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Sourcing an LT230
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 1:39 pm
by GRIMACE
Ok is it pre 86 that have the lt230 transfer for the range rovers, I wanna get a whole vehicle and then I can part it out - everything cept the xfer case.
Also the pre 86 have the stronger CVs to do they not ? ? ?
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:42 pm
by rangemann
aparently mine has the lt230 and it's an 84.
stronger CV's???? cool....
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 3:12 pm
by GRIMACE
rangemann wrote:aparently mine has the lt230 and it's an 84.
stronger CV's???? cool....
I will give oyu $1000 for yours right now
and yeah COOL
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:14 pm
by GRIMACE
How this sound for bits and peices
88 diesel, motor blown, but everything else is good. It has the locking centre diff and is the 5 speed manual.
Is the deisel LT230 any different to a petrol one ? ? ? will this one go into my 89Rangie without to much drama ? ? ?
Cheers
Anthony
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 5:37 pm
by TuffRR
I'm not to sure if the diesel Range Rover LT230's had different high range ratios like Defenders (1.4-1) or whether they had the standard ratios (1.2-1).
I found that with my 33's running 1.2 in xfer case and 3.52 in diffs, the onroad performance was sh1thouse. I swapped in a defender box which brought back the ratios and performance back to standard (sort of). Unfortunately, low range in the defender t/c is the same as the Rangie/Disco one.
So the moral of this little story is that you'll need to start thinking about what ratios you want to run and how you want to achieve it ie diffs or xfer case.
For example, I have defender xfer with MaxiDrive crawler gears with std 3.54 cwp. Mickrangie has standard (1.2-1) xfer but runs 4.11 in the diffs. At the end of the day, our crawl ratios are pretty close, mine being slightly lower. Each way has pros and cons.
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 8:09 pm
by GRIMACE
Hmm well at the moment I just looking to try get an LT230 with a complete range rover attached to it so i can part out the bits of the range rover I dont want and keep the bits I do want.
Main reason is to make the LT230 seem cheap in the end.
This LT230 is mated to a 5 speed manual aswell will that be a problem mating it to my ZF4speed auto ? ? ? or is it all the same in the end ? ? ?
Basically can I get this 88 deisel rangie and just swap the Xfer cases ? ? ?
Gearing isnt a factor just yet.
Anthony
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:38 pm
by madrangie
i have a spare lt 230
if u r interested
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:29 am
by GURU
G'day AnthonyP
Where is this RR diesel with blown motor?? how much is it? I'm seriously considering changing my RR to my 300tdi but if I could get a RR that was registered with a diesel it would make insurance heaps easier
Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:45 pm
by GRIMACE
DAS
Its in sydney, All I really want outta it is the LT230, so I might get it and make you a deal
or some crap like that.
I got first dibs
