For John. N74L vs N101

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ShottsUZJ100 said:
Makes sense. We were only there about 30-minutes but wow....my truck felt HEAVY! Of course we didn't air down either (40PSI) as we were on our way to Solvang.


Did you eat at the Hitching Post II like I recommended?
 
expeditionswest said:
80's and 100's are heavy with a low power to weight ratio. They are out of their element in the dunes.


didn't have any trouble at all with my 80 playing all day in the Oceano dunes, with MT/Rs down to about 20 psi. Never stuck once, and I tried... Back loaded with plenty of stuff too. Plus ended up pulling a 40 for a bit uphill, no trouble either....
 
My point is just that of all the things 80's and 100's are really great at, sand is not one of them. It is just physics at work.... Heavy vehicles with low HP will struggle much more than light ones with big motors.

Drive at 5.9L Grand in the dunes, or a V8 4Runner. Fun stuff ;)
 
expeditionswest said:
80's and 100's are heavy with a low power to weight ratio. They are out of their element in the dunes.

While I wasn't there long I sure found this out to be true! I sold my Taco so I'm hosed. :D
 
didn't have any trouble at all with my 80 playing all day in the Oceano dunes, with MT/Rs down to about 20 psi. Never stuck once, and I tried... Back loaded with plenty of stuff too. Plus ended up pulling a 40 for a bit uphill, no trouble either....

we run 8-10 psi normally in the sand dunes over here.

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Is that Patrol cab as small as it looks, or is it just a really big driver?

Those Patrols look like really nice trucks. Sigh...
 
Sorry to bring up a old thread,

but If the standard rear shock is 580mm extended and 400mm closed, and the the 60071L (replacement of the N74) is 673mm extended and 378mm closed, why would you need to exend your bump stops? As The shock can compress even further than the standard shocks by 22mm?

If compressing below 400mm was a issue, you would assume it would damage the standard shocks, So i cant see how a shock that can compress even further would require bump stop extentions (assuming you have standard tyres)
 
Sorry to be a bit more clear, The Standard N101 compresses to around 360mm, which is obviously a lote more than the 60071L, however I cant see how this is a issue as standard shocks only compress to 400mm?
 

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