How much rough road can the Disco take?

[Andrew Walcker]

Corrugations, can't be louder than in a Defender.

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6882

 

[xcmountain80]

Hahaha that was funny!


Aaron

 

[MuddyMudskipper]

And I thought that was a Toyota thing! Drives me crazy:drool:


Aaron

I wish!

 

[michaelgroves]

Corrugations, can't be louder than in a Defender.

http://expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6882

Oh, they can be worse than in a Defender! That was a Series III

 

[michaelgroves]

And this is QC167 near Lac Albanel:

Wow... loose stones on top of corrugations are evil. It reminds me of the thousands of miles of "ripio" on Ruta 40 in Argentina - loose stones of all sizes, some of them jagged, all on top of some vicious washboard!

 

[Andrew Walcker]

Oh, they can be worse than in a Defender! That was a Series III

Yep, you do have a point. Guess I can't complain about all the noises coming from the Defender anymore.:xxrotflma

 

[FourByLand]

I also found that a responsible 60-70mph on a washboard road with tires aired down creates a nice comfortable ride... that's in a DII though with leather seats and arm rest so it kind of reminds me of sitting on a Lay-Z-Boy with the massage feature set just right.

 

[michaelgroves]

You simply can't drive a corrugated road at anything above ~15mph or below ~45mph...It can't be done. ... You have to experience a few hundred miles of it to understand.

I guess I'll just have to try a few hundred miles of it, then, before I caution against high speeds on corrugations

 

[MuddyMudskipper]

I also found that a responsible 60-70mph on a washboard road with tires aired down creates a nice comfortable ride... that's in a DII though with leather seats and arm rest so it kind of reminds me of sitting on a Lay-Z-Boy with the massage feature set just right.

:xxrotflma

 

[Andrew Walcker]

I also found that a responsible 60-70mph on a washboard road with tires aired down creates a nice comfortable ride... that's in a DII though with leather seats and arm rest so it kind of reminds me of sitting on a Lay-Z-Boy with the massage feature set just right.

Rub it in tough guy:smiley_drive:

 

[DaveM]

You simply can't drive a corrugated road at anything above ~15mph or below ~45mph...It can't be done. You'll tear your truck apart, knock your teeth out and have a mutiny on board from your passengers. In short order you'll break springs, burn out the shocks, rattle every body panel off, etc.

Yup, did this to my back right tire on the road from Hart Mtn. to Steens in SE Oregon 2 years ago. I was probably over inflated, but definitely going too fast trying to ride over the bumps. Worst part? Well that would be when I discovered that the PO had 2 different sized lug nuts on the tire and I only had one sized wrench.

On a related note, do you air down for corrugations or keep road pressure?

 

[FourByLand]

Rub it in tough guy:smiley_drive:

Nothing really macho about a Lay-Z-Boy with a massage feature... Nancy!-Dave air down for washboard roads and it will absorb alot of the vibes and keep you from spilling your grey poupon when you are trying to make sandwiches or drink diet Coke.

 

[Mercedesrover]

On a related note, do you air down for corrugations or keep road pressure?

I was running 18lbs in the front and 24lbs in the back. I was loaded pretty heavy and keep in mind I run leaf springs.

 

[revor]

Only one way to andle washboard....

Low tire pressure and speed.

Last ones I got into with My Disco 1 felt best at about 50MPH and 15psi. Above that and I have to "drive" the car which ends up more like a race. (fun too but tiring). Seems that your chosen speed depends a lot on the size of the washboard.

 

[michaelgroves]

Only one way to andle washboard....

Low tire pressure and speed.

Last ones I got into with My Disco 1 felt best at about 50MPH and 15psi. Above that and I have to "drive" the car which ends up more like a race. (fun too but tiring). Seems that your chosen speed depends a lot on the size of the washboard.

I feel like I'm the killjoy on this thread... but c'mon! A sustained 50MPH on a loose, corrugated surface, with 1 Bar of pressure in the tyres? But not heavily laden, at least...

All I can say is, I *know* how uncomfortable it is, and I do often succumb when I've been faced with yet another 500 miles of it, but let's at least acknowledge that it's downright dangerous. A risk is only acceptable if you really know what both sides of the trade-off are. Or do we need a few pics to remind ourselves how these misadventures can turn out?