Worth it to setup Disco 1 4x4?
TReK
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Woodway, WA
If you read the accounts of CT, it was a lot of mud. The only amazing thing about CT, is they did it in station wagons. Trucks do great in the mud. Imagine the CT with GM or Ford mud trucks... oh wait, they didn't actually compete against anything.... sorry.
Look, either the Land Rover is good or it's just a car that evokes some kind of elite sentimental nuance. I thought it was good enough to buy one. If I keep it, it will be because it is a damn good 4x4 not because I want to play Camel Trophy with a winch and eight hooters.
Look, either the Land Rover is good or it's just a car that evokes some kind of elite sentimental nuance. I thought it was good enough to buy one. If I keep it, it will be because it is a damn good 4x4 not because I want to play Camel Trophy with a winch and eight hooters.
You asked us if it was worth it to build up a Disco but you rebut every reason we give you when we answer "YES", so what's the point?
TReK
Joined: Nov 2009
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From: Woodway, WA
Just bought this on Amazon, should be here by Thursday, I paid a little extra for the fast shipping...very nice work, 4 pages of responses, we shoulda known
Last edited by yloDiscoII; May 17, 2011 at 10:15 AM.
TReK
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
My gas-powered Vortec 8100 produces 340HP and 455ft lbs stock. The newer diesels are 397HP and 765ft lbs. Pointless for the trail... I'd much rather have the little Rover diesel that is weaker than all of them. Where any of this does matter is on the driveline. The GM driveline is made for 22,500lb GCVWR being pulled by 700+ ft. lbs of torque through similar gear ratios to those of the Rover (GM has 5 or 6 speed with 4.10's). Where this matters on the trail is in the fatigue strength of the axles, ring and pinion, and the carrier. The AAM units on the GM will do moderately driven trails with lockers for many, many years and never break. The stock Rover drivetrain is a wreck waiting to happen. Fatigue will kill it, it's just a matter of time. You either upgrade it proactively or wait for it to break.
TReK
Joined: Sep 2010
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From: Ketchikan, Alaska, USA
Only station wagon I've seen off road was an AMC Eagle...
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From: Arkansas
This guy is having much less luck on pirate. I think we are making this too much fun for him. There they are just saying the following:
Originally Posted by mongosd2
so dump the disco, wheel the pick up and go away...
