Postby droppa » September 17th, 2012, 8:55 pm
cant say from personal experience, but we've had 3.0 auto ranger, 2.5 manual ranger and BT50, and 2.5 D-max with us on trails already.....
long story short Jeremy ranger was a beast of a different nature, yes it did stick at times, but was impressive almost enough to make you forget that......two weakness are the tranny, needs a 5spd and the brakes, they cant stop that power, need bigger disc and 4pots.....
the manual 2.5 WLTs, also did stick at times, but had their fair share of glory also
and the 2.5 max did stick, quite too easy i would say...
IMHO the max has little or least ground clearance for a 4X4, im not sure, what is the tire size? they look like 245 or 255s
other than that the low range has some kick, and the LSD doesn't lock when it should, at times i would swear it has open diffs.....
if on a budget and have to choose a 2.5 turbo diesel 4X4, it would be the BT-50 or Ranger, its a good starter van......the 3.0 is way too powerful for a novice van man, or a novice altogether, ie if yuh permit start with 9......
