Tyres

At the moment our Shogun is running with normal road biased AT's on.

would they be ok to do the offroad bits of the rally, or do i need to shell out on some new boots.

loncbt wrote:

At the moment our Shogun is running with normal road biased AT's on.

There's very little wet mud.

I didn't hear of anyone getting stuck (except Cookie Monster, who obviously thought the bit in the briefing about the muddy ponds being off-limits because they had wildlife in them didn't apply to them) at all.

70on/30off AT's should be fine. For the wooded sections, you're only supposed to go in in convoy anyway. Most tracks, and the Val d'Isere area, are compacted clay, coarse gravel or dry lanes.

So long as they are still in good condition you'll be fine.

When changing time comes though Id recommend BFG ATs.

nah you want sme tyres like this ...


(that oil underneath isnt mine )

unless you like to talk while driving

you dont need extreme tyres, a good set of A/T's would be the best option

cheers,
The mad hatter

I'll stick to the near new Bridgestone Duellers then...Unless the wifey gets her way!

I concur, even basic road tyres are okay (all except for the optional climbs and descents of Val d’Isére) so ‘all terrain’ tyres would be exactly that, the ideal compromise. Even if we did get a shower and things got slippery, there are no actual rutted sections as such hence nothing major to overcome, plus you would never be on your own anyway.

As has been stated on numerous occasions, we all know our vehicles are capable of tacking a whole lot more than we’ll encounter on Landy Rally, only we would rather like to keep our vehicles together and in one piece than go breaking them in the middle of the boonies! Mud-plugging and rock-crawling we can easily do at home where vast distances are not a consideration. “Gentle off-roading” it is then.

kieran wrote:

nah you want sme tyres like this ...

you bloody dont!!! They make your 90 catch fire, drip oil everywhere and throw oil out of the tranny box.... Come to think of it - dont know why i didnt think of it before!

Now I do remember seeing a few of your photos Kieren that are well suited to that rubber - seem to remember you getting a tow as well!!

Take your point Jon, but fair play to Kieran, he is only following the correct code of conduct for true off-roaders - if you haven't been stuck at least once in the day, you haven't been trying hard enough!

i full well agree with tom there thats why i have these pictures t show ...


in true brit style going in with the flag flying

and coming out with it hidden


yes there were two land rovers and several tens of metres of tow rope in that last pic, an yes the air intake was below water lucky they knew what they were doing

but its the pics like this that make me want to have all that fun, but still want to do the rally!! so ill follow toms advice as i advise you should do and not go off-road from now untill the rally as you really dont want to miss out on this ...


see you on the rally ( providing i get my pinky polished and ready )

Its ok....the only offroad our Shogun will see before and after is towing our caravan onto site.

Shorty is our offroader and he's always up for getting a little bit muddy!!







All pics courtesy of our 10 yr old Son Rhys(official SWPORC photographer)

Congrats Rhys ... good piccies.

When your LR stops leaking oil you know it's time to top it up again

My rear dif's started to 'weep' from the seal that goes into the it from the prop.
How big a job is that troops?

and me steering is no longer weeping, its greetin noo.

Cant say Ive ever replaced one. I think on the standard Defender axle its not a bad job - can be done from the outside.

Salisbury axle though needs to be done from the inside - I think...

No idea about jap stuff though!

To start the front end weeping again... just add oil!

hey bill,
ill let you know how hard a job it is to do as my front diff somtimes leaks so im changing that soon

the seal is cheap and it looks easy to fit, we shall see

cheers kieran

By the way, unless you're lucky enough to have a good motor factors near you with decent prices, the best place for cheap oil is Asda. About £4.50 per 5 litres if I remember rightly. Of course it's no substitute for synthetic oils if you're running a RR Sport or Disco 3, but for the majority of us it's perfectly acceptable for an old Landy, Disco, Rangie or Paj.

Besides, as has already been stated, in the case of Landies it comes out very nearly as fast as you can pour it in! The Brits have never been able to manufacture a decent oil seal, that's why old British bikes never rust - like a Land Rover chassis they are always covered in a layer of gunk.

Very true Tom!

I managed to stop the oil leaks on the 200tdi for THREE WHOLE DAYS!!!





It never properly recovered from the episode so now has a galv chassis....

Must be a record! Things got so bad that when Land Rover started selling watches they came with a built-in drip tray!!!

Pay for oil......I nearly spat my beer over the screen....


I get it for oil changes gratis at work!!!!


my van uses loads

Mmmmm, along the same lines I used to drive a Transit van that could never do more than 10mpg. Could never figure that one out, and nor could my boss.