6x6 Perentie performance off road?

[Outback]

How do the Perentie 6x6 perform off road?

[PeteFox]

Pretty much the same as a 4x4 but with bigger turning circle. Its not really meant to be a go anywhere vehicle, just to go where a 4x4 can but with a much bigger payload.
It is however much lower geared than a 4x4 and you can crawl along at walking pace.
Pete

[TK_Co]

Pretty much the same as a 4x4 but with bigger turning circle. Its not really meant to be a go anywhere vehicle, just to go where a 4x4 can but with a much bigger payload.
It is however much lower geared than a 4x4 and you can crawl along at walking pace.
Pete

I got mine bogged when I was just trying to get to my mates place. It's needs lockers. I think I need to to the rear suspension travel straps off the rear axles, but I'm a bit scared as I can't really work out what the point if them is.

Do you know what the purpose of them is? I thought maybe something to do with air lifting ?


Just catching the perentie bug.

• 1990 Perentie 6x6 Air Defence GS
•2013 Range Rover Sport

[JDNSW]

Have a look on here for the "Simpson Desert Eejits Tour", I think the report is called. One of the vehicles in this tour was a 6X6 and it was reported to be as capable as the others (from memory a couple of 110s, a 130 and a Discovery), except for turning circle, and riding better on rough surfaces.

As well as turning circle, the greater width is likely to pose problems on some narrow tracks.

John

[Blknight.aus]

Comes down to the steerer driver or operator


I can put one almost anywhere you might reasonably want to go and quite a few places you probably shouldn't if you decide to lob the three rules out the window.

If it's the gs or dual cab winch version and its got the full ces and or some of the other gear I'd carry in any normal four by four they become nearly unstoppable unless you overload them.

And then with enough chains and shackles you can half track them.

[isuzurover]

...It's needs lockers. I think I need to to the rear suspension travel straps off the rear axles, but I'm a bit scared as I can't really work out what the point if them is.

Do you know what the purpose of them is? I thought maybe something to do with air lifting ?

...

Yes lockers are needed.
The travel straps are a hangover from the series landies. The idea is they are there to protect shockies and/or stop the propshaft reaching the end of its travel. They are pointless and need to be removed.

For offroad work the rear suspension design is too stiff and far from optimal. You can improve things by fitting softer rear springs (removing leaves).

[holeyhardtop]

2014 Edjits Simpson Desert Centreing Tour


also worth a look:


QLD: Landy Lizards in the Sand (Perenties on Fraser)

[303gunner]

Yes lockers are needed.
The travel straps are a hangover from the series landies. The idea is they are there to protect shockies and/or stop the propshaft reaching the end of its travel. They are pointless and need to be removed.

For offroad work the rear suspension design is too stiff and far from optimal. You can improve things by fitting softer rear springs (removing leaves).

The beauty of the rear suspension design is the rocker beam that gives a superbly supple and smooth ride over broken ground, for what is in essence a heavily sprung 2t load carrying truck with rigid springs.


The drawback to the rear suspension design is the rocker beam which (in combination with the limiting cables) only gives 40mm of articulation before hitting the chassis rail. Once hard up against the chassis, the rear axles lift off the ground and you have to engage CDL and 6x6 to gain drive.

[TK_Co]

The beauty of the rear suspension design is the rocker beam that gives a superbly supple and smooth ride over broken ground, for what is in essence a heavily sprung 2t load carrying truck with rigid springs.


The drawback to the rear suspension design is the rocker beam which (in combination with the limiting cables) only gives 40mm of articulation before hitting the chassis rail. Once hard up against the chassis, the rear axles lift off the ground and you have to engage CDL and 6x6 to gain drive.

Thanks to you both. And yes, I agree it's limiting !! I literally have to engage 6x6 to get out of my concrete driveway because it's a bit of a slope then flat. I just sit there and spin the tyres.

So in summary, removing the suspension travel straps won't do any damage to the vehicle ?


Just catching the perentie bug.

• 1990 Perentie 6x6 Air Defence GS
•2013 Range Rover Sport

[TK_Co]

Suspension travel strap