Ground clearance

Thanks Bob,
I'm very happy with her, but I'm getting inspired by Woodpecker & Tuff Truck vid's. Is there anything I can do to increase wheel travel - front and rear?

Unfortunately not desert,
I'm with her for a couple of years yet.

Comiserations.

Desert try this site as you will find much more imformation about what you can do with your Pajero : http://www.pajeroclub.com.au/forum/
as there is alot you can do if it is done properly but as the guys tell you its not a rock climber as in Patrol/Landcrusers but you can go most places with a bit of work.

Bs it wont be happy turning those wheels. I running 30"s instead of 26"s with no issues, and you have a far bigger engine and far more powerful one than I do.

If you wanno go to 33"s fine, any higher power may be an issue. However, you'll need body lift rather than suspension lift - you can lift Torsion bar fronts but the downside is to gain height you lose travel which is not good. For you - body lift is the only option.

Remember 31" to 33" is only 1" more ground clearance - it also only needs 1" more body lift IF your guards are wide enough for the 33"S under suspension and steering travel.

hence you may end up with 1" or 2" more clearance - depending on if your diffs or another component is your lowest point.

remember, you'll need to change your driving style accordingly - both due to the powersapping traits of the bigger rubber, your gearing will be higher, and also cos your speedo will now read lower.

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.