Is there a Land Rover/4x4/Offroaders thread?

I know what tyres I want and I have test fitted a set of the right size (but in All terrain version) on it. Tight squeeze but it fouls the front bumper on lock so it's either a case of trimming that or fitting a winch bumper sooner than planned! :D

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That's more like it... :D

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285 x 75 x 16. Got a feeling the Mud terrains will have a deeper tread though which may scupper my plans somewhat as they are a bloody tight fit as it is.
 
Nice! That's what I want to move up to next. There's a guy on D2BC running them on a 2 inch lift and says he's fine. Looks proper tight on the rear under articulation but he doesn't have ANY bump stops let alone +2s!
 
I've got +3" shocks on it and HD +2" springs so it's in all likelihood a bit higher than +2 currently as I am not carrying the gear those springs were designed for..
Nice on the road though. :D Can certainly throw it around without any lean (I have ACE which is also helping on that front too mind)

I might go up to some +3" springs and be done with it (if I can find some that are well made and don't sag like most of the cheaper ones seem to do) but feel if I do that, I'm gonna need to modify a few things :D (front cross member, Castor angle, prop length, wide angle joints etc... HASSLE MUCH
 
Yeh that's the trouble with going anything more than +2 isn't it. You're right though, ACE is a great system!

And yeh I know what you mean about the cheap springs. I've been weighing up a lift for a while now but think I'll wait until I can stretch to OME.
 
Ive got a 3.5 v6 pajero :) Its been lifted and booted, winch should be going on in the next few weeks once. Used to have a 3v6 shogun but the headgasket went and its now slowly being stripped






 
Ive got a CTA 12000 winch. I need remake the cradle and then test it, i might need new soleniod as i got 2 wires mixed up and it let out some of the magic smoke :(
 
Fuzz said:
It's all over facebook, I really can't see why it's so surprising when the Dodge RAM is bloody two wheel drive, it was never going to win with no weight over the rear end
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Different story with duallys and a load, that shape of ram (unless it's a very early facelift) was the 6.7 not the 5.9 so had 350hp 800ft/lb stock.

Stick 15 tonnes on the back of the ram and it will tow that AND the defender AND a RR sport in the opposite direction whilst both are trying. :D
 
mine, although its moved on a little since then. got winch, dual battery setup and LED lights added. still got proper stuck at last weekends biggin quarry event thought lol.

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All these pics make me want another.

My old 90 having a swim, MAN THE LIFEBOATS :D

 
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Bit of an off topic, but what is the law now on big bars on these (finding conflicting info)? My dad had an old nissan patrol with a almighty 'roo bar' (he called it) on it that looked like it could
drive through a house and come off best. Said bumper is now sat in the garage, almost identical to this.

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I don't actually know. Been wondering about my winch bumper too, different thing I know, but being bolted directly to the chassis leave me with zero crumple zone. Not exactly pedestrian friendly.

Then again a 2.5 tonne brick isn't really is :D
 
Also, that looks kind of like an Arb bumper. If your old mans is, could be worth a few quid.
 
Mid-2000s the law changed so only pedestrian friendly rubber bullbars are allowed on new vehicles. It doesnt affect older vehicles tho.

Winch bumpers come under a different classification that i cant remeber what its called atm - functional tool or something similiar
 
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When I was down in North Devon a few weeks back, I took it up a pretty steep "Unsuitable for vehicles" track. Got some decent wheel articulation going on.
I was most impressed with my 2mpg average when I got to the top.
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Ive not had the guts to take my Range Rover properly off road, i have driven around fields and up some tracks for a bit of fun (i live right out in the country so plenty around) but i am too scared of getting stuck when on my own. You can hardly call the AA out to the kind of places where a Rangie will be stuck :(
 
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