RR sport vs. D110 discussion

[Green96D1]

those classics are super sweet.:victory::drool:

 

[Christophe Noel]

The excellent traction control system on the Discovery II can be traced directly to the P38a
-rangie guy

You can have my TC. It blows.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

I'm not terribly familliar with the Axles tranny's and T-cases they made, I just know stock Disco axle shafts go pop with big tires... Course so do Birfields(Read: Toyota) and Dana30/35 or AMC20's (read Jeeps: something I think the new JK is comndable for, and Mopar in general for their d44 Axle's and swap options...)so each maker has it's issues eh.

Yeah, except some guys have had the actual axle TUBE fracture on the JK's. Now that's something that'll leave you stranded! The grass is always greener...

 

[Z O O R O P A]

there was a guy in SLC 6 or so years ago who built custom 110s and sued P38 seats to add comfort. They were not electric. I suppose you could replace the stock seats with these provided you could find some?

 

[SeaRubi]

http://hra4x4.com.au/

these guys might be worth keeping an eye on.

cheers
-ike

 

[SeaRubi]

Rob, I haven't seen any direct nor even heard from other jeep guys about 2nd hand experiences with bent or broken axle cases. I've wheeled the p1$$ out of my 2008 JK Unlimited at Rausch Creek PA and Washington state, making the drive both directions and not a single problem (body damage excluded).

Obviously there have been two maybe 3 instances of a unlucky souls with the problem, but think about how many jeeps are getting churned out ... People keep spreading the same photos around and acting like this is some kind of pandemic issue with Jeeps - it's not.

 

[SeaRubi]

You can have my TC. It blows.

curious - have you retrofitted difflock onto your DII? also, what kinds of conditions? my buddy's '03 without difflock and loaded down with an RTT, tools, etc. followed my locked-rear / locked-center JK along just fine a few months ago.

 

[R_Lefebvre]

Rob, I haven't seen any direct nor even heard from other jeep guys about 2nd hand experiences with bent or broken axle cases. I've wheeled the p1$$ out of my 2008 JK Unlimited at Rausch Creek PA and Washington state, making the drive both directions and not a single problem (body damage excluded).

Obviously there have been two maybe 3 instances of a unlucky souls with the problem, but think about how many jeeps are getting churned out ... People keep spreading the same photos around and acting like this is some kind of pandemic issue with Jeeps - it's not.

I don't know how prevalent it is, but the first photo is a guy local to me that I have been out with a few times. That's how I found out about it and they linked to a thread with more instances. I'm just saying, "the grass is always greener".

 

[Root Moose]

Obviously there have been two maybe 3 instances of a unlucky souls with the problem, but think about how many jeeps are getting churned out ... People keep spreading the same photos around and acting like this is some kind of pandemic issue with Jeeps - it's not.

My understanding is that it was a limited batch of MY2007 thing.

 

[4Rescue]

AS for the Jeep thing: I was refering to how much effort they've put into all the different axle combo's you can buy and swap in. Really, nobody else that I can think of (well maybe G-wagens as you can select the payload of each axle) has tso many options. PLUS, you can swing them under TJ's and some can be built to run leafs so you could theoreticaly throw them under a YJ... TO me that is cool.

Cheers

Dave

 

[Christophe Noel]

curious - have you retrofitted difflock onto your DII? also, what kinds of conditions? my buddy's '03 without difflock and loaded down with an RTT, tools, etc. followed my locked-rear / locked-center JK along just fine a few months ago.

I have an '02 with no center lock. That doesn't help matters. To compound the problem, it is very possible I'm a crappy off road driver. (I might be the only person on the forums to admit such, but....)

 

[SeaRubi]

I have an '02 with no center lock. That doesn't help matters. To compound the problem, it is very possible I'm a crappy off road driver. (I might be the only person on the forums to admit such, but....)

confidence will come with more seat time ... as will the mods if you're into it and patient.

 

[SeaRubi]

This is an interesting video of Disco II gett'n er done. It's also a great example of why I hate over-lifted, big tire RRC's. I think a stock truck with softer suspension and sticky tires would have fared much better.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elU2e7ZnNz8&NR=1

enjoy.