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Automatics Off road

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barriesheene:
I've got a 3.9 v8 auto and would never go back to a manual. Just taken it offroad for the first time,( I also have a pajero,diff locks etc ) and I was absolutely gob smacked at what this thing can do. Bearing in mind that it's running standard road tyres it was unstoppable, honestly  :twisted: There was ALOT of tomfoolery going on in mud at least axle deep and the thing just kept going !!! I was driving around people with mud tyres and 4" lifts. As for the tow bar I just use that as an early warning device  :roll:   :lol: I've heard stories of diff's and axles made out of baked been tins etc and whinced everytime I hit something  :? ( They really should have some sort of diff gaurds, is it cos they got live axles ? ) And I was really worried about the water thing  :oops: But it really was the muts nuts offroad.(Any advise on waterproofing greatfully received,using damp start at the mo £££££££££££  :shock:

jjsaul:
barrie you can buy diff guards / axle guard and guards for just about anything else underneath if you shop around!

probably about one of the first things you should do tbh...spending £100 on underbody protection can save a lot of money later if you hit a rock or two.

clbarclay:
I take it its on standard 205 "road" tyres, if so then don't worry about the axles. The only time I've seen one go was on a defender with 265/75r16 anaconders that had just been given some serious abuse trying to get a near 1:1.


I strongly recomend diff guards, certainly on the front. In my experiance the diff pan will recive more abuse than anyother part, I dented the diff pans long before I bent anything else. Best bit is that a diff guard cost only a few quid new.

Good to hear someone else discovering that you can do a surprising amount with a standard RRC. Don't just remove the tow bar on a RRC anyway as its the only good recovery point on a standard veicle. I would say the first thing you should consider if your doing a lot of off roading is to get some good strong recovery points for the front of the vehicle.

DEANO3528:
Wheel spin is greatly reduced as mentioned. Here's Shed on a table top - no diff lock. There's still almost no wheel spin despite the angle and height (not easy to gauge by the vid)



Slushboxes?
I love 'em!

Angry Badger:
Auto all the way - wouldn't go back to a manual if you paid me.  Much more progression when feeding the power in, plus the ability to go even slower to maintain control.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzL41ILCJMs

Here's a brief clip featuring both my rangies (mainly my P38).

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