| Author | Message | ||
     Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 116 Registered: 11-2002 |
Ok, that's my 89 RRC with the 38's..........I'm sure by now everyone knows what's on it/under it.....so what do the rest of you guys think??? I'd like to get some feedback, and I'll answer any questions you have about it..... Thanks, Ben | ||
| Aaron Richardet (Draaronr) Senior Member Username: Draaronr Post Number: 272 Registered: 09-2002 |
does the back wheel rub in the front of the wheel well at all. It sure looks close to the door. otherwise, damn that thing is huge. Hope you bring her down for MAR | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 117 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yea, it is really close but DOESN'T rub at all....just misses it actually, under full compression...I'm probably gonna cut a little more, front and back, because I wanna put some flares on it, not too much cutting though... Also, unfortunately I wont be attending MAR since I'm at school in Hartford CT and it is just to far for me to travel right now... Ben | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 499 Registered: 09-2002 |
Ben, Which Bilstein shocks did you use and where did you put the 38" spare? SC | ||
| Ricky Smart (Rikstaboogie) New Member Username: Rikstaboogie Post Number: 17 Registered: 05-2003 |
the pictures are where???? | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 118 Registered: 11-2002 |
The bilstein's are the standard 12"ers, but with the shock relocators, I got back all the travel I lost with the spacers in the front...in the rear, I still have to install the lowered upper shock mounts from Scorpion Racing... The spare is in my shed right now until I decide on whether I want to put it on the floor in the cargo area, or build a spare tire holder for the Surco rack.... And the pictures are in the photo gallery under Range Rover owners, under my name... Ben | ||
| Randall Smith (Mr_smith) Member Username: Mr_smith Post Number: 72 Registered: 04-2003 |
I wonder what the original owner of your car would think if they saw it right now. Do not go off road or spin your wheels unless you have some spare axle shafts(especially rear). I like the color of your truck. It looks like a machine color which goes well with the present theme of the vehicle. My RR has a solid grey (with some brown mixed in) non-metalic paint that was only applied to a handful of 92's. So mine is battleship grey, not silver. I also have 3 sets of wheels which match the color and some very impressive tires like yours. Except that on mine the tire size are all 245/75-16. I've got to learn how to post pictures too. Randall | ||
| Ricky Smart (Rikstaboogie) New Member Username: Rikstaboogie Post Number: 18 Registered: 05-2003 |
ahhhh if only it was bobtailed!! Nice looking truck! | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 119 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yea, no offroading until I get everything upgraded this summer......Although I do have a few spare axels/shafts/cv's lying around...but I think I can control myself... Right now, my next upgrade will be new gearing, although I'm not sure whether to go with 4:10, or 4:75 or what. Curently, the truck gets up to 60-65mph on the highway, but not as easily as I would like. Since this is my daily driver, I think I'm gonna go with the 4:10's, but if anyone has an opinion/reasons why I should do otherwise, I'd be glad to hear it. I have a few ques regarding changing gearing and upgrading axels, but I'll start that in a new post..... Thanks for the comments.....keep em' commin... Ben | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 501 Registered: 09-2002 |
Ben, With 38s, when your speedo reads 55, your doing 72; be careful. You'll need minimum 4.75:1 r&p just to get back to stock. I'm no Dionne Warwick (thanks JL) but I see breakage coming your way  SC | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 120 Registered: 11-2002 |
Well, like I said, I'm not gonna be offroading the truck till everything is upgraded, so I don't see any breakage happening from on pavement driving... I'm looking at going to ECR to do the upgrades this upcoming summer(still a long way off), so I'm sure they'll steer me in the right drection in terms of axels, cv's and re-gearing... Ben | ||
| Ben (Roverguy) Member Username: Roverguy Post Number: 47 Registered: 06-2003 |
I could understand someone doing something like this if rock crawling was their life, but with your daily driver? I just don't understand the desire to turn a nice RRC into big foot. Especially being that you're going to be driving this thing on the highway at high speeds. | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 121 Registered: 11-2002 |
I think that this car LOOKS better like this, then it did with the little tires on it... I like it when people come up to me and say" now that's the way a Range Rover is supposed to look" And in the northeast, I plan on taking it into the snow, and the MUD, especially the MUD!!!once everything is upgraded, so this car will have a ton of GO, to go along with the nice bit of SHOW!!! | ||
| Ben (Roverguy) Member Username: Roverguy Post Number: 48 Registered: 06-2003 |
Had you spent that money on lockers and good normal sized off-road tires, it would have been more capable off-road than it is now, and you wouldn't have sacrificed on-road performance (after all, it is your daily driver), handling, gas mileage, etc. And you wouldn't have had to spend even more money upgrading components to compensate for the monster truck tires. Funny how they didn't need HUGE tires on any of the Camel Trophy events. By your last post, it's pretty obvious that showing this thing off is one of your primary motives. There are plenty of Chevy's around here with similar sized tires. 9 times out of 10, they're just cruising for chicks and hogging the highway, and doing very little, if any, serious off-roading. And I do agree, that's the way a Range Rover is supposed to look... if you're planning to do serious rock crawling, or perhaps considering car crushing with big foot. ;) For daily use on the highway, it's just ridiculous. | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 122 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yea, showing it off is a primary concern!!! I mean who doesn't want their car to look good??? I'll admit, it draws a lot of attention, and it stands out from the crowd because of how it looks...it looks DIFFERENT...that was the whole point of buying my Range Rover in the first place, to have something different... I agree, I could have upgraded everything first, then gone for the more "show look" after, but I also had to purchase the parts that were the best buy for me at the time, and the tires/wheels were a GREAT buy, (if I told you how much, you would agree!!!). So, I'll wait till next summer to take the rover offroading again...and for now, I'll drive it the 10-15 miles back and forth to college/track practice each day, and enjoy how it looks. Thanks for all the opinion/comments....keep em' coming... Ben | ||
| Clif Ashley (Cta586) Senior Member Username: Cta586 Post Number: 343 Registered: 04-2002 |
To not get any rubbing at full stuff, I assume you lengthened your bump stops. How much? Also, if you are looking for flares. I would recomend the generic flares from Jc Whitney. They come in a roll of 25'. Guy here in KC threw 35"s on, chopped up, added those and it looked wonderful. | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 123 Registered: 11-2002 |
No, the bump stops are stock, but I have a 2" body lift, and 4-5" of spring/spacer lift so there's plenty of room in the wheel wells... I took a look at those flares, they're nice, but I saw a set of flares from Wild Horses that are super flexy and REALLY nice... Ben | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 930 Registered: 02-2003 |
ben, it's not my cup of tea, but if you like then great. it does look bad ass, if it only were the real deal i'd give you a high five. maybe next year you'll be done with the proper upgrades. just promise us that next month we wont see your posts on discoweb begging for axels because you popped one ;) | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 124 Registered: 11-2002 |
Rob, Like I said, NO OFFROADING!!!!And I will stick by my word, until everything is upgraded... I know I'm doing it all backwards, but it is the most cost effective way for me, in terms of buying parts that I wanted that were offered at an irresistable price... And I love how it looks right now, by next summer, it will offroad as good as it looks!!! Ben | ||
| Rob Davison (Nosivad_bor) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Nosivad_bor Post Number: 932 Registered: 02-2003 |
i read you ben ,but like i said no asking for parts here when you blow something. on road or offroad. that thing is a time bomb. rd | ||
| Ben Ziskind (Tyziskben) Member Username: Tyziskben Post Number: 125 Registered: 11-2002 |
Well,I still have a complete spare front end with axels/cv's and everything else, so if I do happen to break anything,I'll be able to fix it... Hopefully I'll be ok though since the driving I'm doing is very easy on the Rover, and won't be getting ANY harder... Appreciate the concern though... Ben | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 2497 Registered: 02-2002 |
"Yea, showing it off is a primary concern!!! I mean who doesn't want their car to look good???" There's a difference between showing off, and looking good. Things that look good have no need to show off. -L | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 101 Registered: 10-2002 |
why not a jeep? you have something against range rovers? | ||
| Steve Cooper (Scrover) Senior Member Username: Scrover Post Number: 503 Registered: 09-2002 |
"just promise us that next month we wont see your posts on discoweb begging for axels because you popped one ;) " Personally, I see it as a win win situation for Dweb. Whether Ben's begging for stock axles or selling off his stock parts (albeit fucked), it's still 5% right? SC ( ) | ||
| Axel Haakonsen (Axel) Moderator Username: Axel Post Number: 314 Registered: 02-2003 |
Good point.... - Axel | ||
| Peter Matusov (Pmatusov) Senior Member Username: Pmatusov Post Number: 1082 Registered: 09-2002 |
I don't know Ben... It looks fucked up to me, even if in a better way. | ||
| Sean Arney (Seana) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Seana Post Number: 53 Registered: 05-2003 |
Dont listen to them Ben!! It looks bitchin!! - stick with the rest of the upgrades before you go off road seriously then who gives a shit what you break!!?? Theres and old saying that goes: If you're not breaking anything (making mistakes), you're not trying hard enough. Im with you 100% there - plus, if you don't feel personally like Kid Rock in your truck what's the point to any of this? You guys with that "purist" LR bullshit make me laugh - look at your rigs, tell me they are pure genuine stuff, then make those comments again. As far as dialy driving goes, as long as it's not a trailer queen, who can throw the first stones? I think Rob is right - get those 38s in the rocks and rock and roll man!! | ||
| Larry Grubbs (Larryg) Member Username: Larryg Post Number: 248 Registered: 03-2002 |
If I hear another reference to Camel Trophy, I'm going to puke!!! Of course they didn't need bigger tires because THEY WINCHED THROUGH EVERYTHING!! Hell I can winch my wifes VW Golf through any trail if I didn't care about damage... Which they didn't. | ||
| Jon Santana (Mustache) Member Username: Mustache Post Number: 79 Registered: 09-2002 |
>raises glass | ||
| han chung (Hanchung) Member Username: Hanchung Post Number: 119 Registered: 10-2002 |
yeah... i'm gonna puke too... |
