How good is a modified Dacia Duster? (Pedders foam-shocks, All Terrains and more...) 

What was the 2 ton 4x4?

@@VasileT LandRover Discovery

Cool!

Which model duster and which workshop did u use?

RESPECT !!!

@@204154367 2020 Model (Bought it in February just before the Corona Virus hit us). It has a 27cm ground clearance (in front). 31cm rear diff clearance!!! Compare that with the FORD Ranger/Everest 4x4 (22cm rear diff clearance) and TOYOTA Hilux/Fortuner 4x4 (also 22cm on the rear diff). All I did was let one of this vehicles drive in front of me and their back axles cleaned and leveled the sand road :-) Oh and some of the stuff I did myself and some was done at SupaQuick Humansdorp, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Suspension lift is the difficult part because of spring removal and tools needed. Rear diff lock was a breeze though.

Respect fella

Thanks!

I had one, I regret selling it, now I'm looking to buy it again

Info Dacia Duster UK oh please

Definitely true 👏👍

@@FinnishCarGuys Even 2020 Land Cruiser Prado has all plastic interior, which costs 3 times more

@@GiorgiGachechiladze02 Exactly - ask me all about it. The Prado would have been a much much nicer car if it were not for all that plastic...

I really don't see the interior as awful as reviews make it seem. My wife's VW beetle from 2007 with only 36K km and always garaged has the dashboard soft touch gets marked/scratched very quickly and it turned all sticky. Apparently there is no fix, only to remove all of it with solvent. And the cabrio roof shrunk so the rear glass fell out! So yeah, I'd prefer cheap and cheerful but it lasts than pretty and soft but it falls apart. Also thanks for this vid, if I go for a Duster I'll be geting the pedders :)

Do not compare the gears with other brands... 1st gear is a "workaround" for the lack of a proper reductor. The 1st gear is only to move the car a little. That's why even in the owner's manual it's written that if the car is not loaded too much, start with the 2nd gear. But yeah, who reads manuals these days ? Also to be in 4th gear with the Duster it's ok if the rotations are at least at 2000. And it is...

the first gear is the hack renault used to get around using a real low/high gear assembly. it would have made it more complex and costly. 1st gear is for "hail mary" up the gravel climbs on the mountain roads

Keep in mind 1st gear is more of a crawler gear, on road driving it’s best to start in 2nd gear, when microadjusting on parking spots etc. 1st gear is better but when going from a red light go in second gear, and yes, I usually put a duster into 4th at 50km/h. It sort of is like the gears are 1 step lower than normal, like 2nd is first, 3rd is second 4th is third and so on

Aaron Carlson Thank you! This question popped up in our first live stream we did recently, and I’ve been asked about it in person. Maybe we really need to get with the times and take a closer look at it. Hope everything’s good, stay safe out there 🙏🏽

Spoony can’t reliably comment on that. The dci drivetrains are supposed to be quite bulletproof, with the downside of having no refinement or character what so ever as I mentioned in the vid. The older dusters with tons of miles on them seem to all have excessive negative camber in the back axle, I’m guessing the road salt and time over here is eating away from something down there. Anyway, glad you found the channel, hope you’re here to stay!

Dacia uses Renault engines so it last as much as Renault.

Hello . the 1.5 DCI renault engine is reliable. taxis in romania with this engine pass 2-300k km easily, and our roads are terrible.

Look on youtube, you will find dacias engine with 600k still working.

well, older 1.5 dcies went to 1.000.000 km without problems, so i will say its quit bulletproof. heard there are some problems with the 1.5 blue dci, but nothing major.

well it's not a luxury thing...if it's cheap then something's gotta be wrong with it... in the meantime those who have such cars use them to go everywhere...literally

Well, try it

No, it will not. I think it's a safety feature. Also, if the key is not detected inside the car, you have to press the START/STOP button for aprox. 5 seconds for the engine to stop.

I'm not much of an expert myself. This Duster has probably around 7-8k € in mods, half of which is necessary. The rest is flim flam. If you're wanting to get into it, buy an old Suzuki mini-truck or something simple and cheap would be my suggestion. I have a 96 Bronco myself, and it's not optimal in the woods due to its size.

@@FinnishCarGuys Thanks for the advice. :)

Not so clearly worded from my part. It doesn’t turn off the system, it turns off the “lock”.

Don't know for sure, but would definitely recommend doing the whole coilover set.

What sut up would you recommend for a 2 inch lift

I'm pretty sure I saw it mentioned on some forum I was lurking when doing research... Not 100% sure though. It's a Nissan box, right?

@@FinnishCarGuys Yah the AWD system is from Nissan. I checked over OBD and it does use a Nissan ECU.

Alexandru Stoian I remember seeing a discussion about an upgrade for that module, at least you’re supposed to be able to change the “auto” mode engagement threshold somehow. But still, you’ll most definitely burn the clutch pack pretty soon afterwards.

@@FinnishCarGuys Might be a way to program the exciting ECU with new values. I was able to pull up all the detains on when it engages over OBD on my laptop and there seemed to be a way to write data as well, but I need a newer OBD tool to have access to the programming function in the software (DD4ALL). Will give that a go once the lock-down is over. I'm aware of the clutch pack burning, it is a problem on haldex systems as well. Might be worth it for some extra fun :) Thanks for the info.

The 4wd system is from Nissan X-Trail or Qashqai, it's a Electromagnetic Coupling System, there's plenty of data around the internet about how that works.

Stationary, could be a lot more. On an encounter with a rock, could be a lot less xD

Hi snowpeak, did you find the answer to your question? I have the same question.!

Mudster Ro sell this lowering kit with lift kits

Yes, for sure. I have +5

Yes, you have a kit to lower the engine, otherwise you'll have some shaking during slow speed, high torque acceleration. It's less annoying in the petrol version given its lower torque, but on the diesel it's really annoying

From what I've seen Pedders are the most comfortable, but people who beat the living daylights out of the car off-road prefer the IronMan. Personally I will be going with Pedders once the time comes to change my current shocks ( I have stock shocks + eibach pro lift springs)

Anything’s better than stock. These were from pedders, and I have absolutely no issue with them. Better off the road, but also way better ON the road. Good amount of lift. Foam shocks should work in warm climates as well.

Hi. First of all you choose what you need and where are you using your car. Iron man suspension is very smoot and high performance speed off road and on road drive It cools fast and dont change behaviors. But iron man springs not good quality. They are lose height very fast especial front side. I can advice iron man suspension with h&r or eibach springs. Pedders kit little stiffer than iron man kit but i can say same thing for pedders. They are very good. When we come to bilstein you have 2 way. Oficial bilstein suspension or bilstein by mudster. Start with official bilstein. Bilstein b4 almost same to stock suspension Bilstein b6 very stiffer and sporty version of b4 Bilstein b8 mk2 is very smooth confortable and high performance onroad and off road You can choose springs h&r or eibach for b4 b6 b8. Eibach sprins confortable than H&R. Bilstein b12 eibach pro kit high performance version. 2nd bilstein way Bilstein by Mudster. Bilstein by mudster 3.5 version basted on b4 bu upgraded body. You can use with just oem springs. Bilstein by mudster 5.5 versions based on b6 but upgraded inside and body. Its very good off road performance. If you want to more comfort you should choose little bit bigger tires. Like 215 70 16 You can use with H&R, pedders, and eigbach springs. Last kit Kony heavy track suspension with mad springs. 4.5 5 cm lift They are very populer on Israil duster club. They say its very good hard off road use and heavy weight. Finaly we can advice for mix drive bilstein b8 mk2 with eibach 25mm springs or Iron man 3.5 suspension with h&r 30mm springs. For complate kit pedders.

As Turkiye says.

​@@FinnishCarGuys I concur with the funny talking Finish Guy :D Pedders work just fine in hot weather. Can not speak for Bilstein but I heard from local users, Ironman is just as nice.

Check out cros4wd website in the video description or shoot them a mail at asiakaspalvelu at cros4wd dot fi

I don't own a Duster

Jos tarvitsisin autoa metsään työkaluksi, niin harkitsisin vakavasti itsekin! Tuo setti on ihan bolt-on, tuolla rengastuksella vielä mahtuu kääntymään ääriasentoihinkin. Pykälää suuremmat kumit myös yleisiä. Se vaatii pientä hieromista etulokareihin, mutta cros4wd on tehnyt niitäkin monia kappaleita. Haluan vielä korostaa, että jos budjettimielessä harkitset jonkun tingel-tangel varusteen, ja kunnon alustan välillä, niin unohda joka ikinen apple car play saman tien. Kunnon alusta muunti tuon auton niiiiin paljon paremmaksi.

@@FinnishCarGuysei mitään pilipalia, tuo iskari/jousisettihä on reilu tonnin hintainen, minusta kohtuuhintainen. Näkyy olevan Jyskässä tuo valmis olevan myynnissä. Kävin koeajamassa aiemmin dusterin ja olin kyllä positiivisesti yllättynyt.

You can have Torsen mounted on both, front and rear axles, some blokes in Russia and here in Romania can help with that

A bit late😂, but anyway, I'm quite sure they are using 215/70r16.

It’s a custom build. I think it was a tad over 30k€, but remember that it’s really not comparable to almost any other place on earth because of the “temporary car tax” that’s been temporary since the 1960’s...

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@@FinnishCarGuys what he means is that you should lift with struts and springs, not with spacers

Seems a lot of people have proven otherwise. It’s a very impressive little machine for the price point.

We will eventually, it’s been tough to generate content because of geological reasons, but we have something in the pipeline. Because of the way this platform works, we just have to release them in a bunch...

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