Yes, but RR doesn't do too hot on departure angles. Yours is now lifted. We
were talking stock. That's an awful lot of rear end hanging out there to
catch on. Also, not much more rubber you can put on the stock height RR
without cutting that rear wheel well.
In the ease of maintainance category, how hard is it to service a failed VCU
in the field?
Jeff
Perrone Ford wrote:
> Did I SAY that posher vehicles were less competent? I'll put my 91 RR up
> against any other truck without lockers. BUT, having easily removable
> carpeting, allows one a fair chance to help combat rust and mildew in the
> truck and is certainly a design consideration. Having snap-down carpeting
> is posh enough, but still allows easy cleaning and access to floor mounted
> wiring routes.
>
> -Perrone
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-lro@Works.Team.Net [mailto:owner-lro@Works.Team.Net]On
> > Behalf Of Ian Stuart
> > Sent: Wednesday, July 04, 2001 11:21 AM
> > To: lro@Works.Team.Net
> > Subject: Re: Real offoraders (was LRO: Dodge front ends)
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday 04 July 2001 15:42, you wrote:
> > > 9. Carpeting should be removable for cleaning.
> > Picking on one thing, I know...
> >
> > The carpetting issue has not bearing on the vehicles ability, or
> > strength, in the rough.
> >
> > In stock form, which is the basis of the question, the Range Rovers and
> > Discoverys are very competent vehicles off-road... Not as good as a
> > D90, but better than a D110, or any Leafer.
> >
> > The main reason people perceive the "posher" vehicles as less competent
> > is that the drivers tend towards the over-cautious, and that affects
> > the performance of the vehicle.
> > >
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