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Alex Moore (Alexmoore)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 07:35 pm: | 
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Been driving an '89 classic for 5 years with a good bit of off roadin' but just bought yellow '87 off ebay with bad engine and it should have an LT-230. I am planing on putting in 3.9 but how much more fun will it be off-roadin with the different x-fer box? Ideally, I'd like to put a 5 speed in behind it too! Any suggestions/recommendations?
Thanks
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Paul Grant (Paulgrant)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 08:29 pm: |
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I have heard many arguments for some time extolling the virtues of the viscous coupled transfer case vs. the LT-230. Some say that the reintroduction of the LT-230 in the latest Discos only goesto show that transfer case's superiority. I can only speak from what limited experience I have with Range Rovers. I had a '94 LWB with the Borg Warner transfer case and ETC and am currently running a grey market "85 with an LT-77 5 speed (another source of debate with regard to the R-380) and an early LT-230. I'm putting on my flame retardent suit as I write this but I must say, without reservation, that my '85 is superior off road. I like being able to control when the center diff locks and for what it's worth, ETC is a poor excuse for a locking rear diff. An automatic transmission might be nice for a serious off road rig but I also enjoy rowing the boat in my two ton tin (er, excuse be...aluminum) can. A 5 speed certainly makes an underpowered 3.5 a lot easier to live with and in a fuel injected 3.9 would have to be a blast. If you're really thinking along the lines of a 5 speed try to get as many opinions as you can on the LT-77/R-380 debate. Maybe a search of the LRE Boards might turn up some valuable advice on that question. |
Rob Davison (Pokerob)
| | Posted on Tuesday, November 19, 2002 - 08:38 pm: |
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well the VC in the transfer case simply wears out and needs rebuilt. bigger tires and the more you push it the sooner it will happen.
mine seems to take a second of slip before it will lock up.. sometimes that delay will be the all the difference.
VC in the snow is freaking great though, in my opinion.
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hendrik
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 06:41 am: |
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.. and the LT230 is much stronger. Put into the engine bay whatever you want, it is the least part of the transmission to worry about. Never heard of cracked casings - which are more common on the B/W t-boxes (at the rear left part of it, where the "domed" circular cover sits). Alltogether more reliable, cheaper to overhaul (if necessary) than the B/W. My part supplier says bearing problems are far less common with the LT230 (maybe the front output bearing on the B/W is more stressed because the shaft which it supports is shorter by about 1.25". But only at a guess). The LT230 gets noisier with time but keeps on going (unless running without oil @190.000 miles f.e.) the B/W ceratinly is due for a major service by that time.
That (and having a DiscoI LT230 just lying around) was reason for me to discard the b/W on my RRC. Although in daily driving the B/W was real good and more comfortable. |
Alex Moore (Alexmoore)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 09:38 am: |
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Is there then a second lever in the cockpit to control the LT230? Or do you move the lever sideways as in the discovery along with forward and back? |
Alex Moore (Alexmoore)
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 20, 2002 - 09:45 am: |
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The VC has locked up in my '89 to the point that it was embarassing pulling into a parking space with the wheels chirping away!! I dropped the front drive shaft in favor of silence!! I haven't avoided the mud holes either and you can hardly tell the thing is in 2wd, just have to keep the speed up. |
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