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This is some essencial subject !!!
I could never keep the weight - usually went +/- 1 ton above GVM :-(
So I invented one iron rule what eventually became MUST whenever I plan overlanding;
I deduct GVM and netto wet vehicle (full tanks diesel and water onboard). The result I divide on 3...
1.STEP - AT tires with 1"up-grade - Custom rims, wheel tire packages
2.STEP - MaxTracks or equivalent
3.STEP - any protection for front-bottom
4.STEP - any hand operated winch - Tirfor Tirfor Winch
And You get 90% of places as highly modified 4x4 brothers
As i understand U go to BUY&SELL dept of this forum and then Your post will be marked
https://www.overlandbound.com/forums/#overland-buy-sell-trade.86
i hope moderator will explain to You how this goes :-)
This is a thread of Jay's but he drives Armada so I resume this question was to me... :flushed:
I have two PATROLs Y60, both are 4.2 trubo diesel due to mechanical winch. Believe me this shouldn't exist :tonguewink:
WELCOME. Great vehicle, legendary engine from Nissan Patrol Y62, rigid gear-box .... Well can't be better! Do not consider lockers - Your truck is equiped in really good ESP system working "like a diff-lock"
Well, I just mention an example with this engine...
Personally I'm not a fan boy of NISSAN as a brand. After some years of torturing many off-road vehicles I can just resume my opinion: PATROL itself is the best I can get concidering all of issues playing any role in Overlanding. Just for me...
Heah.
Thats the engine from TITAN. The early models have had timing chain issues. Not sure if those in Armada because NISSAN reflected Titan's experience and put the same engine into Patrol. Much more than that - there are only two engines for Patrol/Armada Y62 models: 5,6 and only in UAE V6 4,0...
You Are right. Older Armadas have not much to do with Patrol legend. Still Armada 2016 (USA) and up is stricktly the same in body, frame, chassis, drivetrain and engine/gearbox like those in AU, Russia, UAE and Africa.
Engine VK56DE is one of the best in general - avaible now for both extreme...
TATRA main inventor from 1921 was Czech engineer H.Ledwinka who invented "aircooled boxer engine located behind rear axle" (recall any simmilarities?) and fishbone frame with swing axles (recall any simmilarities?)
have a look - czeckish Tatra 805 from 1952 - have You heard on it?
and then...
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