wonder if its an illusion

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Originally Posted by MR LR

If only a Td5 pulled up hills like the TDV8 in the cruiser...

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Can only assume you're joking - either that or you don't know much about the Td5. The Td5 will kill a V8 cruiser (single turbo version) up hills any day of the week.

When I was working down in Kambalda, one of the things that regularly brought a smile to my face was rounding up all the Toyota work utes in the overtaking lane up the hill just north of the townsite. I was in a stock standard Td5 D2.

Once we got over the top of the hill, it was amazing the number of these Toyotas that would eventually catch me up and find a spot to go round me at stupid speeds and often in stupid locations - it seems that they just couldn't handle the embarrassment of being overtaken by a 2.5 litre Landrover - there used to be some quite amusing comments made on Ch 40. :o

200 series twin turbo diesels don't like being passed uphill by petrol V8 P38's either! They wait til flat ground to take their position back. Can't hold speed uphill though!

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Originally Posted by BMKal

Can only assume you're joking - either that or you don't know much about the Td5. The Td5 will kill a V8 cruiser (single turbo version) up hills any day of the week.

When I was working down in Kambalda, one of the things that regularly brought a smile to my face was rounding up all the Toyota work utes in the overtaking lane up the hill just north of the townsite. I was in a stock standard Td5 D2.

Once we got over the top of the hill, it was amazing the number of these Toyotas that would eventually catch me up and find a spot to go round me at stupid speeds and often in stupid locations - it seems that they just couldn't handle the embarrassment of being overtaken by a 2.5 litre Landrover - there used to be some quite amusing comments made on Ch 40. :o

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You could say the opposite actually, I know too much about Td5's, I have one and mum has one (both manual D2's), I do a lot of highway k's in both. We also have a 2006 4.2TD Cruiser ute on the farm and it leaves the Disco's in its dust up and over anything, I just assumed the V8 would go even better, but obviously others haven't experienced that :) I'm quite shocked as they seem torquey at the boat ramp, whereas a td5 has no bottom end.

Cheers
Will

You must have two pretty clapped out Td5's then Will. ;)

The 4.2 turbo 6 cruiser is even easier to blow away on an uphill run than the V8. I have never yet had one better the Disco on a hill - and many have tried. :D

Our son has just had his work Hilux replaced by one of the new LC utes and he's not happy. Reckons its cramped, uncomfortable and slow by comparison.

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It the adrs that require the wheel hub to be a certain distance from where the leaf pack is bolted onto the axle. To widen the leaf pack attachments on the chassis would require a while chassis design change. It is legal though to widen the rear track which a lot so.

I do have trouble imagining a td5 drag of a new troopy, aren't they 500ish nm?

Put 3tonne behing both though and it may be a different story.

Gearing plays a huge part....
The cruisers are so poorly geared...

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Originally Posted by Tombie

Gearing plays a huge part....
The cruisers are so poorly geared...

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Thats it they can't get the power/torque to the road.

This is where the LR's are way ahead,the D3/4 is also an excellent example of this.

It never really bothered me whether they were in front or not, it was just a thing I noticed when we were behind some, and they looked 1/2 a wheel out from where we sat.


Our D3 did 110 with the camper on the back, up hill, down hill and on the flat easily in 25 degrees or 45 degrees , and wasn't worried about who went past .


Looking at our D3 I cant see any difference in the track from front to back.


Cheers Ean

The one I drive is absolutely ****ed, mum's one would give any other stock one a run for it's money, it was the best performing car of all the D2's that went through our dealership, that's why it's red and why we still have it, only got 190kkm in 13 years of ownership too, the thing is brand new!

Speaking of gearing, is the general concensus that the cruisers need a higher top gear or what? I'm just thinking that maybe it's the tyres we have on the 4.2?

I'd love to actually see a td5 blow off a tdv8 or a 4.2 (that's trying aswell), I've got green blood, but I still find it hard to believe...

Cheers
Will