I have 235/85r/16's on my SII, no overdrive, and I turn 3625 rpm at
100km/hr in 4th. I tend to shift between 2500 and 3000 rpm and
acceleration is fine, at least by L-R standards.
Rick Behning wrote
>This is my first land rover, 71' IIA 88", I have put on 33" tires, but I
>am experiencing what I feel is low road speeds. Maybe it is the tires but
>I had this notion that my rover would be velocity limited by the
>transmission, hence the need for overdrives, which I have. The fact is
>though that I can slowly accelerate to about 30-35 mph in third and dont;
>accerate mutch inb fourth, maybe I can get the beast up to 50 in 3rd and a
>half, but this all seems very slow and wrong. Some feed back on what I
>should be expecting would be very helpfull, as if I am just being
>unrealistic then i won't spend money on taking it to the shop to be looked
>at. Any thoughts? I thought I would be able to get her up to 60 maybe 70
>with the big tires. Either I am crazy or there is a problem.
Rick Grant
International Strategic Communications and Media Relations
Calgary Alberta
www.rickgrant.com
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