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WANT BETTER TRACTION
WANT BETTER TRACTION
gday fellas
Took the gq ute out for its first drive on the beach on the weekend and wasnt to happy with the traction, im use to the wagons and it seemed to bounce around a lot more and sink im guessin coz of the wieght factor. Is there anyway around this besides loadin up some toolboxes full of tools on the back, was looking at welding up the front diff and tightening up the lsd in the back (my lsd is @#$! and got no money to spend on lockers) SURELY thatd help........... or not???????
Took the gq ute out for its first drive on the beach on the weekend and wasnt to happy with the traction, im use to the wagons and it seemed to bounce around a lot more and sink im guessin coz of the wieght factor. Is there anyway around this besides loadin up some toolboxes full of tools on the back, was looking at welding up the front diff and tightening up the lsd in the back (my lsd is @#$! and got no money to spend on lockers) SURELY thatd help........... or not???????
Re: WANT BETTER TRACTION
what tires, what size tires, what width rims, and what tire pressures?
any reason to not welding up the front diff, got an alloy tray and is coil sprung, but gonna make up a steel tray coz the alloy one is way to weak.macneil wrote:dont weld the diff.. if anything get a lockright lokka also have you got a steel tray or ally tray i had a mate weigh his gq ute against a wagon and the ute was hevier so there is the sinking factor. is it leaf sprung or coils suspension is probably too stiff for having no weight in the back..
unless ur going to lock and unlock your hubs all the time 4wding u wont be able to turn.. the bouncing is most probably cause by hard rear springs.. to cary loads.. your better off spending 500 bux on a lokka tho.. or else leave it open.. welding should only be nessasary if they dont actually make lockers for the diff..
what???? Lokka, weld the rear??? what for... Is lockers teh answer for everything these days
It's the weight factor, adjust the tyre pressures, each car, and each tyre, is different, no set rule. Play with em until it feels comfortable. And remember, reduce your tyre pressure, reduce your speed - especially on the sand...
It's the weight factor, adjust the tyre pressures, each car, and each tyre, is different, no set rule. Play with em until it feels comfortable. And remember, reduce your tyre pressure, reduce your speed - especially on the sand...
Heath & Melissa - 93 GQ LWB.
welding??
put some soft coils and procomp shocks that will stop the bounce. if your old ones are shot thats probly the traction problem ... if you weld the diff what you gain in traction you loose x10 everywhere else ..whythef@#!not wrote:macneil wrote:dont weld the diff..
any reason to not welding up the front diff, got an alloy tray and is coil sprung, but gonna make up a steel tray coz the alloy one is way to weak.
if you do weld it let us no where your driving it would be fun to watch ...
or just learn how to drive..
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