the all aussie dribble thread!

[Rudolf73]

The reason these 4wd's drive more car like is because they are more car like. And that's fine as most will be used for their designed purposes in tamer terain. The trouble is here in the Nth East Vic it's not hard to find their limits.

If you could get these dualcabs with solid diffs and four coils, I'd be onto one quick smart.

Sounds like you need a Land Rover defender Al

 

[ausneil 1]

Sounds like you need a Land Rover defender Al

rick will love that statement,,,,

 

[MCW]

The reason these 4wd's drive more car like is because they are more car like. And that's fine as most will be used for their designed purposes in tamer terain. The trouble is here in the Nth East Vic it's not hard to find their limits.

If you could get these dualcabs with solid diffs and four coils, I'd be onto one quick smart.

I know where you're coming from Al but which places do you go to in your Patrol that you REALLY have to go to that would test a standard new 4WD?
If you read a lot of 4WD magazines you'd swear blind that you won't even be able to back out of your driveway without air lockers, a front and rear mounted winch, a 10" lift kit and 48" tyres
Our forefathers covered every single inch of this country with nothing more than old Land Rovers, maybe a winch, and a high lift jack. Not as easily of course

I can certainly see the benefit however on any new 4WD ute of better tyres, shockers, and a winch.

 

[koshari]

you wont be geting a 1 tonne payload ute with coils.

 

[Rudolf73]

you wont be geting a 1 tonne payload ute with coils.

It depends on the spring capacity... some 4wd trucks use coil springs and carry several tonnes of payload. Leaf springs are popular because they are simplify the suspension and are therefore cheap.

 

[billyj]

how about a gq/gu patrol ute, they can take about a ton and have coils all round

 

[AUSSIE1]

I know where you're coming from Al but which places do you go to in your Patrol that you REALLY have to go to that would test a standard new 4WD?
If you read a lot of 4WD magazines you'd swear blind that you won't even be able to back out of your driveway without air lockers, a front and rear mounted winch, a 10" lift kit and 48" tyres
Our forefathers covered every single inch of this country with nothing more than old Land Rovers, maybe a winch, and a high lift jack. Not as easily of course

I can certainly see the benefit however on any new 4WD ute of better tyres, shockers, and a winch.

Says he who travels the flat country! I knew I'd get a response like this! Yes, you will find the average dualcab's limits quite easily. I'm not knocking them, just stating that their purpose is for light duty. Some of the places I get firewood, these vehicles wouldn't cut it. Even some of the easy 4 wheeling will get them hung up....I've seen it. Last christmas a Triton dual cab got hung up trying to come out of a creek crossing with a light bank on the departure side. Departure angles don't lend kindly. Once again, I'm not knocking them, but if you could get solid diffs and coils I'd be onto it.

you wont be geting a 1 tonne payload ute with coils.

Who said they wanted a 1 tonne payload? :msp_wink: My GU coilcab hauls firewood just fine! :msp_thumbup:

 

[AUSSIE1]

how about a gq/gu patrol ute, they can take about a ton and have coils all round

Yeah I've got the GU coilcab Billy.

 

[Stihlman441]

How much rain did yas get on the weekend ?,we got 54 mm on Sat.
Afew un happy farmers about with hay and wheat,barley crops.

 

[David (saltas)]

How much rain did yas get on the weekend ?,we got 54 mm on Sat.
Afew un happy farmers about with hay and wheat,barley crops.

10mm

 

[derwoodii]

How much rain did yas get on the weekend ?,we got 54 mm on Sat.
Afew un happy farmers about with hay and wheat,barley crops.

Up to 60 - 70mm over bits of Mornington peninsula way, twas only showers and passin storm Saturday up Murray River Barmah way, so me n billy lids had a good weekend. :smile2:

What happened to this poor sod twas your side of the bay Stilhman?

http://www.arboristsite.com/arboricultural-injuries-fatalities/186286.htm

 

[AUSSIE1]

How much rain did yas get on the weekend ?,we got 54 mm on Sat.
Afew un happy farmers about with hay and wheat,barley crops.

Over 100mm

 

[billyj]

measured exactly 70mm here in werribee

 

[AUSSIE1]

solid diffs? do they still make em:msp_biggrin:

Yes Porksta, they still make the Patrol!

Sounds like you need a Land Rover defender Al

Stop swearing Rudy!

 

[wyk]

Yeah I've got the GU coilcab Billy.

What you need is a Jeep Comanche! Solid front AND back:

 

[AUSSIE1]

What you need is a Jeep Comanche! Solid front AND back:

How's things Wes?
I've got solids and coils front and back in the Patrol.
I had thoughts of converting a Patrol wagon to a dual cab but fuel prices are just getting ridiculous over here.

 

[MCW]

Says he who travels the flat country! I knew I'd get a response like this! Yes, you will find the average dualcab's limits quite easily. I'm not knocking them, just stating that their purpose is for light duty. Some of the places I get firewood, these vehicles wouldn't cut it. Even some of the easy 4 wheeling will get them hung up....I've seen it. Last christmas a Triton dual cab got hung up trying to come out of a creek crossing with a light bank on the departure side. Departure angles don't lend kindly. Once again, I'm not knocking them, but if you could get solid diffs and coils I'd be onto it.



Who said they wanted a 1 tonne payload? :msp_wink: My GU coilcab hauls firewood just fine! :msp_thumbup:

Yeah I forgot, I've only ever driven on flat roads. My bad I agree though mate. Biggest issue I've seen is the shift to a lot of alloy underneath which is easy to smash on rocks etc leaving an ugly oil trail. Departure angles aren't too bad in the new 4WD utes as they have the power to launch themselves out of creekbeds etc like a rocket, negating the chance of getting hung up You only have to get to tricky areas to get your firewood Al so the local authorities can't find you poaching wood

Also pays to compare stock to stock though and the older stock utes aren't that much better off road than the new stock utes, just tougher and more easily modified. In fact my work Ford Ranger will give the older model Hilux's a belting off road in any situation. Way more traction.

Another thing you see a lot is jacked up vehicles with people still forgetting the diff housings are the lowest point. They somehow think it means they can go through wheel ruts better but don't realise that it's not the reason you jack up vehicles. 90% of people jack up vehicles to look cool driving around in the city.

 

[David (saltas)]

What I can stand are those 30 inch rims with 265/25/30 tyres that are $2,012.00 each

 

[MCW]

What I can stand are those 30 inch rims with 265/25/30 tyres that are $2,012.00 each

Are they the ones you can only fit to Cadillacs and only if you are an african american gangster?

 

[David (saltas)]

this sort a stupidness

this sort a stupidness