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furianer Member Since: 06 Feb 2011 Location: Coomberdale Western Australia Posts: 27 |
Morning, sorry im not most active member of this forum, just got back to Switzerland after traveling the western deserts of WA for 3 months.
Our transport is a trusty old 300tdi Disco, good dear old thing. What we have noticed over the last 25years, the bush tracks are getting a lot more traffic then what there used to be, consequently tracks become more and more corrugated. Maybe it is just me and getting on in live, used to do our bush trips in a SIII 109, it was a superb machine in the bush. About 10 years ago i updated to a Discovery what a experience, fuel economy comfort all greatly improved. Now it feels like that the Discovery is becoming a bouncy old truck on the long an remote trips we do. Replaced the complete suspension, the ride did not improve that much. The run up on some of the dunes (canning stock for example) are getting quite choppy, Why do people have to bring trailers kitchen sinks and 400 horse power into this precious places. What is your experience with Land Rovers and corrugations, wich model rides best and is still suitable for remote travels. www.stolz-rostfrei.ch/travel thanks, and all the best for 2015 Richard |
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28th Dec 2014 2:40pm |
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DiscoMick Member Since: 06 Sep 2011 Location: Brisbane Posts: 3 |
Yep, big muddies are digging holes and causing worse corrugations, partiularly if the drivers refuse to drop pressures down to 16-20 in the sand. Ironically, ATs are actually better than MTs in the sand, but people like the big tough look. Can a Disco mix it with a Defender?
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5th Jul 2015 10:07am |
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newhue Member Since: 28 Apr 2014 Location: Brisbane Posts: 351 |
What shocks have you put in. If they are a firmish like Bilsteins than the ride is going to be harsher than Koni for example. Shocks labeled as HD and XHD is a real guessing game unless you know the Psi to Inch rating of them. Then you need to know what a standard dico's rate is, and work from there on load and desired comfort. Spring rates also are a big part of comfort, and the same deal. None of this can be worked out until you know how much you loaded truck weighs and how much at each end.
In saying this however, I love my set up but find the whoop-ti- do's up dunes frustratingly boring. Corrugations are all part of the deal. Perhaps look at it as a challenge to find lesser travelled routes. But as as mentioned Psi is a huge part. Good quality tyres allows you to run 16 all day long loaded up under 35-40km/h. I have BFG muds and run 23 and 26 at 85 to 90km/h with a 3.5t truck on the arterial roads and find corrugations liveable. My Defender and travels |
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5th Jul 2015 9:51pm |
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