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Andy131 Member Since: 09 Dec 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2182 |
If you are looking at tyres then you will find little available for the 18" wheels fitted to the HSE.
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3rd Oct 2011 4:35 pm |
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MihaiB Member Since: 30 Jun 2011 Location: Bucuresti Posts: 137 |
Thanks Andy! From what I've read so far, it seems the MTRs, while excellent offroad, offer too less street performance for me. Due to this, probably I'll compromise to ATs - General are also a favourite from what I've heard.
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3rd Oct 2011 6:26 pm |
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JJJ Member Since: 20 Oct 2011 Location: Pretoria Posts: 16 |
Hi MihaiB,
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20th Oct 2011 8:21 am |
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MihaiB Member Since: 30 Jun 2011 Location: Bucuresti Posts: 137 |
Hi JJJ,
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20th Oct 2011 9:20 am |
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mikehzz Member Since: 04 Sep 2009 Location: Springwood Posts: 749 |
The only off road improvement needed by a Freelander 2 is more ground clearance in some situations. It is the only thing that has pulled mine up. I wouldn't like to upset the on road performance though, so optional air suspension would be great. About 3" would be enough. |
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22nd Oct 2011 10:11 pm |
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MihaiB Member Since: 30 Jun 2011 Location: Bucuresti Posts: 137 |
Optional air suspension? What is that? Can it be bought / made / installed? |
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22nd Oct 2011 10:12 pm |
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JJJ Member Since: 20 Oct 2011 Location: Pretoria Posts: 16 |
By the time the manufacturer - or yourself - has added air suspension to the topline Freelander 2, you could have bought a base-model Discovery 3/4 for the money spent.
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23rd Oct 2011 8:38 am |
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mikehzz Member Since: 04 Sep 2009 Location: Springwood Posts: 749 |
The trouble is, any options you put underneath tend to decrease the clearance even more. Things like rock sliders on the sides or heavy duty bash plates underneath etc. I know the air option will never eventuate but it would be nice. The underside of mine looks like it has been beaten with a hammer. I have had to get a section of the exhaust cut out and rewelded because the dents were constricting the flow. I regularly go out with Disco's and they are impressed with the cars ability, but if we come to a rock step too big, or a set of ruts just that little bit too deep then they can crawl through and I have to find a chicken track. I dream of jacking the car up and crawling through with them What a completely awesome car it would be then. They can stick their bling and 19" wheels. |
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23rd Oct 2011 11:45 am |
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MihaiB Member Since: 30 Jun 2011 Location: Bucuresti Posts: 137 |
In principle, it should be possible to mount a suspension lift (for example - http://www.toddcosuspensions.com/larofr2sulik2.html) in order to add larger tires and increase the clearance. However:
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23rd Oct 2011 12:02 pm |
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D99 Member Since: 08 Mar 2011 Location: UK Posts: 386 |
excellent thread and some good links,
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23rd Oct 2011 3:35 pm |
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alex_pescaru Member Since: 12 Mar 2009 Location: RO Posts: 4642 |
I'd go with stiffer springs, because a stiffer spring will raise the vehicle while maintaining the max. vertical wheel travel, because the halfshafts are designed for a certain vertical wheel travel, given by the shock absorbers. With spring spacers, you may exceed that distance and have problems with the halfshafts and their CVJs. |
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23rd Oct 2011 4:28 pm |
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Andy131 Member Since: 09 Dec 2009 Location: Manchester Posts: 2182 |
Nip onto the G4 website, FL2 do come equipped with decent MT tyres(Goodyear), underbody protection(Mantec), and a winch(Warn) all supplied by Land Rover. No Snorkle though. Definately works as an offroader Tangiers Orange - gone, missing her Replaced by Ewok what a mistake - now a happy Disco Sport owner |
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23rd Oct 2011 5:03 pm |
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mikehzz Member Since: 04 Sep 2009 Location: Springwood Posts: 749 |
A permanent lift might chew the cv's out. Ideally, the car only needs the lift when it's crawling over something at low speed. I already have 245/65/17 Geolander AT-S on which give it a puny 7 mm lift via the wheel/tyre diameter increase. |
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23rd Oct 2011 7:04 pm |
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D99 Member Since: 08 Mar 2011 Location: UK Posts: 386 |
cheers andy, is this the site? http://www.g4ownersclub.com/ |
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23rd Oct 2011 7:46 pm |
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