Vehicle & Technical > Freelander
Help please.....
carbore:
Hello, Interms of Priority if I was to "off road" my Freelander (other than the daily green lane /field duties) I would be thinking about
Tyres (and maybe wheels so I could have a every das set and a serious set, to reduce petrol bills/noise/aiud comfort etc)
Sump Guard
Exhaust Guard
Driver Training (the most important part of a car is the driver IMHO)
Rear revovery point (e.g. appropriate tow bar, but id check that)
And maybe a lift
andyhubbard:
Hi carbore i agree with what you say and am pleased on your list i'm on my way:-
Tyres - now running 215/70x16 Grabber AT2's.
Sump guard - made a copy of the original out of alloy plate.
Exhaust guard - reminded me of a job i need to do.
Driver trg. - have done a few courses.
Recovery - front original tow point and on the rear i've mounted a 5 tonne towball with a seperate pin.
So that just leaves the lift?.
carbore:
Splended! Re roofrack, iv got a Brownchurch one that is very good see http://www.brownchurch.co.uk/91racksystem.html
andyhubbard:
Looks a nice neat item, am i right in thinking it uses the original front/rear roofbar mounts?
carbore:
Yes it uses the fixing points that the normal rails bolt into (comes supplied with stainless allen head bolts). A possiblw critisism is that this open up that area to the weather, but I put lots of copper grease in when fitting. It also has some stoppers that sit on the rear of the roof on a drain strip for extra support on the rear.
Its a very solid item and seems to be the best on the market for total capacity/solidity.
They do affect MPG though (all racks do) so its not something to have on if you dont use it very much
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