The benefit of Diff Locks

Love difflocks here - but Wilko - maybe if those cars had long travel coil suspension they might not get into trouble so much ?

Hi Robin,

No they are stock standard Rodeos

How exactly is 'long travel coil suspension' going to help when the diffs on the ground?

Nice save by the way tonyfish - would have been a long day's work on the shovel and winch otherwise...

hay Wilko; worlds best 4x4 ,who awarded them that '' them selfs '' you would have to be joking , I have 2 mates with them, I realy dont think so !!!!!!!

cheers nick

Hi Nick,

It is true, Its been voted best 4wd for the last decade, I knew they were good but this shows how good they are.

Cheers Wilko

Hi Guys

That was a fun reply but there is truth in it , the Rodeo's have relativiely poor articulation and longer travel increases the pressure the spining wheels have on the ground. Tracks like this are not a hard solid surface , and the diff hubs sit in ooze taking just part of the load.

Wilko - They are an adequate 4 x 4 thats for sure, but way too low to the ground :-)

Those Cruisers with the big lift and tyres are just too much for my little car.

I put it down to the diff locks as there is no way I should have pulled out of that any other way

GBC - Yes a lucky save :-) To think I have a 3" lift and 1" more in the tyres and I am still lower than a standard cruiser :-)

Cheers Tony

Hi Tony,

I double checked, Its definatly awarded 4wd of the year for the last decade. Beat them all in an outright contest.

Cheers Wilko

Looks like the Kalpower to Bathurst Head road to me

Michael - Yes it is a great spot and I would like to keep it that way :-)

More crabs and fish you can poke a stick at :-)

Tezza - You are correct it does look like that track...but not :-)

Cheers Tony

I definately agree. I have a Jeep Grand and a Freelander 2. The FL2 with its magic traction system will go where the Grand gets stuck much to my surprise. The Disco 3 &4 have the same system and I have seen them do amazing stuff stock standard on road tyres. Mike

I am also of the opinion that in some specific cases Difflocks - or MT's can actually make things worse - but summed overall are the best.

Have taken on quite a few cars in the past , and one funny experience we had was with a traction controlled Kluger we were given.

Went up a slippery muddy more or less flat road much safer than my Patrol and then came to a side dirt road that split off from the main 2wd dirt road.

There was a normal drain at the junction which created the need for some articulation and the silly Kluger got stuck right there.

Highly embrassing.

You could feel its traction control chopping in and out but just wouldn't move.

This was up in Dandenongs , not far from home , and after we pushed the car out we went and got the Patrol with no lockers etc and drove calmly and quitely thru as all 4 wheels remained on the ground.

Later that night we returned with the Kluger and drove faster letting momentum carry us across the drain , but it was quite a stunner really.










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