with my 50mm lift on the Puma I had to go to a Cornay joint to get rid of the vibration, the double cardan didn't quite do it and chewed out the centre joint regularly
Happy Australia Day!!
Righto, and at risk of taking the bait:
Point 1 above: does that extra 400kg payload really allow you to stay away indefinitely with 4 buddies? Most 4wd trips I've only seen 1 driver, and maybe 1 passenger (but that's only my experience). I've also travelled 3 weeks self sufficient (fuel excluded) in my small shopping trolley.
Point 2: Well that settles the argument! HRH only travels in a Defender when there is no risk of hitting another car, tree, anything (soft muddy fields only) otherwise it's a Rangie (with ABS, DSC, an airbag or two, and a few other semi modern safety features). The ability to hose the inside out is apparently a Royal prerequisite too - all that horse poo etc!
You do know James Bond is a fictional character?
Batman likes driving a Disco.
Point 3. Welcome this. The Defender in current form is no longer, and rumored to be reincarnated on the D4 chassis. (Won't that raise eyebrows).
The Disco had changed over its 25 years; the Series, County, Defender has (a bit), but not enough to survive. Only time will tell I suppose.
At the end of it all, I'll repeat : both great cars for the right reasons/situations.
Happy Off-roading!
Apologies to the OP,
Geez we are getting slightly off topic here:o:D
Haven't actually measured it to be sure,i am guessing it is probably somewhere around 35 mm now.
Forty mm is the highest you can go with no issues and using the original drive shafts.
The vehicle has done around 60k since the raise with no issues.One thing i have noticed is the grease nipples in the front drive shaft are extremely difficult to get to.:mad:
strange here is mine and Dave's former Defender
3" lift on mine and 5" on Dave's and on 35" double cardan's do the job 0 driveshaft vibrations....
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