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Off road capability
Big-G:
Standard ground clearance is a draw back, a 40mm lift makes a considerable difference, biggest diameter tyres you can run in 28.8 after that they foul the wheel arches.
50mm lift requires slight cuts to the inner wheel arches at the front, castor doesnt seem to affect the handling, and very little additional tyre wear.
I have a 63mm lift at the back and a 57mm at the front, any higher and the brake lines need lengthening. Running 215/80R15 tyres no bother and good handling even with the MT's
Like Graham said check out our M.A.D bunch at www.mad-freelandes.org.uk
Big G
gords:
--- Quote from: "Big-G" ---Standard ground clearance is a draw back, a 40mm lift makes a considerable difference, biggest diameter tyres you can run in 28.8 after that they foul the wheel arches.
--- End quote ---
How does the lift kit work? Where/how does it fit?
A Discovery potentially suffers drivetrain problems (particularly UJs) as soon as you start to lilft them ... is this not a problem on a Freelander?
Thrasher:
Gords you have a whole host of new and expensive things to break on a Freelander .... the viscous coupling is a favourite. We ditched ours in favour of a smaller vehicle *with* a proper low box :-)
gords:
Neil, I'm detecting a less than favourable view of Freelanders from you :wink:
Thrasher:
Gords,
We owned two, they are ok offroad, but not in the same league as my other Green (and now Black!) Oval vehicles. The interiors for me were lacking, the common faults should have been resolved this many years into the production, oh and now the price is about to drop out of the market with the FL2 Mondeo about to be launched. If you want to buy one, wait at least 3 months and buy one for next to nothing, kill it offorad and buy a spare.....
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