Worth it to setup Disco 1 4x4?
Winching
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: Sugar City, ID
I own both a '98 Disco and a short wheel base Chevy PU 4x4. They are different animals. I guess after reading your story, I would probably suggest getting a Tahoe or full-sized Blazer, or a short wheelbase PU. It is a slightly larger vehicle and has the build quality you like, more comfortable, better ergonomics, more power ..you name it. It's also shorter wheel base than your existing truck. It will be a little less robust than your K2500, but heavier duty than the Disco. I guess it depends on how heavy duty you need a rig to be too.
I don't know that I would say that the Disco is lower quality than the Chevy, I would say the technology is just older. Land Rover is a smaller company and didn't have the money to spend like GM does for engineering and construction. A 98 Disco has a lot of construction details like you might see on a late 80's vehicle. But that doesn't mean it's not a good trail rig. You see a lot of 80's Toyota trucks and 4Runners on the trails and there isn't anything high-tech about them. Jeeps too. Another vehicle you could consider for a build-up might be a Jeep Cherokee. Lots of off-road parts for them.
Mark G
I don't know that I would say that the Disco is lower quality than the Chevy, I would say the technology is just older. Land Rover is a smaller company and didn't have the money to spend like GM does for engineering and construction. A 98 Disco has a lot of construction details like you might see on a late 80's vehicle. But that doesn't mean it's not a good trail rig. You see a lot of 80's Toyota trucks and 4Runners on the trails and there isn't anything high-tech about them. Jeeps too. Another vehicle you could consider for a build-up might be a Jeep Cherokee. Lots of off-road parts for them.
Mark G
Yeah, a Tahoe is a much better build quality than a DI.
YouTube - ‪Epic Hummer offroad FAIL‬‏
A H2 is a Tahoe.
A really long wheelbase is always best for ofrroading.
YouTube - ‪Hummer Truck Fail‬‏
This one is funny.
YouTube - ‪Broke Hummer H2 AGAIN!‬‏
Land Rovers suck, I mean just look at those tires.
YouTube - ‪Range Rover off-roading in Moab, UT !‬‏
Sure hope this Rover doesn't break a axle climbing this hill.
YouTube - ‪Steep hill‬‏
YouTube - ‪Epic Hummer offroad FAIL‬‏
A H2 is a Tahoe.
A really long wheelbase is always best for ofrroading.
YouTube - ‪Hummer Truck Fail‬‏
This one is funny.
YouTube - ‪Broke Hummer H2 AGAIN!‬‏
Land Rovers suck, I mean just look at those tires.
YouTube - ‪Range Rover off-roading in Moab, UT !‬‏
Sure hope this Rover doesn't break a axle climbing this hill.
YouTube - ‪Steep hill‬‏
Winching
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 624
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From: Sugar City, ID
This is funny, a HI with bigger tires and what not's modified to go "extreme" ofrroading and jumping and it still fails.
YouTube - ‪Hummer jump‬‏
Yet here is a old worn out DI with bald street tires...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtexoMZJ7Y0
Man Rovers suck.
YouTube - ‪Hummer jump‬‏
Yet here is a old worn out DI with bald street tires...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtexoMZJ7Y0
Man Rovers suck.
If you have a wheel off the ground and it is spinning and you hit the brakes you will snap the axle each and every time because the tire and rims weight so much.
300lbs spinning and then a sudden stop and SNAP!! Now you have 3 wheel drive.
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From: Arkansas
True, and the HI still has it weakness', for example the brake rotors are at the diffs, it has 4 wheel indie suspension.
If you have a wheel off the ground and it is spinning and you hit the brakes you will snap the axle each and every time because the tire and rims weight so much.
300lbs spinning and then a sudden stop and SNAP!! Now you have 3 wheel drive.
If you have a wheel off the ground and it is spinning and you hit the brakes you will snap the axle each and every time because the tire and rims weight so much.
300lbs spinning and then a sudden stop and SNAP!! Now you have 3 wheel drive.
When the tire is in the air the torsen cannot do anything, and then when you tap the brakes is get just enough friction to send 90% of the power to the wheel that isn't moving, and you break something.... something like that was how it was explained to me.
Winching
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 624
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From: Sugar City, ID
Isn't most of the drivetrain the same for the civilian version as the military version? If so, do they carry extra axles in the field? Are they easy to swap? I mean the military put them through some pretty rigorous testing before they accepted AM General's bid. As with a Rover, I'm sure there are tricks to driving a Humvee correctly.
Perhaps small, specialized companies simply can't make good off-road vehicles.
Perhaps small, specialized companies simply can't make good off-road vehicles.