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Trail Tough Rear D/L Disco
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:02 pm
by N*A*M
Overkill Sam...
Are you about to get this? Can you please find out?
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... did=171974
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 8:34 pm
by Guy
Now that is cool .. Very simple idea very, with what looks to be really neat exacution not sure what my front diff would think of the idea though
Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2003 10:17 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
I will contact them tomorrow as I will order one on the spot for my buggy.
SAM
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:19 am
by macy
What do u gain from doing that?
Cheers
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:33 am
by antt
macy wrote:What do u gain from doing that?
Cheers
when you can disconnect the rear drive, you can use cutting brakes on your rear wheels. these will totally lock either rear wheel on your rig, then you can can drive on just the front diff and your rig will pivot on the locked back wheel.
its good cause you can execute tighter turns.
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 9:35 am
by N*A*M
you gain maneurvability
really important with long wheel-based rigs or tight competition courses
they are the ticket
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 1:29 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
Just got a reply from Brent they are $399 US for the disconnect and you have to maake you own linkage.
SAM
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 2:33 pm
by N*A*M
that's not too bad sam. how much shipped end to end to my door in AUD? pm if you want.
would it work with just the later style drum handbrake instead of cutting brakes?
i'll just go try driving the front wheel drive camry with the handbrake on and see
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:40 pm
by antt
how would your buggy go with it sam? do you think it'd have enough power to turn the fronts with the backs locked?
what about a standard sierra, surely they wouldn't handle the added pressures if they're runnin standard gear with bigger tyres?
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 4:54 pm
by redzook
antt wrote:how would your buggy go with it sam? do you think it'd have enough power to turn the fronts with the backs locked?
what about a standard sierra, surely they wouldn't handle the added pressures if they're runnin standard gear with bigger tyres?
i think it should handle it ok
power wont be a prob
might be on a zook with big tires an no rockhopper
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 6:56 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
antt wrote:how would your buggy go with it sam? do you think it'd have enough power to turn the fronts with the backs locked?
what about a standard sierra, surely they wouldn't handle the added pressures if they're runnin standard gear with bigger tyres?
This will allow you to disconect the rear drive so effectively you are only spinning the front tyres so it will do it easier than with the rear connected the only draw back is that it will load up your CV's enormously as yoou will be turning on lock and trying to drag the rear wheels I woiuld think that standard cv's will break real easy.
SAM
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2003 8:59 pm
by OVERKILL ENG
N*A*M wrote:that's not too bad sam. how much shipped end to end to my door in AUD? pm if you want.
would it work with just the later style drum handbrake instead of cutting brakes?
i'll just go try driving the front wheel drive camry with the handbrake on and see
NAM if you times the US price by two and a half that will be fairly accurate to how much it will cost landed in AUS.
SAM
ps.as I said it will give you a rough price give or take a little.