Which landy is best off road??

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it is how far you get one wheel up a 20deg ramp before another tyre leaves the ground, but u can work out rti by just lifting one wheel of the ground and measuring from bottom of the tyre to the ground, mine scores around 900 Vehicle RTI Vehicle RTI


'96 Jeep Wrangler: 357 '93 Isuzu Trooper RS 2-dr.: 529
95 GMC Jimmy 4-dr. 371 '97 Jeep Wrangler: 532
'92 Suzuki Vitara 4-dr. 379 '94 Dodge Ram 1500: 556
'93 AM General Hummer: 385 '94 Land Rover Defender 90: 580
'93 Isuzu Rodeo LS: 435 '95 Land Rover Discovery 588
'93 Jeep Grand Cherokee: 439 '93 Range Rover County LWB 588
'93 Toyota 4Runner: 441 '93 Toyota Land Cruiser: 593
'94 Ford Explorer Limited 443 '96 Range Rover 4.0SE: 600
'96 Nissan Pathfinder: 466 '92 Range Rover Classic: 670
'96 Kia Sportage: 471 '80 Range Rover 2dr Classic 730

heres a link that has some formulas
4Lo.com :: Ramp Travel Index (RTI) Calculator
 
those are standard scores .but 2 door range rover holds the highest standard score of 730.land rover 90 score 580.but when you mod them they change there rti,heres a moded 90 on a rti ramp which scored 1300
 

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Being good off-road isn't, for me, the only thing though, that brought me into Landrovers. Reason I have a Disco is that we also need to use it to tow long distances on-road too, sometimes a caravan, trailer and sometimes horse boxes etc etc so comfort is an issue.

Most of the adaptations I've done are to make it more reliable offroad, steering and diffguards, removable towbar, but things like the HD springs make it also still well-suited to on-road. Removing the cat exhaust and centre silencer, egr valve etc also (IMHO) make it more reliable as there's less to screw up or get caught up when off-roading.

It's also a damn sight more comfy than and Defender, stereo you can hear, cb you can hear, decent seats, all help me to go off-road 'cos when the wife's comfy, she's happy ... ;) OK, our old series was also decent off-road but with a 50/55 mph top-end (reasonable noise levels) and 16 mpg ish it was unfeasible for what we needed. I'd have a Series or a Defender again, but it would have to be a second car to the Disco, and kept as an indulgence, but we can't afford that luxury at the mo'.

Actually I'd love a decent Series again ...

Actually I'd love a nackered old Series to do up again ... ;)
 
over here landies are not worth much defenders hold there price ,you could get two 2000 model range rovers cheaper than a 95 defender 90.i picked this 1955 107 60miles on the clock runs sweet original paint and road legal for $400nzd so that would be around 120lb.thought tread was what is the best offroad land rover rti is what can be used to show that .
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Rti is only an indication of a technical ability ... it doesn't necessarily follow that the best rti is the best off-road. OK, articulation is a reasonable indicator, but it has to be part of a package. no good having 3 foot of droop if the props foul, or springs drop off. (Seen it happen).

IMHO the best 'offroader' is the one I can use as and when I want, can get to the offroad sites, get through them and get home again in some degree of comfort.

Someone else might think the best offroader is the one with humongous axle travel, 40" tyres and a 6.2 litre V8 that needs trailering there and back ...

Horses for courses ... ;)
 
range rover,disco and defender run just about same suspension just that classic 2 door has more flex standard .90 and disco are based on the range rover chassis.so when comparing land rovers with similar attributes there is a advantage with a higher rti . advantage with a 90 is it approach and departure angles .a lift and more artic , bigger tyres ,winch and lockers gets you alot further than standard set ups offroad.if done right ,but i like all land rovers so i wasnt saying that range rovers are best all round but when it comes to rti which is relevant to comparing 4x4s around the world the rti score counts , 90 with 580 rti and a 90 with 1300 rti ,which one is better offroad?that was the point i was trying to show
mine is high and runs 35x13.5x16"wheels and scores a average rti score and is my every day vehicle which dosnt get trailered.
 
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Whilst articulation helps, the best RTI does not necessarily make the best off roader. If you have traction control (or axle diff locks) lifting a wheel in the air isn't the end of the world. Watch the current Land Rovers in actions, particularly if you see them using Terrapod at a show, waving wheels all over the place, but still creeping round without relying on momentum.
 
does traction control help when there is no traction? .ie wet muddy hill climb or mud bogs or even wet grass with a small incline.pulled 3 trucks out the other weekend all with traction control.seem that when they hit the mud or wet grass,they made clonking noises as brakes tried to stop them spinning then lost all momentum then stuck with wheels turning slowly.whilst a d1 pulling higher revs pulled through ,didnt think many lrs came with diff lockers maybe rr sport has optional rear locker? combine diff lockers with high rti i think would out preform traction control.mine runs lsds witch helps on top of rti.
or maybe all landies a great 4x4s
and just more defender owners on poll :rolleyes:
 
If there is no traction, nothing will help you, diff locks rti, none are any use. If there is any traction, TC should find it, but you sometimes need patience, it can sometimes feel as if it is finding 1/2 inch of grip on each tyre in turn. Remember the sort of person who fits axle diff locks probably fits more aggressive tyres. You talk about pulling "trucks" out, not all TC works the same way as the LR one.
RRS, RR and Discovery 3 are all available with an optional e-diff at the back, not actually a locking diff, but in practise near enough.
 
From my limited off-road knowledge - by watching other people mainly! - I have found that early Range Rovers always seem to make things look easy when compared to Disco/defender etc. When watching my dad in his RRC....where the other cars were seeming to struggle and scrabble and generally make it look difficult he coasts over. Or is that more down to the drivers of Range Rovers perhaps?!
 
LOL. I can see how my post came across like that! - It is just from my observations that Rangies seem to get stuck less often! Was joking about Range Rover drivers being better drivers, thought it might prompt a few people to claim otherwise :)
 
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