So it's not really a money thing as I figure the difference is probably $400-500, but that does come into play a little as my to-do list of stuff grows. I'd like to get thoughts on the direction between the 2 above (or another idea I may not have thought of)
It won't be wheeled. Maybe at some point it will have an ARB style bumper but no winch. On road handling doesn't matter where I'm at because many of the roads are crap (photo example below) and full of potholes (some are very large) or not even "roads" anymore. Going to friends houses sometimes requires "offroading" and some have some nasty washes on inclines but this is just an occasional issue and if it's not raining we can make it up in most 2wd vehicles on most roads although quite slow and picking lines.
Objective: A bit higher ground clearance, larger tires that will help to roll over smaller potholes with less impact, and comfort vs stiffness for the off roading. Think 4Runner TRD as in softer sprung.
From my reading I have come up with 2 options:
1. Dobinson comfort springs & monotube shocks
2. Stock springs (unless they're sagging too much) with spacer like MetalTech in front and coil spacer in rear. Which shocks, not quite sure yet so ideas on that would be welcomed.
I'm thinking 33's. 35's might be okay, but the extra weight and potential loss of fuel consumption would be negative as we have no highway, roads are windy, so the rotational mass will eat MPGs and I rarely get over past 80kph. I would prefer a wider tire for better sand flotation for when that's necessary.
Am I missing other options or being stupid about this?
Side road example - one that's in better shape than others
Example of other derelict paved roads
It won't be wheeled. Maybe at some point it will have an ARB style bumper but no winch. On road handling doesn't matter where I'm at because many of the roads are crap (photo example below) and full of potholes (some are very large) or not even "roads" anymore. Going to friends houses sometimes requires "offroading" and some have some nasty washes on inclines but this is just an occasional issue and if it's not raining we can make it up in most 2wd vehicles on most roads although quite slow and picking lines.
Objective: A bit higher ground clearance, larger tires that will help to roll over smaller potholes with less impact, and comfort vs stiffness for the off roading. Think 4Runner TRD as in softer sprung.
From my reading I have come up with 2 options:
1. Dobinson comfort springs & monotube shocks
2. Stock springs (unless they're sagging too much) with spacer like MetalTech in front and coil spacer in rear. Which shocks, not quite sure yet so ideas on that would be welcomed.
I'm thinking 33's. 35's might be okay, but the extra weight and potential loss of fuel consumption would be negative as we have no highway, roads are windy, so the rotational mass will eat MPGs and I rarely get over past 80kph. I would prefer a wider tire for better sand flotation for when that's necessary.
Am I missing other options or being stupid about this?
Side road example - one that's in better shape than others
Example of other derelict paved roads
