For those interested, the ST was fantastic over rocky and loose terrain. Downhill crawl speed was totally controlled in 1st gear - no need to touch the brakes whatsoever.
Uphill, tonnes of traction on standard tyres at 18psi.
Biggest problem - ground clearance. Bottomed on a few rocks and had to pick lines very carefully. Few knocks and minor scrapes but came out without any real damage and had an absolute ball.
Three mods are on my list (but funds mean very unlikely to happen soon):
1) lift kit
2) replace front bumper with bullbar
3) snorkel (wasn't needed here but is a no brainer in my mind)
Follow this with bigger off road tyres for muddier tracks, and I reckon it's a really capable machine.
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Under body protection is a must even with a lift, if the radiator cops a whack you'll be out of action quickly. The factory side steps bend like a tin can too!. You need to take into account all the combined weight of your add ons such as a steel bullbar before you do the suspension and lift.
Not sure about your truck's specs, but here in my country we do not get any proper LSD or Lockers, instead they offer ABLSD which is supposed to imitate a mechanical LSD by applying brakes??? Doesn't make any sense offroading.
Have you felt the need for Lockers ??
The oil sump isnt in the most protected places either. Underbody is a smart move.. but i disagree with the strength of the side steps in my personal opinion. Mine have saved my sills too many times to remember. Really tho, for what they are, they should have folded a long time ago
My Aus spec NP300 ST (mid range) has a standard electronic rear diff lock.
However, on the tracks I drove there was no need to lock the rear diff, I had plenty of traction.
If I had run out of articulation, I would have engaged the diff lock. But overall the Nav performed beautifully, albeit on tame tracks for a beginner like me.
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