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  1. 30th May 2006, 09:42 PM #1
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    Towing with a County - Higher gears?

    We are doing a 10,000klm trip starting July, towing our 16' poptop. Long service - Hooray Lookout you Queenslanders

    I was looking at the Four Wheel Drives catalogue and the higher gearing transfer gears says - not for towing or Isuzu..
    Obviously they are strong enough and it says a 12% increase, which should be perfect.
    With a 4.2 would,nt that overcome the power problem?
    Anybody had any experience with this ?
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    My 2c...

    What's a 4.2 put out ? Around 140 kW and 320 Nm on paper ?

    I assume the higher gearset FWD offer is the 0.996 gearset for the LT-95 which I have (~2300-2400 rpm @ 100k). If my Isuzu County with its miserly 74 kW and 242 Nm can pull my Camper Trailer (supposedly 750 kg, but probably more) around Oz for 4 months, towing your bigger van may be livable with your extra grunt. Think I'd rather have my fuel bill though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DeeJay
    We are doing a 10,000klm trip starting July, towing our 16' poptop. Long service - Hooray Lookout you Queenslanders

    I was looking at the Four Wheel Drives catalogue and the higher gearing transfer gears says - not for towing or Isuzu..
    Obviously they are strong enough and it says a 12% increase, which should be perfect.
    With a 4.2 would,nt that overcome the power problem?
    Anybody had any experience with this ?
    David
    Put a set of Disco transfer High range gears in it. Job done and sorted
    95 300 Tdi Defender 90
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    Or you could cheat and put a bigger set of tryes on
    That will do the same job
    95 300 Tdi Defender 90
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  5. 31st May 2006, 07:42 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Reads90
    Or you could cheat and put a bigger set of tryes on
    That will do the same job
    Good Point, I might put the 35" swampers on and try it, not that I'll take them for the trip, but it will give me an idea how she tows. Then I might go the Disco gears.

    Thanks isuzu 110 too- I am running LPG
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