At 10:27 AM 6/28/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>Welcome, Joe.
>The best thing about the Rover is it's already set up for trail use.
so i've noticed. real spartan.
>Admittedly, there are a few things one can do to improve performance,
>but by and large you really don't need to do much.
sure i do. when's the last time you met an engineer whe din't need to
change some thing?
>Judging by your post it seems that you have a sensible approach to
>off-roading vehicles. My advice to you would be to look for a good
>condition 109 pickup or soft top, install parabolic springs and assess
>the capabilities for a year or so before doing any major surgery. You
>may just be surprised at what it'll do.
was planning on that anyhow
>There aren't many options for range rover coilsprung chassis bits. Old
>Man Emu and a couple others make taller springs, but taller shock mounts
>and longer travel shocks are not off the shelf items and there are
>serious driveline issues involved in these modifications. The only
I'f I do coils i'll go custom
>advantage is the disc brakes and stronger diffs on the axles, so maybe
>you would want to rework the axle case to take a leaf spring.
hmm wonder if scout axles would fit....
>As to gearing, there are available low-low transfer cases that give rock
>crawling ratios for the Series transmissions.
can you give me any names?
>All in all, it isn't really necessary to build up a wild and extreme
>Series truck. They get by just fine as they are thank you very much.
well, except the little "training" wheels.
>--
>Bill Adams
>Motion Graphics/3D Design Director
>IBB Broadcast Design Center, Washington DC
>badams@ibb.gov
>202-205-9638
>
>1966 Land Rover 2A 109SW Diesel
>1981 Honda GoldWing Standard
>1963 Pearson Vanguard
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