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  1. 28th February 2007, 12:43 PM #1
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    Disco LT230 in Defender?

    Okay guys, who's put a LT230 out of a rangy or disco in a fender and what are the real life drawbacks with the change in ratios?

    Thanks in advance

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    What size tyres and what diff ratios do you have?

    And how tweaked is the engine?
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    engine tweaked fairly well (don't ask any specifics though as was done by previous owner)... does get up and move more than i was expecting for a 300tdi.

    currently running 33's but thinking 35's soon with normal ratios but will probably go the 4.11's when i find extra cash... getting the vehicle running is the first priority though

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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw View Post
    but will probably go the 4.11's when i find extra cash...
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    I've done it

    The 1.2Q gears out of a D2 actually.

    Not much in it around town, but much more relaxed ar highway speeds.

    But it might struggle if on 33s. Maybe sort out diffs & tyres, then see how it feels?

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    I've had the Q-gears upgrade done to my td5 defender. As was said before, no real gains in performance, but my consumption has dropped from 10L/100 to 9L/100. Much nicer at speeds above 70km/h...

    The td5 doesn't react adversely to it, but I'm not sure how the 300tdi would react... Ashcroft Transmissions in the UK says it doesn't react badly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Outlaw View Post
    Okay guys, who's put a LT230 out of a rangy or disco in a fender and what are the real life drawbacks with the change in ratios?

    Thanks in advance
    hi, i would not recomend it, if you use your Defender for towing or life up in hilly country. fit a overdrive instead, GKN or Rockymountain, bit like having a sixth gear. cost a bit but work ok.

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    absolute crap box go for a R380
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    Quote Originally Posted by furianer View Post
    hi, i would not recomend it, if you use your Defender for towing or life up in hilly country. fit a overdrive instead, GKN or Rockymountain, bit like having a sixth gear. cost a bit but work ok.

    Richard
    I think outlaw is trying to get a cheap T-case, not spend $2000 on an overdrive...

    Outlaw, as mentioned, 33's would probably be a struggle and 35s hopeless - unless you did a diff ratio change at the same time.

    My county 110 (3.9 ISUZU) has 1:1 t-case gears (40% higher than a defender, 20% higher than a disco) and pulls them fine on 33's. But I have a lot more low down torque than a tdi.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco44 View Post
    absolute crap box go for a R380
    What the?? LT 230 is transfer case, R380 is gearbox. Bit difficult to put a gearbox where the transfer case lives.
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