So you are saying a Suzuki running Toyota or Nissan diffs are still keeping to the tourer theme? They greatly increase strength and track and would be like running Rockwells under your GQ which would obviously increase how hard you could throw it at obstacles but would also take away it's touring ability. Why not just upgrade to Mog diffs while you are at it since diff swaps "are not a hardcore only mod"? If you run highway gears in them they would still be good for touring and just "gives a bit more strength bit more width/stability" as you put it. Yes I do know the rules do not allow portal diffs but the point is made to emphasise how your argument to allow diff swaps is severely flawed.blade 929 wrote:as for my post you quoted i was saying to the fella that said that diff swaps should not be on a tough tourer is having a lend of himself . diff swaps (which are not disallowed in the rules for classic trials ) are not a hardcore only mod , anyone can throw in gu diffs into a gq , mounts up the same , gives a bit more strength bit more width/stability and is still a very usable touring rig .
and most people i know that go touring have diff locks , so i stand by what i said "a nissan with diff locks , mine included does not by itself make a tough tourer just as putting in different diffs does not make a rig a hard core only rig "
Swapping GU diffs into a GQ still uses the factory mounts so I could understand how that can be justified but putting diffs from another model under your car requires you to fabricate new mounts to get them to fit. I was under the impression that the rules of this class were basically trying to rule out any fabricated mounts (i.e. major modifications) as this comp is aimed at a far less modified vehicle and more your daily driver.
To me the logical ruling would be that tough tourers have diffs from the same make of vehicle (but maybe could upgrade to a later model eg from 40 series to 60 series, or from narrow track to wide track Suzuki etc) as this seems to keep to the underlying tone of what the comp was designed for; yet you think I am having a lend of myself for applying logic and asking the question.
If the people running the comp think that it's ok to approve diff swaps (which I won't particularly care if they do) then they need to come out and clarify it so that everyone knows what can and can not be entered. Now, this is exactly what I asked for in the first place, but instead got your egotistical opinion as a response, which to be honest I couldn't care less about. So, this time, is it possible to hear what the organisers have to say about the matter as that is the only opinion that counts.