in the mire again

solarman216 · 25-11-2013, 00:26

yep well and truly in it again, the motor has not turned a wheel since my last outing, think it was around August, and standing does not do a motor a lot of good, guess I must have ruptured a CV boot off side as it was not long before nasty noises emanated OSF was not driving any more, then a little later a clunk and NSF the same, so it seems I am blighted by front shaft failure, and I was being very sedate today, oh well it was still a good day, hope to do at least one more before Xmas, Rick

exosteve · 25-11-2013, 09:05

glad you had a good day mate

stinka · 25-11-2013, 20:47

Cv boots are doing my nut in. Really considering a move to a disco or Cherokee myself.

Jap ifs really ain't all that when u start hammering a lifted jap truck offroad a lot

Sweety · 25-11-2013, 21:10

Glad you had a good day

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinka

Cv boots are doing my nut in. Really considering a move to a disco or Cherokee myself.

Jap ifs really ain't all that when u start hammering a lifted jap truck offroad a lot

With a disco you'll just snap half shafts instead

stinka · 25-11-2013, 21:15

Nah mate, not unless you drive like a nob with 35" tyres. I offroad with mainly landies, they are easy to fix and cheap.

I've broke 2 cvs now on 31" tyres ...

solarman216 · 25-11-2013, 21:18

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Originally Posted by Sweety

Glad you had a good day

With a disco you'll just snap half shafts instead

have to say I have had better, new winch bitch was not a patch on my old regular girl, bit droll to say the least, and my own fault on the motor as been far to busy to carry out proper maintenance, but build project nearing completion, so will have more time soon, says me ho ho, some hope, Rick

Barrbeast · 25-11-2013, 22:44

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Originally Posted by stinka

Nah mate, not unless you drive like a nob with 35" tyres. I offroad with mainly landies, they are easy to fix and cheap.

I've broke 2 cvs now on 31" tyres ...

They have to be,with a rust magnet chassis and the bad rep for reliability

Don't get me wrong, I thought about getting a Disco as a replacement for the Shogun but after reading up on them and checking out opinions etc I decided against it as I wanted to spend my weekends adding mods not doing running repairs as well.

If you want live axles go for a Trol bud

(I may be a little biased...)

stinka · 25-11-2013, 23:17

Disco with all the bits on £750

Half decent Troll with no bits £3000

Sweety · 25-11-2013, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinka

Nah mate, not unless you drive like a nob with 35" tyres. I offroad with mainly landies, they are easy to fix and cheap.

I've broke 2 cvs now on 31" tyres ...

I know quite a few who have done it running smaller than 35" tyres. I sold my last Terrano for a V8 Disco 2 & what a huge mistake that was I spent more money & time fixing the disco in 2 months than I did on the Terrano in 3 years & I drove the Terrano hard on/off road plus the Terrano was far better off road. Would I have another Disco 2 ? no chance you couldn't pay me enough

hence why I spent 18 months looking for another T2

TBH the only good thing was the sound of the V8 when you opened it up but 4mpg hurt the pocket alot

Barrbeast · 25-11-2013, 23:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by stinka

Disco with all the bits on £750

Half decent Troll with no bits £3000

Yeh that's what I found... but I know which will be more reliable

Fez_uk · 25-11-2013, 23:26

not a chance

makeitfit · 25-11-2013, 23:34

My T2 was on 33s for ages and driven like I stole it at all times , even more so off road. Never had a CV problem.Now on 35s ( not driven for a while mind) but I do have Calmini top arms and limited my lift to 2"
TROL is the way forward though, bloody awesome strength all round

exosteve · 26-11-2013, 00:54

stinka WTF are you waffling on about.
DIsco 750 quid.yuuup buy one and kill it on pay and plays on a trailer.
or use the 750 quid on an upgrade on the truck you told me not so long ago that you loved

.
no brainer.
its rust free good motor. spend the cash on front axle

solarman216 · 26-11-2013, 02:41

have to say, I like my T2 and it is only since I upgraded with the MAF amp that I have done so many shafts, but maybe that is just coincidence, and of course used shafts are what they are, no idea what they have done in the past, Rick

solarman216 · 26-11-2013, 02:46

yes Pete maybe a trol is a better upgrade, will think on it, what is the wheel base? Rick

26-11-2013, 00:54	#13
exosteve Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: stoke on trent Vehicle: 2001 2.7 td lwb terrano Posts: 2,740	stinka WTF are you waffling on about. DIsco 750 quid.yuuup buy one and kill it on pay and plays on a trailer. or use the 750 quid on an upgrade on the truck you told me not so long ago that you loved. no brainer. its rust free good motor. spend the cash on front axle

26-11-2013, 02:41	#14
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	have to say, I like my T2 and it is only since I upgraded with the MAF amp that I have done so many shafts, but maybe that is just coincidence, and of course used shafts are what they are, no idea what they have done in the past, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

26-11-2013, 02:46	#15
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	Trol yes Pete maybe a trol is a better upgrade, will think on it, what is the wheel base? Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

25-11-2013, 09:05	#2
exosteve Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: stoke on trent Vehicle: 2001 2.7 td lwb terrano Posts: 2,740	glad you had a good day mate

25-11-2013, 20:47	#3
stinka Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Staffs Vehicle: '02 Terrano TDI sport lwb Posts: 3,787	Cv boots are doing my nut in. Really considering a move to a disco or Cherokee myself. Jap ifs really ain't all that when u start hammering a lifted jap truck offroad a lot

25-11-2013, 21:15	#5
stinka Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Staffs Vehicle: '02 Terrano TDI sport lwb Posts: 3,787	Nah mate, not unless you drive like a nob with 35" tyres. I offroad with mainly landies, they are easy to fix and cheap. I've broke 2 cvs now on 31" tyres ...

25-11-2013, 23:17	#8
stinka Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Staffs Vehicle: '02 Terrano TDI sport lwb Posts: 3,787	Disco with all the bits on £750 Half decent Troll with no bits £3000

25-11-2013, 23:26	#11
Fez_uk Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Mid-Wales Vehicle: Maverick 2.7 - Patrol 4.2 Posts: 5,645	not a chance

25-11-2013, 23:34	#12
makeitfit Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: on the beach WEST WALES Vehicle: Maverick TDi BLACK mmm Posts: 15,136	My T2 was on 33s for ages and driven like I stole it at all times , even more so off road. Never had a CV problem.Now on 35s ( not driven for a while mind) but I do have Calmini top arms and limited my lift to 2" TROL is the way forward though, bloody awesome strength all round