I'm planning on making a mechanical replacement for the VCU!
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why bother, just buy a vitara
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I was just wondering if anyone had made a mechanical replacement for the VCU so it can be switched between 2 and 4wd when required.
If so where there any problems or issues that I might need to know about?
Thanks
yes a transfer box
lol Ive had a vitara before and loved it but I love my freelander more!
lol thanks for that! I'm hoping to make a direct replacement for the VCU
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lol thanks for that! I'm hoping to make a direct replacement for the VCU
Being honest, sounds like a total waste of time? The car automatically switches between 2 and 4 wheel drive as and when required anyway, plus with the advent of traction control automatically sends power to whichever wheels have the best traction.
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Doing the work necessary would, in real terms, cost more than the cost of some £80 tyres which wear out every few years
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I'm intrigued. How do you propose to do this?
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I like the idea a lot, it would prevent most of the drivetrains issues caused by the vcu, please keep posting your updates
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yu are ****ing in the wind - see yo other thread - this was discussed and actioned 6 years ago.
I don't really see how I'm ****ing in the wind, I couldn't find how the other chap did it other than what you said which was that it was done with a ford dog clutch. Its a reasonably simple idea, hopefully it will be controlled electrically and fit as a direct replacement for the VCU with a bit of simple wiring to a switch.
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good luck.
wonder how long before yu go very quiet.
wonder how long before yu go very quiet.
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I was just wondering if anyone had made a mechanical replacement for the VCU so it can be switched between 2 and 4wd when required.
If so where there any problems or issues that I might need to know about?
Thanks
MHM is right, it's a huge job to even think about, we discussed this a good few years back (in the days before slob was banned lol)
You might want to start with below?
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f9/ere-ming-ni-aussietrail-63871.html
There were also mega threads with input from Ming, Aussielander, ianh1 and Taipan but these all seem to have been lost in the archives or LZ moving to better servers etc I think it was ianh1 who actually started doing this, but think he was in Tasmania or New Zealand???
Been driving my Hippo for years, can't see it happening within the next lot of years tbh
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Ah!
The (good) old days!
Yo memories are better than mine, NI. There were a couple of try's weren't there? Not sure anything came of either of them.
The (good) old days
!Yo memories are better than mine, NI. There were a couple of try's weren't there? Not sure anything came of either of them.
That looks like quite an overcomplicated way of doing it I'm just thinking about it as 2 individual props that need to be joined and separated, I intend to make a mechanical coupling that literally does just that which is operated by an electric solenoid. I understand what people are saying about ratios etc but I really don't think it will matter if the only time its in 4wd is when its been snowing etc I suspect it will need to be treated with as much care as any other selectable 4wd system
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Your biggest problem is that the props will both be spinning, but the controls need to be fixed to the body..
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