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lloyd
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 Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject: Off Road Land Rovers |
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Maureen has decided to get out and socialise more. She's joining the Bristol Land Rover Off Road Club. I'm thinking about doing some bush replacement on her, and moving over to Polybushes, with a two inch lift incorporated to improe articulation. If I do this, will she lose stability though?....And rather than replace her tyres with wider ones, shall I just put in spacers instead, or do I need the extra rubber?  |
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mrutty
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 11:54 am Post subject: |
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Yes raising it will make more unstable as you have raised the centre of gravity. If memory serves me the new bushes will be much stiff so you'll feel more bumbs too (can be cured with a cushion on the seat).
To space or not to space. Spacers are cheap and quick to do and bring the centre of gravity back down. If you then want to go on and add rubber then you haven't wasted too much money. More rubber will give better traction but in muddy ditches sometine a smaller higher pressure tyre will cut down to firmer ground and you get a better drive. |
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lloyd
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Hmm....I remember when I had the wood, and went for wide chunky rubber, several people said I would do better with narrow high pressure tyres. |
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mrutty
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| It only works if you can 'cut' down to some firmer earth. |
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Haize
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Tee hee, the Fiat Uno we used to have was pretty good when everyone else was aquaplaning, due to the narrow tyres. 
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Cabbagepatch
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| Haize wrote: | | Tee hee, the Fiat Uno we used to have was pretty good when everyone else was aquaplaning, due to the narrow tyres. |
Haize, we are hoping to go offroading this autumn.....Lloyd says would you like to come along with the fiat uno.
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mrutty
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 6:42 pm Post subject: |
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| Alot of the off roading reviews list my Sportage as good off road, which is good coz it's cr*p on road. |
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lloyd
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What is a sportage???? |
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