Thread: Gear change up to 5th in Defender?

80kph sounds about right .. might go up to 90kph if needed to go uphill fast .... or Toyota in close proximity

80K is good. have been to 100 Klms once, going up the range.
It boogies! 8)
Trev.

I concur with the gernerally held 80-ish.

Anything above 60 is fine with mine for general cruising. It'll pull from 60 in 5th, or 4th for a bit more acceleration.

If accelerating hard I leave it till 80, or very hard 100. (Depends who's trying to keep up!). 8)

<span style="color:green">on flat road if im not trying to lift the front wheels off the ground 5th will go in at 40 or 50 kph.....and slowly keep accelerating.......
if i need to move i will use 4th.....

i take 4th anywhere from 60 to just over 100kph before i change to 5th....
this depends on conditions such as up or down hill or whether im towing....</span>

I agree with ZOOK. About 50 if I'm going to be moping along unloaded in a 60 zone. 4th if I'm in a rush or a bit heavier, up to about 80 (on the flat). I've never had a need to rush it up a large hill as I try to use momentum....

Usually get away in 2nd, 3rd sometimes even on a downhill start.

You don't have much momentum going up the Toowoomba Range!
Agree with the second gear starts unloaded and on the flat.
Trev.

mmm usually change up to 5th at about 130kph.

You lot have now made me feel a ruff arse now with your speeds that you change up [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]