Thread: For all you perentie lovers

i have a heap of pics of this truck

i'll try and put some up for you all

Originally Posted by barney

yes, you're completely right, but given that wheelbase, it would not be a 110 or a oneten. it would be closer to a 127 wheelbase i spose!

Yes - but they were still called a 110, same as the Perentie 6x6s. They are covered in my owners handbook - Australian supplement. And I'm not sure how you describe the wheelbase of six wheeled vehicles anyway - if you go to the front and rear-rear axles I guess it would be round 140-150" rather than 127, as the extra axle is more than a wheel diameter (say 31") further back.
John

i done it

IIRC, the chassis difference on the 110 Perentie was only at the rear. The rear of the chassis was chopped where it goes over the axle and taken straight back, not dropped down and back. Width was standard.

I've seen the bare chassis, HD front diffs, etc up close and personal, but I wasn't into Landy's back then, so can't really recall too much else.

one 6x6 chassis was set up on a chassis twister/cycling machine to work out the fatigue life of body/chassis mounts in a mates workshop, as was a 4x4 chassis to fit a rear anti-roll bar, and diffs, etc. This was for ADF via LRA. I used to have to walk around the bloody things all the time working on race car bits and pieces. Mark didn't have much time for the BAe built ones (in Adelaide). He reckoned too many corners were cut/compromises made compared to the original JRA manufactured lot.

Rick if there the same width why do the army ones have a 50mm-70mm space between the grill and the headlight surround and the Defenders only about 10mm..they look wider . I have spent some time in and around them and I was positive they are wider.. I'll have to take a trip down to the Regt and take my tape.

Originally Posted by rick130

IIRC, the chassis difference on the 110 Perentie was only at the rear. The rear of the chassis was chopped where it goes over the axle and taken straight back, not dropped down and back. Width was standard.

I've seen the bare chassis, HD front diffs, etc up close and personal, but I wasn't into Landy's back then, so can't really recall too much else.

one 6x6 chassis was set up on a chassis twister/cycling machine to work out the fatigue life of body/chassis mounts in a mates workshop, as was a 4x4 chassis to fit a rear anti-roll bar, and diffs, etc. This was for ADF via LRA. I used to have to walk around the bloody things all the time working on race car bits and pieces. Mark didn't have much time for the BAe built ones (in Adelaide). He reckoned too many corners were cut/compromises made compared to the original JRA manufactured lot.

I'd be surprised if the front chassis on the 6x6 Perentie was standard width - the (steel) cab is wider as are the axles and mudguards, so I would be very surprised if the springs are not wider set at the front and hence the chassis rails. The 4x4 is standard width, but the chassis is modified at the back to accommodate the spare under the back, inside the chassis - from the spring mounts back as you suggest. As mentioned above though, the civilian 6x6 has a standard width chassis and axles (probably the original design but widened at the army's request, mainly to accommodate three fully equipped soldiers across).
John

Yes, the cab is definately wider, really can't remember how different the 6x6 chassis was at the front.
As I said, I was a Jeep man back then, this was ten years ago and he had a race car engineering shop, just that JRA pestered him to do a bit of work on this stuff on the side, as they knew he had the gear and he knew the vehicles.

I haven't spoken to Mark for ages, maybe I should give him a call and ask, he was one of the engineers responsible at JRA so he should know

Army 110's have a track of 1498mm front and rear. Army 6x6's have a track of 1698mm front and rear. 6x6 Wheelbase .. front to intermediate axle 3040mm, front to rear axle 3940mm.