Clutch and lower gears

[Alitis007]

Ok Darren, in that case being a diesel he could drive it below idle and not have to ride the clutch so much to get going like a petrol. A video of how Patrlone drives on rd will be the key in figuring out how to stop him burning clutches so fast

[macca86]

It has to be driving style there's people here who have 2.8 with 35's my old roommate had one set up like that for two years and never had clutch issues

[patrolone]

Yes, MudRunnerTD it's exactly what I'm trying to say.
What seems strange to me is the fact that nothing similar happened to me in the past years with toyota KZJ73 3.0 TD 150Hp and toyota LJ70 2.4 TD 90Hp. both driven with 34".
I'm wondering if this clutch weakness is due to the previous owner driving style.....maybe... it's not to be exluded.
Now with the new reinforced clutch and the 85% lower gears in the transfer case I'll see..

[Alitis007]

My friend it would have to be from the previous owners driving style !! Have fun and let us know how you go, and remember plenty of pic's!!!!

[MudRunnerTD]

Mate I can't wait to hear how you like the 85%ers!!! The will blow your mind!!

No doubt at all its the previous owner if you only recently purchased it. Going back to the start of this thread the feed back you got was that the clutches are strong. Now your Bullet Proof!

Enjoy!

[BigRAWesty]

George he is trying to use the gear ratio in the diff to relieve the clutch and allow the torque of the motor to help turn the 34s easier. His mechanic is saying that the 5.4s will turn the 34s easier, yes they will but your cruising speed will see you engine revs considerably higher and your fuel use age will increase.

Given that most real force will be exert through your drive train while in steep and rocky country crawling in L4 turning your 34s (small tyres in Australia) your driving style sees you riding your clutch in these instance to help your little 2.8 crawl effectively. Swapping out your Low Range transfer gears for a 43% or even an 85% reduction gear will change your world mate. With 85% reduction you could point your car up a 35degree hill, put it in L1, let the clutch out, let it start driving and GET OUT OF THE CAR AND WALK and beat it to the top! Seriously!

Reduction gears would be like fitting a Massive Turbo to the Low Range mate! But without the need to spool the turbo through the clutch like you are now

85% reduction.. you could be in L5 ans still walk quicker...

So what is your ground speed in l5 with 85%..??

Kallen Westbrook
Owner of
Westy's Accessories

[patrolone]

Hi everybody,
more than 1 year has passed since my message.
Meanwhile I found out the reason why the clutch failed so early.
The turbine was blocked and to get the most possible power on the obstacles I had to stress engine and clutch.
Now the engine is optimized, the turbine works properly and my patrol is really aggressive!