The many faces of the Redneck Rover

Dirtmagnet · Post by **Dirtmagnet** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 4:41 pm

These cars are so versatile. Just put on a new pair of shoes and it will fit in anywhere.

The Brawny look, ready for the trails. 205/70-14

The Bling/Bling look, ready for cruising. 215/45-17

The Sophisticated look, ...it's just ready. 185/60-14 from Mazda Miata

I put the Miata tires on to see how much the gas mileage would improve over the mud grips. I was expecting 30+. We had been averaging 22.5mpg(adjusted) with the bigger tires. I ran 1 tankful through with the Miata's, and it got 21.5mpg??? It is running better than it ever has, but obviously, something is not correct.

Time to tinker a little more.

MootsMan · Post by **MootsMan** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:29 pm

I just went to 185/70R14's on mine, on a set of '86 MR2 alloys, and the mileage seems to be ok. I get anywhere from 25 to 30mpg. It's a mix of highway and secondary roads, with some stop and go in the mix, too. I guess that's about right for these cars. You got a great lookin' car, Dirt !

Adelard of Bath · Post by **Adelard of Bath** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 7:40 pm

Remember, winter = cold weather = extra dense air to have to push the car through. Makes your drag go considerably higher than in the summer

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Thu Jan 13, 2005 10:32 pm

The diameter change at cruise may be sufficient to cause the drag-down. In theory, stop-and-go mileage would increase as less oomph would be put into turning smaller tires, but higher RPM's are needed for cruise.

Tercel Marseille · Post by **Tercel Marseille** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 1:51 am

How can you do to put huge tyres ?? Is your car upper than the others ? On mine (a tercel 4wd 1987), i don't think that's possible because the car is too near of the ground. :blink:

Retroloc1 · Post by **Retroloc1** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 10:40 am

Regarde bien la photo avec les roues de Miata:
Tu vois les amortisseurs gonflables "maxair" (blanc).
Un peu plus de pression et la voiture se relÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â¨ve...
Comme elle est horizontale, il doit effectivement y avoir un "truc" de rÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©hausse ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â l'avant. Sans doute une entretoise au sommet du Mc Pherson.

Tercel Marseille · Post by **Tercel Marseille** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:49 am

Bien vu

c'est dÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©lire de se retrouver sur ce forum. Je viens de lire les messages que tu as postÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©, tu taquines l'Anglais !!
On se retrouve sur forum-auto pour en parler avec les autres ? Moi je vais essayer de chercher des renseignements sur ces amortisseurs ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â air.

takza · Post by **takza** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:06 am

Dirtmagnet wrote: I put the Miata tires on to see how much the gas mileage would improve over the mud grips. I was expecting 30+. We had been averaging 22.5mpg(adjusted) with the bigger tires. I ran 1 tankful through with the Miata's, and it got 21.5mpg??? It is running better than it ever has, but obviously, something is not correct.

Time to tinker a little more.

Wondering if you are correcting for the diameter of the tires?

You can use this page....

<a href='http://350zx.com/tire-wheel.html' target='_blank'>http://350zx.com/tire-wheel.html</a>

You are going a lot farther with the big mudders on there. Also tire pressure makes a big diff. You probably know all this?

Typrus · Post by **Typrus** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 10:20 am

Ummmm... Oui? lol

White Lightning · Post by **White Lightning** » Sun Jun 19, 2005 11:32 pm

Very cool photos. If you went through all of those tire swaps just to post photos here and have us gawk in awe, well... mission accomplished.

Toyota's_Abortion · Post by **Toyota's_Abortion** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 11:58 pm

I have always been against making the tercel into something its not. The lifted tercel is just to badass to resist.

terceldude · Post by **terceldude** » Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:21 pm

<span style='color:purple'><span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'>Typrus, you have a funny avatar.

:rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Where did you get it from? I know you are a cool guy. How old are you?</span></span>

xaserII · Post by **xaserII** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:16 am

i love this car. i look at it for hours and hours for inspiration and the chance mine could look like it.
i have looked at the struts in the front and i have come to the conclusion that they will have to come off to modify. the bolts that connect to the body will have to be removed and longer ones put in there places so they will go through the spacer. also a fourth bolt can be added easily for strength. i wonder if they are pressed in or if a couple good smacks with the hammer will free them. hmmmmm
as far as the spacer goes i think that dirtmagnets car has kinda an overkill on the materials used. a much lighter maybe aluminum can be used just as easy and will be just as strong.
the rear of the car is perfect. i cant imagine an easier way to lift the back of the car even with the front. just takes money.
all in all the redneck rover is a perfect example of what the 4wd tercel is all about.
fantastic car.
x

takza · Post by **takza** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 5:04 am

The MA700s work fine on the road...for serious offroad they don't. Check my writeup in the repair section.

lllmoparlll · Post by **lllmoparlll** » Fri Aug 05, 2005 5:53 am

dude...excuse me but i want my F**KEN tercel to look like yours. What kinda of a lift did you do? and what size mud tires did you use ? i really want my tercel to look like yours.