Outer Limits 4x4 Board

My mate just bought 33in mongrels and is intending to put them on his 2 door rangie, the car is lockless.

Will he have to drive it carefully so that he doesn't break cv's, diffs etc.. or can he just drive it normally(which isn't that fast/hardcore anyway-although with the new tyres we may be tempted)

Any other things that we are overlooking and should we bring spare cv's etc.. when 4wding

Thanks
Rob

I'd say it's a time bomb waiting to go off no matter how he drives it. Might as well carry complete front/rear axles for the enevitable. My money is on the axles going first although the CWP would be not far behind. Hell why doesn't he chuck an ARB on those 10 spliners and just speed the process up!!!

why am i not surprised-he kind of rushed into getting tyres without sorting out the other issues first

BANG.

diff centres rear one after the other.

Michael,

i drove around on 35's for 8 months without lockers .. only blew the diff doing something dumb .... trying to tow another rangie :(

if the diffs have afew ks under their belt the cross pin will probably spit it sending all the spider gears through the side gears and the CW&P, it wont be fun but it will be a learnin curve and a good excuse to get some upgrade axles and diff centres


Wheel It...
Break It...
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mongrels come in a 34 now? as in motorway remanufactured mongrels?
maybe like the other mongrels, they'll be a bit on the small side (eg 33" carcass). unless they're using 35" carcasses and being conservative with the sizing (unlikely!). need pics!

i'm on the case Nam-although i haven't seen the tyres for myself yet, post pics soon

correction just rang him to confirm and get pics organised-they are actually 33's-not as exciting

You'll still be breaking stuff with 33's. When i was running 33's i busted my front axle and a mate did his front diff and rear diff.

On the upside, without a front locker, the CV's seem to last ok with this size.

in my opinion even with the 33's the axles and cw&p will be borderline..there are quite a few blokes running 255/85's and 285/75's on standard rover stuff... it all depends how he drives...
cv's should be okay as stated... Mickrangie still runs the standard cv's in his with 35's and like a bit of a rev
he has not broken one yet... but he is unlocked

I had a 1983 Range Rover that Ranuki made into a ute, it hd a 5 ltr EFI VS holden engine in it, a big lift and, 35 Yoko mts on it.

The car had all stock running gear for about 18 months, and I put it through hell, and never broke a thing, I did in the end put maxi drive in it.
When the stuff was changed over they said it was still like new.

So if your breaking things, then you do not no how to use your right foot in the bush.

highrr wrote:So if your breaking things, then you do not no how to use your right foot in the bush.

Yeah you're right, Land Rover stuff is all really well made and durable and we just don't know how to drive.

I'd say it has more to do with those Yoko M/T's not getting enough traction to put any stress on the components!!!!!

Yes is the answer to your question, but your durability will be decreased quite considreably. I only run smallish 235/85R16 MT/Rs and busted three sets of axles in 6 months with my 10 spline ARB air locker. Now Running maxi drive rear, I feel much more secure

I still recoment you upgrade the driveline before gettiong carried away with tyres. It may be a hard decision to make initially, but once you have those 33's and the like on board, flog the crap out of it withon reason. I personally like the security of not breaking asuff and getting home in one piece than stuffing around trackside fixing weak Rover components. But that's me.

But on a budget, I know where your coming from. It's a matter of driving according to the conditions and not get carried away with the right pedal. Sometimes this is not an easy option and the temptation to give it a heap is beconing.

Good luck with those 10 spline axles.

Trav