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First post, please forgive me waffling on or asking this in the wrong place.
I have a low mileage 2016 SZ4 Gen3. I'm wanting to spend 3 months each year in Morocco touring. Im aiming for that go anywhere ability to get to remote areas whilst remaining low weight. Wife not keen on the camping side so we will only carry lightweight camping gear for emergency use, staying in hotels where convenient. We will mostly be alone.
Ive had 4x4 experience in South Africa years ago, done a few 4x4 days in the UK but Im by no means experienced.
I had the car 1 year before changing anything. Then it started........
The present set up is:
50mm OME lift
OME castor correction bushes
OME Steering damper
Uprated Panhard rods, adjustable.
Day to day tyres: Standard Jimny GEN4 steel rims with 195/80/15 Dunlop Grandtrek AT20
Touring / Offroad Tyres Falken Wildpeak AT3WA 215/75/15 on alloy SZ4 rims.
Rear seats removed and Dog conversion done in the rear.
under body protection, Diffs, Fuel tank, Radius arms, rear shocks.
Snorkel and diff breathers.
underbody anti corrosion done by specialist.
I purchased uprated roof bars and roof rack but Im likely to abandon this. The rear storage now exceeds what the Jimny can carry weight wise and im following the advice of avoiding weight on the roof unless necessary. Also reduces potential issue of theft from the roof.
Im wanting to add lockers front and rear. More for peace of mind when travelling alone in remote morocco but also to enable slower controlled situations over rock also for steep inclines of sand where all wheels slip where the Jimny TC actually hinders progress due to the braking nature of the BLSD.
So that's the background. The question is:
ARB lockers front and rear
Quaife LSD front and rear.
A combination of the above, if so which way around.
With my Gen 3 jimny having the traction control (does it differ from the Gen4?), does this plus the Quaife LSD (I understand they complement each other well due to the way they operate) put the offroad performance similar to the ARB lockers.
the less complicated installation and ongoing maintenance of the Quaife LSD is attractive, as is the onroad performance and always on nature but how much is it inferior in difficult situations, in my case this would be soft sand inclines and other times rock climbing rather than mud.
The second upgrade is whether for my circumstances its worth going to 29 or 30 inch Tyres and doing the gearing.
If I can only afford one or the other which would your prioritise ?
Welcome to the forum. The cost of the arb set up is not cheap as there needs to be a compressor on board as well as the actual diffs. I'm also aware that some people in America are not entirely impressed with the current quality/reliability of some elements of the sealing and pressure systems.
The quaife on the other hand coupled with the gen3 active traction aids are relatively simple and comparatively affordable. These are on my wishlist when I get my hands on the credit cards.
Given a choice between traction and clearance I would take traction and adjust my line over obstacles.
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