Hi Rich, I'm not aware of an off the shelf option for a snorkel for a P38A Range Rover, but someone might know of one?? Waterproofing could be quite a task with something like 6 computers on these models! I would imagine a body lift on a P38A would be a bit of a can of worms. Anything is possible ...

SWB rims are 5" wide, while LWB are 5.5". Defender (90 & 110) steel rims are also 5.5" & are actually the same as the Series LWB rims (post about 1968). A minor change of construction was made at one point from rivits to welds holding the centres to the rims. The Wolf or NATO rims are 6.5" wide as ...

Sweet.

Thanks for the feedback.

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Has anyone been along the 42 Traverse lately?

I'll be down that way Monday so just wondering if it is suitable for a solo vehicle to drive at the moment?

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Yeah, that would make sense....doh!

Anyone been up the Te Aroha side of Thompsons Track recently?

Much mud around? Worth changing over to the mud tyres, or will all terrains will be more than adequate?

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I didn't mean to imply that we should be trying to hide anything, just that we should be focusing on more responsible images rather than the ones showing great quantities of mud & destruction. As someone mentioned earlier in the thread, "focus on the positive". I would also extend this to focusing ...

I like to think I've got a reasonable working knowledge of soils & how they perform under saturation, & the potential ecological effects it can have. You have summarised it very well Peter. I think you are right in that we haven't settled on a consensus of what is viewed as acceptable places to ...

I'm gonna stick my neck out here... Am I the only one around here that thinks pictures like this: http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/Mark/34_G_sized.sized.jpg play right into the hands of the anti-4WD groups & do us no favours at all? I also think the argument that anything goes on ...

I would seriously doubt a Hiace would be any better at getting over the terrain any better than an L300, or any other 4WD van. None of the vans have much suspension articulation, so as soon as a track gets rough they will all be lifting a wheel or two. Most have an LSD in the rear to try & assist ...

If you take a dozen trucks on 35's through a muddy track even if you are all driving responsibly it ends up with ruts that will belly a truck on 33" I fully agree with this. While driver responsibility & caution can limit damage, tracks are always going to end up dug down to the largest common size ...

DaveM wrote:Thats what I've told them, will keep looking for a cheap Safari for them.

I'd advise them to get a Jap 4WD.

Their son-in-law will obviously be hanging out to give them the "I told you so!" speech as soon as they break anything...

Don't know if I'd mount a 2kg extinguisher at head height...especially not into trim, even with a strip of metal behind it

Keep it down low & bolted to some bodywork, or similar, so it can't go anywhere in a crash.

A great location is on the rear door spare tyre carrier if you have one. It is nicely tucked out of the way between the tyre & the rear door, & pretty well protected. You can make a nice neat installation job of it if you plan it out before starting. Centre of a steel roof is theoretically the best ...

Don't remember that one (might be too young?). I remember this one though

http://youtube.com/watch?v=c7fR8uC_p7k

As mentioned, be careful about checker plate. Often used to hide a multitude of sins Having said that, the truck you linked to may be pretty rust-free. You'd have to have a look, or get someone who knows what to look for check it out for you. If it was me, I'd go for a nice standard truck & then add ...

For that budget, I'd be inclined to stick with something smaller with a petrol engine, like a Suzuki. There's a good chance a bigger truck, especially a diesel, for that kind of money is going to start costing money in the next little while & if you have a 6 cyl diesel, any problems with it will be ...

I'd be thinking pretty hard about what an extra $9K gets you before cashing out. Thats alot of coin for a very similar vehicle with what is just essentially a better marketing department behind it... Only downside I can see to the Triton is the hideous styling!! IMHO! Any other utes being considered ...

mroffroader wrote:I have a T-MAX winch on my disco. I have seen that the chinese winches are almost a direct copy of them.

Think you'll find the T-Max winches are also manufactured in China...

More likely a case of "same factory, different stickers" for all the non-USA winches I'd say

When I replaced the shoes on the FJ70 I used to own, I remember it being a real bugger of a job, that I re-did several times over to get the handbrake working correctly. From memory, I just had to loosen off the adjusters through the little hole heaps on the backplates using a flat blade screwdriver ...

mroffroader...

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=90995336

I'd second the standard Discovery steel rims! They are a great rim. Strong, well made, correct offset, & they look good too!! (especially painted black, IMHO )

As Cloggy said, TradeMe is a good source.

Most 33x12.50R15 tyres have a recommended rim width range of 8.5 - 11.0".

Something to be aware of for insurance purposes if something should let go at any stage.

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I would imagine that as long as the tree protector is rated high enough it shouldn't be a problem. The tree protector is only going to be subjected to the same load as your recovery hooks/points. With the snatch strap doing all the stretching. But thats a good point to raise! Hopefully someone ...

I have always used a bridle on the front for winching, towing or snatching, but then I have recovery rings/holes to accept a shackle on each one, so maybe you're thinkig of a difference using hooks instead?? I actually use a tree protector for the bridle & have had no problems to date. I went with ...

A somewhat different & more controlled style, but I had to add this "related" advertisement that I like:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtgvu8gTaQY

Especially since I've just found this on the net after looking for ages

Great ads!

Feelin' the love for the 700x16 SATs :thumright:

Nice Discovery you've acquired there. Another option is to try & get a Jap import pintle. Not a true pintle because they don't swivel, but thats generally not an issue, especially not for recovery purposes. Not sure how you're planning on mounting it, but no doubt you have already, or will, figure ...

205/70R15 is a Suzuki SJ413/Sierra/Jimny size.

Too small for a Terrano.

As mentioned, there is a huge range of tyres (& prices) in the standard 235/75R15 size. My advice would be to stick to that.

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The 3F has a capacity of 4 litres (3955cc from memory ).

Also, the early petrol engined 80 series LandCruisers had the fuel injected 3F, the 3F-E.

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