Lower gear ratios..?

[muky-kid.]

:D Hi all, i was wondering if anyone knows of anybody who does gear reduction kits for Classic v8 Rangies. Either diff ratio reduction or Transfer Low Box Reduction. I want to keep my High ratio high but i would like to reduce my Low box gear ratios for better hill decents and accents. Cheers.....   I used to own a Suzuki sj and know you could get these kits, but im not sure if anyone does them for Rangies. :?

[muddyweb]

You can get them.. not cheap though.

Maxi Drive do a set, and I believe Ashcroft are working on one too.

You can get Ring & Pinion sets for the diffs to drop to something like 4.1:1, but that will affect your high ratio gearing as well.

You can get R&P sets from the likes of Devon 4x4, etc.

[muky-kid.]

:D Thanks Tim, ill keep an eye on what Ashcroft are doing as i would prefer to alter the Transfer Low box ratios and not the R&P as you said this would affect the High ratio as well. :D

[Range Rover Blues]

Ashcroft I think do transfer box ratios and Qt services do diff sets, I was looking at their catalogue today (been spending again).

[muky-kid.]

Ashcroft I think do transfer box ratios and Qt services do diff sets, I was looking at their catalogue today (been spending again).

Cheers ill get in touch with Ashcroft and price the kit up.. :shock:

Im only thinking of doing this because at a later date i would like to fit larger tyres, like upto 35" mud-terains for play sites etc.
Yep more body mods and not to mention props and suspension.
So a gear reduction is definatley on the cards.

[Range Rover Blues]

Ashcroft I think do transfer box ratios and Qt services do diff sets, I was looking at their catalogue today (been spending again).

Cheers ill get in touch with Ashcroft and price the kit up.. :shock:

Im only thinking of doing this because at a later date i would like to fit larger tyres, like upto 35" mud-terains for play sites etc.
Yep more body mods and not to mention props and suspension.
So a gear reduction is definatley on the cards.

I wouldn't be too concerned about dropping both high and low ratio, the Range Rover, like many other cars, is designed to cruise economically in top cog.  If you put larger tyres on you may find it won't go into 5th, especially as the roof bars and lamps all add to the drag, as do the larger tyres and lack of front spoiler.
It's more noticeable on LPG because you loose a little torque, with a trailer on I struggle to get into 5th running on LPG on the M1, as soon as I hit the slightest incline I'm changing down.
What you need to do is decide what tyres you want to end up on and re-calculate your overall drive ratios to keep them as they are (or a little lower because of the huge mass of the tyres).

[muky-kid.]

:D  Cheers for the advice. Ill look into it before spending money on gear reduction kits etc. :D