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Big list - what to do first?

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Blippie:
Hello all.

I'm no expert but I wouldn't go for the tyres next.  Because the traction control works when you lose grip,  I know a number of people who have splashed out on lumpy MTs only to move back to ATs or road tyres later because they haven't seen as big an improvement as they expected.

I'd go for the underbody protection first, then the tyres, unless you spend a lot of time scrabbling about in bad mud.  Of course, sometimes underbody protection can reduce your ground clearance but a 2" lift gives a Freelander the same ground clearance as a Defender on standard tyres.

Cheers

Blippie

Thrasher:

--- Quote ---I'd go for the underbody protection first, then the tyres, unless you spend a lot of time scrabbling about in bad mud. Of course, sometimes underbody protection can reduce your ground clearance but a 2" lift gives a Freelander the same ground clearance as a Defender on standard tyres.
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Er....a 2" lift on a Discovery brings that to the same as a Defender...not a Freebie! I'd go for AT's. I've driven TC with road tyres and it's crap - you go sideways. You need something grippy to stop that!

Terminus:
I was going for AT's much more usefull than MT's  :D

Blippie:

--- Quote from: "Thrasher" ---Er....a 2" lift on a Discovery brings that to the same as a Defender...not a Freebie!
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Happy to be proven wrong if you have the figures, but if I recall correctly, the Freelanders ground clearance is 50mm less than the diff of a Defender.

Not saying it for certain, happy to stand corrected.

Cheers

Blippie

Doobreydog:

--- Quote from: "Blippie" ---
--- Quote from: "Thrasher" ---Er....a 2" lift on a Discovery brings that to the same as a Defender...not a Freebie!
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Happy to be proven wrong if you have the figures, but if I recall correctly, the Freelanders ground clearance is 50mm less than the diff of a Defender.

Not saying it for certain, happy to stand corrected.

Cheers

Blippie
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Confused  :? ....2" is 50mm sounds like you both agree to me (unless I am missing the point)

Depends on whos figs you read but approx 245mm for defender and 210mm for freelander....obviously variable depending on tyre choice etc.

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