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Originally Posted by Ken
I suppose our interpretation of a "Tuff Truck" differentiates a tad.
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Originally Posted by Ken
I suppose our interpretation of a "Tuff Truck" differentiates a tad.
I guess it boils down to what you want out of said Tuff Truck
If you want the Rugged Toughness Go the Rangie or Defender
ATM its the Disco V8 Good Lift Biggger Tyres Custom Bar Work Bash Plates Im not looking for Rock Crawler Toughness Just a Bl**dy Good 4X4 that does what its supposed to
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Originally Posted by Ken
I was under the impression you wanted to convert your D2 into something with the capabilities of a Rockcrawler
Nah mate just a good 4x4Quote:
Originally Posted by dobbo
I would like a Rok Crawla but too much money involved
Next 4x4 we do will be a 90 defender
245x70x16 Cooper ATRs. I do not believe that all the pain & suffering of lifts & snips justifies the marginal increase in off road performance & huge decrease in on road performance when fitting bigger tyres. You got to wonder why the armies of the world run pretty stock tyre sizes on their vehicles wherever they go.
There is always the chicken track option. Look at standard tyres as a sort of pressure relief valve to keep you from breaking things.
Now I am going to duck
Right there with you ken............still saving for the MD crawler gears which will happen one day;) :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Ken
May as well pitch in here, my D2 was bought for it's out of the box capabilities, comfort, load carrying ability etc etc and when I bought it 3 years ago I had done very little 4x4 driving. 3 years on, addiction has taken over and the endless search for perfection continues. For me, it has been a fast progression from when I started to the sort of driving I love to do today which has meant re-doing some early mods to cope with the riggors of what I put the car through now. Without going into too much detail, as my car is now a play only toy for me, a 2" spring lift with 285/75R16 Silverstone MT117 Sports are my tyre of choice for all round off road ability (go very well on road as well) and for price compared to other more well known brands. I have had 2 sets of 265/75R16 BFG Muds which I liked but love these tyre far more and only get slight rubbing on the plastic innner gaurd at full compression and have adjusted the steering stops accordingly so no rubbing on full lock on the flat.
Really comes down to firstly what you realistcally can afford and secondly what sort of driving you think you might like to do. I thought I would like touring with the camping gear more so set the car up for this initially, but once I tried some more technical rocky stuff I was hooked and now do virtually zero touring....other than getting to play areas for the weekend etc. If you are changing the car and its tyres etc, then simply bear this in mind on road and as they are not sports cars from factory, they should be driven accordingly. Gearing has been mentioned and yes as mine is a manual I had to change mine which works out pretty expensive, but worth it to maintain drivability.
My current quest is for more down travel hence why I am staying with a 40mm lift and changing shocks and a few other parts to gain more down travel, once this is done my already very cabable machine will hopefully be more capable:D
Bottom line, these toys are not investments and are simply to keep us amuzed, so fit what you think is appropriate for now and also for the short term and if this turns out to be wrong, them replace and sell the tyres which lessens the damage to the hip pocket at change over.
Good luck with our choice though and sorry for rabbiting on, Mick