maddo's wj money pit

[Turismo07]

Hey madd0g, where did you go in these pics?

[madd0g]

The beach photos are from the beach between marlimup and yugerup, we took the summertime track into marlimup and then next day left through yugerups.. The Forrest photo we camped down near the river in pemberton, past the gloucter tree... Great area had the best time!

[Ben73]

Originally Posted by CRDSTU

Whatever you do, DONT BUY AN 850i BMW!!! They are a serious money pit and were a complete disaster from BMW"s point of view!! I used to work for BMW and am yet to see a happy 840i or 850i owner......

Buying a WG V8 will seem like spending money on a corolla once a year compared to the BMW............

Are they really that bad?
I know they would be expensive compared to a normal car, but is it really that bad???

What make and size tyres did you squeeze in as they look pretty tight from the photos' Any rubbing?

[CRDSTU]

Originally Posted by madd0g

excuse my ignorance explain to me about the quadra drive???!

And mate I'm loving the big 8 it kills it in the sand, that hill that i got stuck on first attemt, bit more speed and popped up no problem on second attempt... My mates turbo diesel potrol wouldnt even get half way!

Quadradrive (1) was one of the best things Jeep ever did. It paved the way for Quadradrive 2 on the current model Grands.

In a nutshell, they are factory Mechanica LSD's that get tighter and tigher (ie: less wheel spin) with increased revs (without being stupid and holding it flat to the floor). I wont say they are 'Lockers' but they're the closest thing to it.
Now for QDII in the current Grands - they're lockers all right!

And yes the mighty 4.7 Powertech kills it in the sand.

[madd0g]

Originally Posted by asp_777

What make and size tyres did you squeeze in as they look pretty tight from the photos' Any rubbing?

they are 265/75 bfg muds... They are pretty tight.. there was slight rubbing to begin with so i removed the mud flaps and spaced out the plastic inside the guards and no drama's as of yet. Im dead set on 33' with a bigger lift so gonna have to look into cutting and modifying,, see how it goes haha..

Originally Posted by CRDSTU

Quadradrive (1) was one of the best things Jeep ever did. It paved the way for Quadradrive 2 on the current model Grands.

In a nutshell, they are factory Mechanica LSD's that get tighter and tigher (ie: less wheel spin) with increased revs (without being stupid and holding it flat to the floor). I wont say they are 'Lockers' but they're the closest thing to it.
Now for QDII in the current Grands - they're lockers all right!

And yes the mighty 4.7 Powertech kills it in the sand.

wow i didnt even realise, thats good news! Thanks for that info.. (just checked out your rig CRDSTU.. looks unreal!)

[nzdans]

Originally Posted by asp_777

What make and size tyres did you squeeze in as they look pretty tight from the photos' Any rubbing?

What he said!

After the muster I'm now very keen to upsize my rubber and go a bit more mud oriented. Please let us know dimensions, make/model and whether any trimming was/is required. Do you have sway bar discos? I see you don't have a spare strapped to the roof so how does the larger tyre fit the spare tyre well?

Cheers and thanks for the great pics!