Thread: Another reason to fit CDL contol to D2.

Originally Posted by ak

Well this just does not sound right, are you sure? Not trying to take the p!ss, but what you are saying does not make sense.

Could some of the more experienced off roaders chime in. I am always interested in what others have to say.

I was shocked also........

we put it down to one car having 265/75/16 and one having 235/85/16

Both drivers very capable....

We played on one sand hill for about 1.5hours trying Traction control and no TC then CDL then no CDL.... it was supprising the result.....

Result was my stock Defender was pathetic at making rooster tails in the sand, but the chipped D2 and the V8 rangie were the best at making roostertails...

Originally Posted by sclarke

I was shocked also........

we put it down to one car having 265/75/16 and one having 235/85/16

Both drivers very capable....

We played on one sand hill for about 1.5hours trying Traction control and no TC then CDL then no CDL.... it was supprising the result.....

Result was my stock Defender was pathetic at making rooster tails in the sand, but the chipped D2 and the V8 rangie were the best at making roostertails...

So which tyres were on which car?

dont forget that the one with the better shocks wont do so well at a low speed climb.....

Ive sneaked a perentine up a dune by dropping the rear shocks off and tying them out of harms way. we were getting close with the rubber at sand pressure but just not quite getting there.

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

dont forget that the one with the better shocks wont do so well at a low speed climb.....

Ive sneaked a perentine up a dune by dropping the rear shocks off and tying them out of harms way. we were getting close with the rubber at sand pressure but just not quite getting there.

Huh??? By "better" do you mean "stiffer"?.....

Wardys were Shagged out... as were mine

as in still working as opposed to tubular decorations that hang between the axle housing and the chassis.

Hmmm..... now the shagged shockers are a PLUS????

What Clarkie said about the 2 D2's is all true, Duff's car had more grunt than mine, was running slightly smaller diameter tyres and one more thing, he was running about 16 psi and i was running 18 psi front and 20 psi rear.

My car was loaded to the hilt with a roof rack as well (there were 2 in my car, the others just had themselves to play with).

Before this trip I was **** scared of being constantly stuck in sand....... now I know different .

The heavier car may have got the tyres to bag better.
When I did Big Red in my Rocky, I had to drop to 10psi just to get the tyres to bag. It was to light for the tyres.
Another thing that was making it harder for me. Every time I stopped to drop air, someone else would have a go and put down a wider track width in the sand.
Gearing, rolling diameter, tyre profile and weight all make up variables. I would think diff locks are only needed if the ground is uneven. ie, the sand on say Big Red would offer the same grip to all wheels. In the same way a CDL would only help if one axle became unloaded by a significant amount.
The real question is, was the TC activating ? If not than all wheels may have been spinning at the same speed.