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Sorry, I should have said that he's got the centre diff lock, and bfg ats on it, im sure they're 265 75... We've noticed on the sand the stock d2 does struggle especially on the steeper stuff.
Im comparing to my stock 96. With new front springs on his he has more ramp over than mine on the high setting. Last time he was up we went for a play and he sailed up over a sharp crest where I sat on the trans cross member.
I used my TD5 D2 a fair bit off road before I saw sense in keeping my 38.
Agree that the rear on a D2 seems to get hung up a fair bit, I got a terrible shock the first few times the rear bar hit the ground, its funny it looks way higher than a 38 rear end but you will drag it over things more. (departure angles, P38 is better??)
If any one thing swayed me away from the TD5 was highway overtaking at 80k or more........TD5 is well...crap. The P38 will pull nicely up to 160.
the V8 D2 has absolutely no problem overtaking even with the 4.0.
The brother in law mentioned that the 01 P38 had the last of the Bosch injection and had metal water pump etc instead of plastic, how much truth is there to this?
You are right about the D2 rear departure angle, you will smash that rear bar the second you get off road!
All P38 water pumps are metal.
From '99 to '02 are all Bosch!
The only real differences between the '99 Bosch and '02 Bosch are cosmetic.
The V8 Disco would be as willing as the P38 i am sure :p
Yes all metal water pumps.
In 13 years and 200,000 ks I have never touched a single thing on the injection on my 95, If the later injection is better it must be perfection.
Must find out what your miracle cure is:angel: mine is so hard on corrugations that last time on the PRD I needed dental work to replace my fillings:eek: I tended to blame the Cooper h/t tyres (40% worn).... next tyres I'll look for something softer. But all the rest I agree absolutely...great machineQuote:
Originally Posted by Keithy P38
Try swapping the driving! I went from mine to a classic, to a 100 series. P38 won the corrugated road comfort battle easily! The 100 series wasn't even close to the classic (which was surprisingly comfortable).
if you want it keep it fairly standard go for the rangy every time, if you like to mod it to get a dual purpose rock crawling, cliff climbing, twisting inside out monster you can drive home without having to trailer it to a park then stick to the d2. there is a heap more aftermarket parts to go with the d2. not to mention the d2 electrics are less integrated and easier to lie to.