Re: [lro] roverdrive

From: Keith Tanner (keith@miata.net)
Date: Wed Mar 05 2003 - 18:43:33 EST

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    I wonder just what I have to do offroad to need lower gearing? So far,
    haven't had a problem and that includes some fairly serious stuff in Moab.
    Nothing more than a 4+, and Jim's done much worse...

    A little more compression braking would be nice at high altitude :)

    Keith

    At 16:48 3/5/03, you wrote:

    > > If you take your rig off-road I think you will find that low first is
    >still
    > > barely low enough allot of the time....and the Ashcroft willonly make that
    > > worse....good reason to go with the over drive. J
    >
    >low 1st ashcroft is the same as low 1st regular. The kit does not affect low
    >range, it compensates for the hike in gearing.
    >
    >That said, on a rover 1st low is plenty good usually, unless you're a real
    >gonzo off-road monkey. I've got 60-1 crawl on 36" tires and it's plenty good
    >for my tastes. For most series rover owners the gears are quite adequate.
    >
    >J-L
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