If he wants to run his volvo with an XJ, he's welcome to come out to death valley or the sierra nevadas and come on a few of the trails. I could list off the ones a dead stock XJ with either 2.73:1 or 3.07:1 diffs (can't remember) and a five speed made without issue that his volvo wagon that apparently has more wheel travel than a deuce and a half has shouldn't have any problems with.
Sure, it's not the 300TD (or even the 190D) on the road, but neither of those could really hang with the jeep offroad. Well, except for Mogthra, but that's another story, and isn't mine. On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 11:44:44AM -0700, ernest breakfield wrote: > Tyler, > > throw in the Low Range of a transfer case (2.3:1 in the XJ), add a > torque converter that's good for approx another 2:1, all behind a motor > that made 80+% of its torque just off of idle, and there's no comparison. > > 36" of wheel travel at the front wheels in a Volvo wagon? i'd have > to see that to believe it, but even if that was the case, if that wheel > is in a loose sandy rut, i'd much rather it be *driving*. > > not sure it matters much, but rear axles in XJs were Dana 35C, or > Chrysler 8.25" models. factory limited slips were a standard option (for > at least most years). > while a locking dif can indeed get you through a lot where an open > dif won't, when it gets as far as it will go, 4WD can still go further. > and frankly, there's no comparison on snow or ice. > > sloppy steering? already covered that; many people just didn't know > there was a simple adjustment for that on the steering box, and most of > them only needed it once. > more commonly, many people didn't realize how lightly the steering > could be handled, as the power steering assist was much stronger than > other vehicles and required only the lightest touch. made it a breeze to > work the wheel at low speed when in deep sand, but seemed to be > 'overboosted' for some people that didn't learn how how lightly it could > be worked. > > since you brought up model years, the XJs heyday was in the > mid-'90s. after ~'96/'97, the interiors were revamped to be more > 'plastic-y', and felt more restricted to me. by the time they'd gotten > to the end of the run in '01, they'd gone to funky multi-coil ignition, > and even a low-pinion front dif. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
