Thread: V8 guys with big tyres.... i have some questions

Originally Posted by discorevy

Good of you to inject us all with (your) reality
Next you'll be telling us all it also out 4w drives the D2's .

Fortunately my reality involves working on not only D2's but as I live in a rural area , quite a few utes ( have to keep the locals happy ) also a couple of the BMW m57 diesels (inc wifes) you mentioned, so get to drive pretty much most of the popular utes, as well as cars on a regular basis.
I don't think any mech, who has worked for a lot of years would have blinkers on and base their experience on passion / heart etc.
But I do have a list of folk who want me to tell them when a decent D2 TD5 comes up after they drive the loaner.
Problem is no one wants to part with them.
When they ask if I know of any utes for sale they tend not to care which brand as none of them here are used in the same way that urban warriors think of them, in fact most are ****ed of that they can't get a real ute because of demand for dual cabs.
I don't think you'd let anyone forget you had a D2 Scott, or that you now have a Triton and how fantastic, better it is at everything, but when all's said and done it's just another work/play ute , designed as such etc and while its good that you love it enough to do a complete report on it, there's not much point getting frustrated when no one shares your passion.
It is a Land Rover forum.

Shots fired shots fired Mate I must have upset you at some point...dont recall doing it but these things happen ("I dont think you'd let anyone forget you had a D2....now you have a Triton and how fantastic, better it is at everything....")

No I dont think the Triton is better offroad. I think my D2 is better at most things (not all - beach) offroad and that includes outright suspension robustness. The Triton does very well offroad and does 99% of what I need but it is not my D2 (now start comparing stock height, no CDL D2 and things get tougher in terms of outright ability when comparing especially given the Triton's stock rear locker).

I am not frustated when 'no one shares your passion' - many people sharing the passion for other vehicles on this forum. It is good to be open minded.

Good to hear you have customers wanting a TD5 D2. They remain good value for money and are about a quater to a fifth the price of the most basic Thai ute so that is a big plus.

Cheers

I did a similar tyre upgrade to my L322 and didn't notice any difference in power output.I guess your problems are elsewhere in the drivetrain.

Originally Posted by shayne86

Ok so i ended up putting some 32's on my factory 18 inch rims (275-65-18) and the car feels absolutely gutless! Is this normal?

It is high mileage at 280,000 but in good condition. Doesn't burn fluid or get hot etc etc. I knew there would be a bit of a performance drop but i was not expecting this much of a drop compared to my other set of 16's with 31's.

Can't even accelerate up the slightest incline to the point where it was becoming embarrassing. Pretty sure it even kicked back down to 2nd and hit 4000rpm for about 30 seconds which was enough barely maintain 90kmph-ish.

Has anyone else been through this or should be looking at refreshing the old motor?

Cheers everyone.

Originally Posted by CaptTimbo1564

I did a similar tyre upgrade to my L322 and didn't notice any difference in power output.I guess your problems are elsewhere in the drivetrain.

Completely different animal, the rover/GM V8 is a slug at the best of times and with only 4 gears the D1/2 struggle with larger tires.

Originally Posted by ozscott

Shots fired shots fired Mate I must have upset you at some point...dont recall doing it but these things happen ("I dont think you'd let anyone forget you had a D2....now you have a Triton and how fantastic, better it is at everything....")

May have been a bit harsh for that one Scott , sorry.

Originally Posted by discorevy

May have been a bit harsh for that one Scott , sorry.

All good mate and thanks. Appreciate it. Glad to have a mechanic who is into LR on the forum. Grateful for your contributions. Take care. Cheers. Oz.

So a bit of an update if anyone is interested.

I ended up swapping my 32.2inch 18's back to my original 30inch(ish) 16s. Car felt noticeably better to drive.

Out of sheer curiosity i put both wheels on the scales. The 18s came in at 41.6kg and the 16s came in at 32.0kg. That was a little surprising to be honest, i assumed the difference would be less.

Now, i haven't had a chance to take a drive on the same stretch of road that prompted this thread (for any Perth crew it was the overtaking lane up a massive hill heading south towards Perth from jurien bay) but already it feels back to normal.

Hi I hate that hill...you should try it towing a 2 ton pls caravan with a headwind..my Discovery TD5 manual which has a remap from Shack struggles but does it..

Originally Posted by Bradtot

Hi I hate that hill...you should try it towing a 2 ton pls caravan with a headwind..my Discovery TD5 manual which has a remap from Shack struggles but does it..

Yeah its a shocker.