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  1. LRNAD90

    Opinions on the LR3

    I don't think that Land Rover officially fixed the problem by installing cross drilled input gears until '97 or '98. My Discovery that suffered from the issue was a '96 (those photos are not of mine, but had been posted here before by someone else, but it looked the same, maybe worse). I don't...
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    Bruder Unimog Toys?

    That is quite a collection! I'm sure there are more Mog guys around here with Mog Toy collections on the side, and thought there might be some interest. I'd guess this Bruder toy is about the size of the largest red on in your collection, and fairly detailed (icluding articulating front...
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    Fall Training Cycle Begins

    Hey Ian, I sent you a PM..
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    Fall Training Cycle Begins

    Hey Ian, I have to say this new forum has really peaked my interest. I’d always wanted to get involved in an SAR team, and almost did about 15 years ago when living in So Cal. Unfortunately I was a student and since I didn’t have a California License, they wouldn’t accept my...
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    Bruder Unimog Toys?

    Didn't know if any of the Unimog Enthusiasts had come accross the German made 'Buder' toy line or not. I was at a childrens consignment shop with my wife this weekend and spied an Orange Unimog Truck toy, and snatched it up for a whole $4. It was their 'Unimog Winter Service', but it was...
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    Opinions about Land Cruiser 200 ?

    I can't say that I'm overly impressed from an Overland/ Off-road prospective. If your intentions are to use it for the type of activities most users around here are interested in, I'd bet you'd be better server by one of the last generation 100 series trucks. I'm sure there are dealers around...
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    FJ 1 and done, New 4runner in 2010

    +1 on the fugly (but I think the Ridgline is fugly too). And while I , and I am sure most Expo members, would agree that bringing in the international truck platforms would be great, I think we are such a small minority of sales for Toyota that it would probably be a bad buisness decision...
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    2009 Ford Escape Hybrid

    Political I can understand (why else would many of Hollywood's elite choose a Prius over their other choices?), but ethical, not so much. At least assuming it is truly ethical, and not mindlessly led by the media ethical. Since it appears that both the birth and death of Hybrids are far more...
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    Possible Grand Cherokee to Discovery Convert - need quick schooling

    Ever heard of the Disco Web (www.discoweb.org)? I'm not a fan of alot of the 'characters' over there, but there is ALOT of good information, and quite a few extremely knowledgable members, if you can cut through the otherwise constant B.S. Search away and ask questiosn over there, and there is...
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    2009 Ford Escape Hybrid

    "Escape Hybrid is not recomended for towing" -- http://www.fordvehicles.com/assets/pdf/towing/08ESP_towing.pdf (Page 2) So I would have to say you can legally tow nothing, since the manufacturer does not provide a tow rating, and does not recommend towing with it...
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    Possible Grand Cherokee to Discovery Convert - need quick schooling

    I'm pretty sure you could get a 'fire engine' red color on either the Series I or Series II Discovery. As has been mentioned, the easiest way to tell them apart is by the door handles and the rear tail lights. Disco I's had repeated turnsignals and red marker lamps/brake lights in the...
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    2009 Ford Escape Hybrid

    Don't forget to factor in the environmental impact of hybrid vehicles. Everyone likes to talk about how green they are, but no one wants to consider the impact of manufacturing for the battery systems, nor the impact for disposal... http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~coreyp/hybridenvimp.html...
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    Possible Grand Cherokee to Discovery Convert - need quick schooling

    You might want to read through this thread as well: http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16605 Knowing the year would help narrow the responses, but I think it is a pretty fair statemnt to say that for every positive experience you will encounter a negative one. It seems that...
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    ExPo Garages: Lets see them!

    Many of your Garages make me Jealous.. Some nice garages everyone, I'm jealous, wish I had more goodies and time to play in my garage. I don't even have any real photos, just these from a year or so ago when my wife heard about a radio contest to win a $50K garage makeover, to be given to the...
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    1994 Defender 90-Expedition Ready!

    How Much for the Trailer? Willing to seperate? Is it based on a M416? Any more details or photos? I may be interested, if I can get managments approval...
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    requesting help from AT owners

    As far as I'm concerned you are a hero, thank you for your service...
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    portal axles

    We are kind of going off topic a bit, but I’m still not sure it would be a worthwhile project. I mean yes, you could theoretically increase the central ground clearance by tucking the center driveline components up higher, but how practical is that? I mean if you were the manufacturer doing...
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    portal axles

    What is the perceived advantage? The only one I can imagine is improved CV angles with severe lift, but I wouldn't expect increases in ground clearance (still need the bottom suspension arm) and the gearing advantage is pretty much offset by having to run considerably steeper gears in the rear...
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    Any Hummer people here?

    Go spend some time Over Here. There are alot of H2 and H3 owners that go off-road, some pretty serious. It's not uncommon to see H3's on 35" Toyo M/T's (hey they fit nearly stock, with minimal rubbing) over here, running the infamous trails, exploding the infamously weak front differentials...
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    portal axles

    Both the Pinzgauer and the Hummer (H1/ Military) use gear reduction hubs, and have the drive axle coming into the drive wheel above the centerline. Just because they do not use solid axles, does not mean they cannot use the geared hub design, which affords both additional gear reduction at the...
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