Thursday, Jun 26, 2003 at 01:05
Yeah that Paj's not bad. Go the 33"s and be happy. You should get diffs cheaper than that.
Suspension travel isn't be all and end all - in some circumstances one locker is worth heaps more than loads of
suspension travel, but not in other situations.
I have modified my front to the limits of common sense (and maybe beyond) and still have room to play with rears. Now I have 3 1/2"
suspension dropout front, and about 9-10" rear dropout (with up to 18" readily available). You can have heaps of rear dropout too, just not much front dropout due to the Paj's design. Rear is more important than front - about 70% of drive comes from rear in most circumstances due to weight transfer (except in steep downhills where traction on brakes is more the problem, particularly fronts).
You work around it, either by changing approach lines/speeds/angles, or selling up and buying an "ex-tuff truck".
With the Paj you have extra wheelbase on me, and I'm sure if you see what even my Vitara can do from INSIDE the cabin, you may wanna rethink how much you wanna emulate tuff-truck.
I've had people screaming, crying and almost crapping themselves in my passenger
seat and still not rollled it........ Please remember tuff truck is a motorsport "show" like V8 Supercars or Formula One and such has no relationship to anyone who has to pay normal parts prices to repair their daily driver.
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