipped when loaded with 7.50x16's,the 76 did when I had it full of people,I only used mine in the pit so was on uneven ground,even on tar running 35's your clutch may suffer. Pat Pat

I foresee me having to replace the clutch after unichip regardless

I'll be towing 3+ ton in around the bush on a project we are doing for the depi in December, so I'll let you know how it fares then

Originally Posted by rovercare

What issues on 1hd and how many kays? I think they are pretty much bulletproof, only issue I've ever heard of is failing to run due to bad earth on fuel pump driver, generally after dual battery install. Nothing else at all!

Well it's not really that old its got 230k blows a bit if smoke lately dunno why so a full service is coming up for it...few minor oil leaks from inlet manifold hope turbo seals r ok and a common rattle a lot seem to get at 1200rpm apart from that its fine and lumps along nicely...I wish they had got the 1hdfte stripped the fuel system off and threw a common rail system on it and replaced the turbo for a large vnt and hopefully that met the modern emission laws and threw that into our dual cabs with maybe a 6speed...lots of people ask if I miss the 6 speed out of the landy "well yes I do" however I don't mind the trading a gear in for having a stronger gearbox even if it only has 5 cogs

Having said that, my oldboys 1hd fte I did the Simpson east to west with kimberely camper 285's and dp chip, has not had clutch issues as yet, although it will slip with poor use of clutch peddle and big throttle applications