freelander selectable 4+4
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it has been tried - so far (to my knowledge) unsuccessfully - some guy in Oz was doing it with a ford clutch system.
yes i think i do , it all seems to hinge around the rear prop being able to slip against the front and this is somting it seems not to do very well. the viscus clutch idea is fine but it seems to be a bit crude. it offers the same resistance to turning at all times
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No it doesnt - or at least it shouldnt, but quite frequently does - therein lies the problem
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I've clocked up over 110000 miles in mine, on and off road, I never felt the need to manually select 2WD.
There is a theory among my colleagues that the VC need to be worked, and whilst most of its life is on road, it probably gets more off road use than most Freelanders.
Of course most cars thrive on use (not the same thing as abuse) and that 110 K was clocked up in about 5 years.
There is a theory among my colleagues that the VC need to be worked, and whilst most of its life is on road, it probably gets more off road use than most Freelanders.
Of course most cars thrive on use (not the same thing as abuse) and that 110 K was clocked up in about 5 years.
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I'm with Davec on this one, why create problems for yourself. Maintain & service your car properly, even replace the VCU if you're that worried - though I'd leave well alone myself till I needed to replace it.
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Why buy a 4x4 and then turn it into a 2wd vehicle?
Landrover must of thought about having a selectable drive system because there is room for a box underneath and also a hole in the floor for the stick. They opted for the cheaper to manufacture vcu system which also kept the weight down.
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Get one of the selectable Jap models if its a concern to you
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I'm with the OP'er on this one mod all the way, but props are expensive and hacking one up could be costly.
It should have been an option for the softroader from the outset, even a low box should have been an option, it would have been twice the machine.
As probably the founder member of mondo mode from 2001 there is no going back to 4x4 transmission on tarmac, but any mod has to be simple
and cheap as chips as David Dickinson would say
It should have been an option for the softroader from the outset, even a low box should have been an option, it would have been twice the machine.
As probably the founder member of mondo mode from 2001 there is no going back to 4x4 transmission on tarmac, but any mod has to be simple
and cheap as chips as David Dickinson would say
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I'm with the OP'er on this one mod all the way, but props are expensive and hacking one up could be costly.
It should have been an option for the softroader from the outset, even a low box should have been an option, it would have been twice the machine.
As probably the founder member of mondo mode from 2001 there is no going back to 4x4 transmission on tarmac, but any mod has to be simple
and cheap as chips as David Dickinson would say
No it wouldn't. Much of the Freelanders advantages come from it's lighter weight compared with other models. Start putting in Transfer boxes etc, and yiou start to loose that.
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No it doesnt - all it needs is a simple dog clutch, mounted on the floor pan, where the VCU usually mounts, preferably electrical controlled, with the props coupled either side. Easy to describe - bloody nigh impossible to find one that will take the power, at a reasonable price.
As mentioned previously it was been discussed ad nauseam. Try looking at this.
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As mentioned previously it was been discussed ad nauseam. Try looking at [URL="http://www.powerdrive.co.uk/pdfs/Clutch%20and%20Brake.pdf" said:
If someone would build, test and sell it as an aftermarkter replacement for the standard VCU that would be cool!!!
I want one!
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but how much would you pay - If I remember, last time the costs were circa £2000 a throw - thats a lot of VCUs!
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Hm... costs would be an issue indeed. The company/persons building and selling this woulde need to invest parts and time, and would want to some profit.
GBP 500.- would be great, but like you suggested not very realistic for the small amount of sales of such a specialized item. Hard to say, but more than GBP 1000.- would be way over my limit.
Can't the guys at Ashcroft (or similar) build this (for a nice price)....
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Why would Ashcroft want to invest time and money for an obsolete vehicle (the Hippoo 2 dont use a VCU, I believe), when they can make nice money now out of repairing a crap Landrover system?
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