Thread: Which Landy for a Tuff truck?!

imo you could make all as capable as each other but for the money at the minute you cant go wrong with a series 1 disco (have to be a 3 door tho, so you could bob it)- heaps about for very little money especially v8's and almost as many bolt on's available as a deefer/county (probably more here in oz).

The 90 is far too short for what they do in comp here in Aus . In the Uk my challenge spec 90 was ideal but i am glad i did not bring it here as it would be useless here

I would say the best is a Disco 1 V8. Alot of car for not alot of money .

I would either go the rangie or the county, or maybe an old series3 shorty with disco axles (coils springs) and a v8 conversion

CHEERS TIM.

I would say the Rangie.

Looking at ground clearance, the Defenders will need to run a lot more ground clearance than the D1 or RRC. They need to do this because they are long, and its also the reason why the Cruisers and Patrols are all comping with 5-7" lift springs, an then tyres. The RRC, although they are coming up in ride height as the calibre of the competition increases, its still does not need anything nearly like that of the LWB vehicles. The other benefit of this is that they are more stable on the side angle without changing to offset 10" rims.

The RRC also has a lower CofG than the D1 with its lower roofline and aluminum rather than steel roof. The RRC is also a lighter vehicle, and then lighter again once you gut them, and when gutted they also lift up in the rideheight.

You will also find a lot of people say that the lowest point of the 4WD is the diffs so you don't need to lift it..... If you follow this theory, and it also is associated with body lifting rather than spring lifting, then you will also spend some time on your belly in the rock etc.

Something worth considering though is what tyre you want to run, how you want to drive it, how much it weighs and how you will make the driveline tolerate all of this, and if you are looking to abuse this, there is also good value to look beyond LandRover equipment - use your head here, not your heart, and enjoy cheap trips rather than breakdowns and expense.

I tend to also think that the 100" wheelbase works well, though this is mainly becuase they dont get stuck in LWB holes - the wheelbase/rideheight is fine for climbing and decending.

Optimum wheel base for OBC etc is 100"

Most comp. patrols etc in the OBC are shorties lengthened to 100" or LWB cut back to 100"

I would of said rangie....from going to tuff trucks and things they seem to be the landie to use, but then doing a disco would make you different

Originally Posted by long stroke

I would either go the rangie or the county, or maybe an old series3 shorty with disco axles (coils springs) and a v8 conversion

CHEERS TIM.

Well this is what you want this is a 110 , This is what i was driving around at the being of May.
me driving




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Originally Posted by Reads90

Well this is what you want this is a 110 , This is what i was driving around at the being of May.
me driving

Um...yeah...that is what I want. What do you want for it?!

Just to clarify, I dont want to do up a Landy for the Tuff Truck Challenge, I just want to do up a tough truck for the weekend.

So, a few different opinions. Slunnie - so do you mean consider a Rangie but swapping out Patrol or Landcruiser 60 axles?

Angus