Outer Limits 4x4 Board

G'day all,

Sick of my RR been so freaking heavy. got any idea's where the weight is? even idea's on where to shave it off.

the rubber mats in the rear weigh heaps..
as do all the carpets and interior trim
next step would be fiberglass panels

Try the drivers seat.

Not all panels are alumunium, i think the bonnet and tailgate are steel on a lot of older models.

some tube bars will also save you a bit
especially in the rear with the heavy arb one in your avatar


and yes...remove all seats

If you really want to save weight - 2 words - ute conversion. And even a bobtail conversion if you are really serious.

There is heaps of weight in the rear glass steel pillars.

Yep, cut the roof in half and remove the glass, my 2" lift went to 4" without all that weight.

okay I had some idea's of my own before i ask the questioned, just wanted to know if you guys had some new idea's to me, which you did.

plans are. out with carpet, want rubber mats (but maybe get some thinner lighter ones). take back seat out when I enter comps. Getting another set of doors to make half doors with no glass etc.

My tough deciscion at the moment is what to do panel wise. I would love to cut roof off and make a body style ute, but as this is a daily driver and takes 4 ppl in it once a week it needs to stay 4 door. bob it (seriously thinking about it) but means only have enough space in back to keep LPG tank. or just take rear bar off and make a tube bar that will help departure angle and push rear diff back 2 more inches.

remember I'm building a project landy to use for Hardcore 4wheeling...this is my daily driver/weekend wheeler and camping truck

DAS wrote:remember I'm building a project landy to use for Hardcore 4wheeling...this is my daily driver/weekend wheeler and camping truck

I think we all know what the real answer is here - finish the D100

How much weight do you want to shed ? Rangies are pretty light compared to the jap jobs.

I got my 2 door down to 1.8 tonne with no rear seats, carpet, roof lining or interior trims and it hammered

man rangies are lighter that than most......of an eginge tune up will be better than a diet...... chuck a 2.5L litre jap supercharger on there and turn me on baby

motor will be a 4.4 once the project is finished.

my RR was roughly 2.3 tonne when I weighed it at the tip on the way out...thats heavy for a Landy. what I would expect of a patrol or similar.

Anyway I want to finish the project, but still want to wheel, and the RR is it. got to get a balance of spend money on the project and do things that cost bugger all or nothing on the Rangie.

DAS wrote:
my RR was roughly 2.3 tonne when I weighed it at the tip on the way out...thats heavy for a Landy. what I would expect of a patrol or similar.

My 100 Series was 3.2T on the tip scales.

Maggot4x4 wrote:

DAS wrote:
my RR was roughly 2.3 tonne when I weighed it at the tip on the way out...thats heavy for a Landy. what I would expect of a patrol or similar.

My 100 Series was 3.2T on the tip scales.

My dual cab Patrol with empty tray weighs in at 2.3 tonne.

DAS wrote:my RR was roughly 2.3 tonne when I weighed it at the tip on the way out...thats heavy for a Landy. what I would expect of a patrol or similar.

Holy sh#t batman!
I thought Rangies were a lightweight 4wd.
Never weighed either of our's (79 4.4 & 80 3.5), but I thought they were around the 1800kg mark.

thats what I thought too.


I thought mine would be about 2T with the front and rear bars and LPG tank etc.

Not a bad idea

Might rip the rear setas out of the 83 and the mats and see how it goes off-road once I get it roadworthy. Might be a bit noisy, but you can't have everyhting.

Trav

with my current exhaust.... driveline vibrations...... and now these new tyres I think I could remove the whole floor in the rear without making it any worse

Something else to note.
RACV towtruck driver told me RACV will only tow up to 2.5Ton under roadside assist.
I'm not sure how they determine that. It would be "funny" if while winching the truck onto the flat top truck their cable snapped

Timbot wrote:Something else to note.
RACV towtruck driver told me RACV will only tow up to 2.5Ton under roadside assist.
I'm not sure how they determine that. It would be "funny" if while winching the truck onto the flat top truck their cable snapped

A fridgie mate weighed his Hiace in at 3.4tonne, one of his mechanics couldn't lift it on the hoist till he half emptied it, best I could get my Econovan to was 2.4tonne.

My truck (Disco) runs in <2K Kg...needless to say, took out a LOT of stuff!!