L67 + LSD Towing Caravan around Australia

[tsommerville]

Hey Guys,

I'm planning a trip around the coast of Australia with a slight detour into Uluru and my mate just bought me an LSD for my VX II Calais that I'm gonna be driving for the trip. I was wondering if I should put the diff onto the commodore now or just use the current standard diff that is in there. Not sure on the reliability/durability of the LSD's esp when towing and I'm not too keen on having the diff explode when I'm a hundred km's from nowhere.

Any thoughts?

Cheers

 

[ephect]

Install LSD, take single pegged and tools as back up

 

[Decicrate]

I would be more concerned about the amount of fuel it is going to drink!!!

 

[tsommerville]

I would be more concerned about the amount of fuel it is going to drink!!!

Hahaha yeah we've already done the maths. At $2.30 a litre using 10 l/100km it's gonna be around $4500 in fuel (or something like that).

Install LSD, take single pegged and tools as back up

Yeah not too keen on dragging a trolley jack + stands + Diff Oil + toolbox and tryna change the bastard on a 40+ Degree day and praying it hasn't damaged anything else when it goes...

 

[pjdm1980]

Jut go get it checked out by a diff shop. I'd throw that thing on injected gas before you go it'll cut you fuel cost in half, so you have $2500 plus the $1250 rebate from the government you'd only have to put another grand on top and you'd start saving cash a couple of months after you get back.



PJDM1980

 

[Sabbath']

You should be carrying a jack, stands, tools and extra oil anyway.....


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[DLFHUB666]

Yeah not too keen on dragging a trolley jack + stands + Diff Oil + toolbox and tryna change the bastard on a 40+ Degree day and praying it hasn't damaged anything else when it goes...

So you would rather be stuck on the side of the road on a 40+ degree day with no tools. sounds smart to me.

 

[tsommerville]

So you would rather be stuck on the side of the road on a 40+ degree day with no tools. sounds smart to me.

I would rather it didnt blow in the first place to be honest... but I guess at least I'd have air-con if that happened

 

[ephect]

Yeah not too keen on dragging a trolley jack + stands + Diff Oil + toolbox and tryna change the bastard on a 40+ Degree day and praying it hasn't damaged anything else when it goes...

dont need diff oil, just drop the centre as a whole. When I do long trips (500kms) I take oil, water, idle pulleys, spare belt, all my tools. Would load up the car with more going round aus. Even spare radiator hoses.. Especially if U have ur family onboard.

 

[tsommerville]

Jut go get it checked out by a diff shop. I'd throw that thing on injected gas before you go it'll cut you fuel cost in half, so you have $2500 plus the $1250 rebate from the government you'd only have to put another grand on top and you'd start saving cash a couple of months after you get back.

PJDM1980

Didnt think the l67's could be converted anyway :/ not that the cost is really a massive problem, I've already got it saved and I'm just waiting for my contract to finish so I can get on the road!