DocBassett wrote:
Alloy Vs Steel: I couldn't stress enough how much I prefer the alloys. I wanted steel rims because I love the all black look and they are bloody cheap. However the car was ridiculously sluggish, overtaking was dangerous and you'd need a good few hundred metres to stop on a dry road, going up hill. These issues are overcome with braided brake lines, chips etc. However once I had changed to alloys, the sluggishness and braking issues were almost absent- it wasn't much different to the stock rims with 265/65/17's on. Seriously spend the money on the alloys, you will save yourself in the long run.
aimstix wrote:As snowman said the manuals def get a better gain offroad in crawling ability, but this Is gained back again as autos can have lockup converters fitted ect..
aimstix wrote:IMO 2" lift and 33's is ultimate in our country, but having said that is 265's and front or rear locker more advantageous!!!??
aimstix wrote:I have done a fair amount of research and the old boy used to manage a Beaurepaires for donkeys and mickey T's mtz 285 will squeeze onto the ml glxr rims
Cowboy Dave wrote:Better pack a pair of CVs while you're at it.
DocBassett wrote:32 inch locked may beat a 33 unlocked, but what about a 33 inch locked?!?! mwahahahaha . The reason I opted for 33's, is my bash plates were getting torn up- even with a lift. So clearance for me is vital. I live in a town where everyone has a landcruiser or patrol on 35's. Clearance for me is a must. As i stated earlier, it's not everyones cup of tea. But that's because we are all different. This was simply put here as a guide fr those wishing to go down the same route as me. yes 32's may be better on economy etc etc, but if you are after economy, perhaps you can look into buying a prius. I hear they can get 5L/100km. I bought my car to go offroad. It is my daily driver, but when it's only 5km from one end of town to the other, and you could throw a rock and hit work, on road capabilities and distance driving isn't a huge issue.
viking shippy wrote:Standard hoses are plastic and with heat they expand.. so the idea of hydronic lines is that any lack of stability and expansion of the hose is energy waisted...
Ie ..when you put your foot on the brakes you want the pressure to go the brake callipers were it does the job...not into the expanding hydraulic brake lines...
You will get at least a 25% increase in breaking performance with this improvement...
viking shippy wrote:DocBassett wrote:32 inch locked may beat a 33 unlocked, but what about a 33 inch locked?!?! mwahahahaha . The reason I opted for 33's, is my bash plates were getting torn up- even with a lift. So clearance for me is vital. I live in a town where everyone has a landcruiser or patrol on 35's. Clearance for me is a must. As i stated earlier, it's not everyones cup of tea. But that's because we are all different. This was simply put here as a guide fr those wishing to go down the same route as me. yes 32's may be better on economy etc etc, but if you are after economy, perhaps you can look into buying a prius. I hear they can get 5L/100km. I bought my car to go offroad. It is my daily driver, but when it's only 5km from one end of town to the other, and you could throw a rock and hit work, on road capabilities and distance driving isn't a huge issue.
Mate each to his own
In my opinion after going on a few trips with geek tony snowy and alco all on 32'
I found that rock crawling gears and lockers will with out a doubt serve you better than crashing over obstacles at speed with your 33' tyres
I've seen tritons crawl down and up the Spanish steps at lithgow. disappear into holes that stop cruisers and poorolls...
Bash plates get a beating all the time that's y they call them that ..but crawler gears and lockers mean you just crawl over under in out with very little crashing about.. Get locked and crawl if you really want to out preform your mates...after all your defending 1/2 an inch here.....or if your after looks and bragging rights go for 35" spacers shackles body lifts and hide from your local constabulary..Stevens and snowmans rigs are the best all round off road tourers I've seen in many years.....
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