newbie after some info and some advice
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Hi all,
Let me introduce my self ,I'm Richard and very new to this and after some advice
I currently own a Mitsubishi challenger PA 2001 LS,totally stock no additions or add ons ..yet!.
I've never been off road and was wondering how capable is a challenger off road.I've been invited up to some tracks in
Warburton and am a little concerned that with standard road tyres i will strugle.What suggestions can people offer regarding getting some A/T tyres with costs and prefered makes important as i am on a buget here.
Also on a diffrent note,I have the flashing light syndrome.The green 4x4 green light on my dash randomly flashes when in 2 wheel drive,after 2kms or so the ABS light comes on.Ive heard this is a switch on the transfer case .Is this the problem and is it a cheap fix.
Thanks for reading Richard
Reply By: Member - David Will (VIC) - Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 at 21:34
Saturday, Feb 11, 2012 at 21:34
Hi Richard,
Nice to here from you.
I do not know anything about Mitsubishi challenger's but if I was you I would look at joining a 4wd club in you area and do some
driver training and get to talk to people who are doing the same thing.
You will be surprised how helpful they can be and you may find someone with same 4wd as yours
The clubs are a wealth of information and most people will talk about the options that they have on there 4wd, the good and bad points of it all.
Hope all goes
well
David Will
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Reply By: oz doc - Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:49
Sunday, Feb 12, 2012 at 12:49
Hi Richard, we used to have a Challenger a few years ago-slightly older model than yours though.Stock standard and extremely capable off road. Our only limitations were our skills and experience- not the car. It took us reliably wherever we wanted to go. From memory we had a couple of different tyres in its time and the Pirelli Scorpions stood out from the rest. However as Mick has said- you have to look at all the factors when making your choice. Ours had an intermittant SRS light issue. Can't remember exactly what is was all about but it was resolved by accident when we had one of our
services done- just a bit of moisture in a switch somewhere I think. Good luck with it, doc.
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Reply By: mikehzz - Monday, Feb 13, 2012 at 08:33
Monday, Feb 13, 2012 at 08:33
I was on a trip through the Brindabellas near
Canberra a few weeks ago with 9 cars and 2 of them were earlier 2001-5 Challengers and not a problem. They weren't tricked up either. The driver is always the most important variable off road. Until you are shown what they can do then you may think its impossible :-) Simple things like how to go up and down steep slopes with a minimum of fuss. Rather than buy stuff like off road tyres before you have used or needed them, get some experience and if it sticks, then you will have a shopping list of your own to work from. I've been heaps of hairy
places on road tyres simply because I can't be bothered throwing out perfectly good tyres on a new car. Cheers
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