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Ivan Member Since: 31 Jan 2018 Location: Caverswall Posts: 23 |
Does a Freelander 2 (2007) have a rear subframe? Was noted as an advisory on the MOT that the rear subframe is corroded. But I can't find a replacement. Anyone have a part number or anything?
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21st Jan 2021 3:37 pm |
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Dartman the one Member Since: 04 Apr 2013 Location: Seville, Spain Posts: 1682 |
Beware of MOT reports of corroded parts, it usually means there is rust showing where paint would be, you have a number of choices from coating the unit with a rust inhibitor, cleaning and repainting to the absolute worst of replacing but probably not in the next 5 to10 years, it's advisory and up to you what you do, if it was serious it wouldn't be advisory.
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21st Jan 2021 5:43 pm |
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Dave47 Member Since: 31 Aug 2014 Location: Margate Kent Posts: 1333 |
somewhere on the forum is a thread from a guy who had to
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21st Jan 2021 6:12 pm |
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Ivan Member Since: 31 Jan 2018 Location: Caverswall Posts: 23 |
Thank you all for the very helpful advice. I will get underneath it (when it's a bit warmer) and try and see what the MOT man means by corroded. If it's just surface rust (as has been suggested) then I'll just clean it up and paint it with waxoyl or similar. If it is badly corroded then I'll source another one and prepare it well before fitting.
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22nd Jan 2021 8:36 am |
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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 629 |
part number is LR048466 £1,100 NEW very commom for these to rust both front and rear not sure if the Evoque subframe is the same? as there are plenty of these second hand. 2013 FL2 XS.
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5th Feb 2021 8:01 am |
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vanoord Member Since: 11 Feb 2008 Location: North Wales Posts: 20 |
The rear subframe changed around the time that Evoque was introduced. It's not a straight swap and link arms may also need to be changed.
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30th Mar 2021 5:27 pm |
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3landertwo Member Since: 27 May 2020 Location: UK Posts: 1127 |
or buy a chassis rail Disco/Defender and plant a FL2 body on to it ??
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30th Mar 2021 5:58 pm |
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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 629 |
[quote="vanoord"]The rear subframe changed around the time that Evoque was introduced. It's not a straight swap and link arms may also need to be changed.
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30th Mar 2021 6:08 pm |
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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 629 |
According to JLR it is in stock.
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30th Mar 2021 6:41 pm |
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RealBeale Member Since: 13 Jun 2016 Location: Birmingham Great Barr Posts: 910 |
Not as easy (easy ??) as the F1, as the F2 has a 104" wheelbase, so you'd have to extend the Disco's wheelbase. Not easy to carry out at all. Here's mine - it was on a space frame chassis with Disco 2 axles. Never finished it. Was going to go down the Disco 2 route, until the wheelbase issue arose. Shame, it would've been great dropped on the Td5 donor I'd already bought. |
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31st Mar 2021 9:49 pm |
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Rommel Member Since: 20 Aug 2017 Location: Sandhurst Berkshire Posts: 629 |
Easier and cheaper just to replace the subframe? I think all the extra weight of a Def/Disco Chassis would up fuel consumption
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1st Apr 2021 6:41 am |
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