Pics of your offroaders...

[TheHeretic]

Can be standard, or heavily modified, but let's have a look at the 4x4's being used on PH...

I'll start. Pretty much standard except for a diff drop, 1.5" spacer lift, custom transfer case bracket, custom bumper, (by custom, I mean a man welded it for me), and some home made underbody protection. tyres are Insa Turbo Sahara jobbies. It does me thus far.

[TheHeretic]

I like the see nice shiny 4x4 being treated like that! Top marks!

[TheHeretic]

Coonalpyn

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camel_landy said:

Pretty close...

Pah... Pretty good googling though.

My google fu says Keith.

[TheHeretic]

Very, very, very cool. Any pics of it in action?

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Love the Vehicross. Had an Amigo myself on the US.

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Konan said:

Always had a soft spot for the Vehicross. Does the TOD system behave itself in general?

The TOD system was the same as I had in the Amigo. Vacuum activated transfer case box. I had to use it stopped, as it got crunchy for some reason. All worked fine in lo range despite. I prefer a mechanical lo-range now, though.

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Very nice pics. :thumbup'

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eliot said:

small block chevy with a turbo or two

Needs more dirty shots.

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eliot said:

That i can do....

That's more like it! Natural habitat, and all that!

[TheHeretic]

Jimny's are very cool. Throw some MT's on, and a very capable machine stock.

Nice picks Zelda. :thunbup:

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mrdelmonti said:

Yep one of the reasons I chose it. I'm more of a Landy man if I'm honest so I think my driving style will have to change but I've no doubt that its a capable machine.

Very different to a Landy, but I prefer a lighter car to go offroad with. Plus, when you are in a little 4x4, and get stuck, no big deal. get stuck in a landy, and everyone laughs.

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mrdelmonti said:

I like that, deniability, "it's not my fault it's stuck, it's just a little truck really"

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Would you not have been better using proper shocks, rather than a bottle of coke? Nice trooper.

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Surprisingly capable, aren't they?

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Mahoosive PH sticker. I like it!

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geeks said:

Some nice 4x4's here, very nice, makes me all jealous and start thinking of body lifts and MT's

You can get a 3 1/2 inch lift on that! I had one on my Amigo/Frontera Sport. Also a bloody worthwhile addition is lower ratio transfer case gears.

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Take it up Snowdonia... I dare ya!

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In the hills above my village.

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mrdelmonti said:

Very jealous of that SJ, how does it perform compared to your Vitara?

Very similar as it happens. I can go anywhere it goes, and vice versa. I do seem to be able to climb steeper slopes with more ease than it, (experienced this yesterday. It seems to bounce a lot more in poor traction so loses what traction it does have. I presume it is because of the leafs, rather than coils?)

Ground clearance wise, although it looks like it has more, the Vitara actually has that, by a fraction. The under body protection on the SJ lowers the clearance by about an inch an a quarter.

Edited by TheHeretic on Tuesday 13th November 09:44