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The reality is that both vehicle's passenger rear is in the air, which means that the drivers front of both only has as much weight on it as their front weight biases.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozscott
To look even deeper, when i trod on the passenger rear of the Rok, the wheel went to the ground without raising the driver front, whereas when i did that to the mav it lifted the front. But the mav was parked a bit more aggressively. But then again the mav was missing its front swaybar.
Im gonna hazard a guess your rear locker made all the difference in that cross axled situation.Quote:
Originally Posted by rammypluge
Its a hardtop, with the 3.9 non turbo. It was a helicopter version.Quote:
Originally Posted by cripesamighty
On the Simpson trip, when the road was corrugated, we couldnt use the UHF, as it was too noisy because the rear window seals were worn and the windows rattled like crazy.
Yep! Gotta love a std locker! Front tc helps too, and so does some flex.Quote:
Originally Posted by Disco-tastic
Had the rattly rear windows on my old TD5 Defender till I sorted them out with new runners. Still, that was better than the Puma I got afterwards that had the entire rear window start to pop rivets like a zipper and make a dash for it (ie. started to fall out). I pulled out the interior trim and used bigger pop rivets which soon fixed that little problem!
The commentary speaks for itself . . .
Denhams Track in the Otway Ranges. - YouTube
Rammy my 110 would have idled over that section where the perentie struggled. Id put my mortgage on it.
Rammy that Roc is very nice. But a well set up live axle Land Rover with a rear locker and traction control (apples v apples) will be better is very difficult terrain...jusy the way of it. Let's face it the VW would easily get people 90 per cent of places people would want to tread.
Cheers
Nothing against Amarok as a potential Defender replacement if it suits your purpose. But for me, more than cross-axle capability, it's about long term durability. ...Live axles, four coils, massive box chassis, are going to be more durable over time, hammering over 30-40,000km a year of desert corrugations, year after year. ...As will more clearance, flat sides, taller tyres, heavier duty drive train, larger CV's, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozscott
If i had to buy a proper hardcore 4x4 right now (imagining i didnt have my defender ), i hate to admit this but id be hard pressed not to buy a 76 series. I know that the leafs make for terrible 4wd vehicle but they are ok fpr touring. The thing that seals the deal for me is live axles and a tough no nonse design. If i didnt buy that id have a d4 as my second option