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  1. I'm pondering the ratios for my diffs in the d-lander....

    She's pretty light by comparison to a 90

    TD5 engine (mildly tuned)

    4HP22 Autobox with compushift

    1.410 Transfer box

    37" Maxxis Creepys (to be joined with similar size simex/boggers)

    Will the standard 3.54 diffs be ok or do i really need to consider 4.11/4.7's??

  2. How long is a piece of string?? You should safely be able to run either simex or boggers of those sizes without problems however it depends a lot on your driving style and how heavy your right foot, the ground conditions etc.

    Out of interest why did you just buy lockers and shafts and stuff??

  3. Its just another way of fleecing us all, you have to send a new photo too - my renew letter arrived last month and this has reminded me to send it off as altho i could do without the £17.50 ripoff charge i really cant afford the £1k fine!!!

  4. I'd agree with Tonys sentiments, he has indeed popped a guage in the post for me, Marcus has offered me a bit of tube and plate i need and not so long ago milemarkertypeR lent me a box spanner, i'll always try and help people out in return and went and offered labour til 3am for the petal build and returned the following weekend to continue.

    A really good bunch, helpful, knowledgabe and friendly, couldnt really ask for more :)

  5. If you bond it's always good practice to add a rivet or 2 into the joint - it stops the joint peeling....

    As Lotus has proved it is a very good way of creating a structural joint. Some of the abuse these little cars get is huge and there have been no issues with joint failures even the early cars have been around for over 12 years and some have done a pretty high mileage (and few Elises have easy miles ;) )

    Will - what do Lotus use for the actual bond in addition to the rivets??

  6. EP90 is EP90 - however shell is a good brand so it definately wont be rubbish, well worth it at that price i reckon.

    If its sold in an agri place then its for use in tractors and combines and the likes - most of which cost considerably more than our beloved defenders so if its good enough for them....

  7. If you mean the things that look like a computer fan and claim to give 50,0000BHP...its utter rubbish, there is no way a fan of any kind of that size could produce more air than the ram effect of a moving vehicle at 50..60..70 etc.

    Performance gain is nil, bling gain is nil!

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