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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: denzil on January 17, 2010, 18:46:12
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Hi folks is there any body on this forum with a classic vogue with EAS, if you have would you mind measuring the height of the boot
floor from the ground at its lowest setting and replying to this post?.
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Standard ride height for a RRC is 790mm from the floor to the eyebrow above the wheel, the wheel arch at it highest point. This assumes standard tyres correctly inflated.
In the early 1980s the ride height was lowered by 25mm, I'm not sure if this is before or after the ride ehight was published as 790mm but to me it looks right on a later car.
that said I run mine at 775mm or thereabouts. If you have access to Rovacomm you can set them to whatever you like.
If you bring beer I can set them to whatever you like :D
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Thank you Range rover blues, I need to know the height of the floor ,I have been given permission by the wife to get a car to go green lanning and use to take our large dogs out, as they are wrecking her car. But she wants to make sure they will be able to get in and out ok .
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I have the same problem (that and the MIL) so I'll measure mine and let you know ;)
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http://www.bargainbrands.co.uk/dog_ramp.html
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Hi Rossco thank you for the details of the ramp ,we have looked at these things before BUT they are not rated at much above 120/140lb and as our 3 year old dogue de bordeaux weighs 67Kg and the puppy weighs 56Kg neither are fully grown at present I dont want to risk it
Regards Denzil
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How high is the tailgate when opened, in Access mode (lowest driver-selectable setting)? Penelope settles right down so that the top of the tyre is more or less level with the wheel arch, normal road tyres. Unfortunately I can't measure her as she is in pieces in the garage at the moment and she's got a flat tyre. She normally runs about an inch below standard ride height as she is mainly used for towing.
They are seriously big dogs, I wouldn't want to have to lift one of those. How agile are they - can they jump in and out? although that may not be an option when they get older. I've got an English Springer who is little enough to lift in and out.
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Thanks for the replys folks ,I have looked at a couple of Classic Range rovers advertised as in VGC this week, well I would hate to see a rough one!.I have looked at two V8 discos 1s today and I think I will get one of these also got a price for a custom chequer plate ramp.The dogs are quite agile and can probably jump in and out ,BUT as this is my idea (so I can do some lanning as we have a disco)if the dogs got hurt getting in or out I think I would be talklng with a very high pitched voice as my wife and family think the world of these animals.
Regards Denzil
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We measured RRR's car tonight and in access the top of the bumper is 20 inches off the floor, didn't get chance to open the tailgate as it was late already when we got it running.
If you want a tidy, late model RRC you just have to wait, I was looking for a soft dash LSE for a year before I found mine, I'd given up looking by then and bought a TDi so I had to borrow the cash to get it.
People just aren't selling nice ones too often because they aren't fetching much.
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Thank you to everyone that took the trouble to reply to my post.I have been looking at a few diso,s, but I have always wanted a
classic Range Rover,I have no idea why? and the disco really does not compare (in my eyes).I am in no hurry I will wait for the right
one to turn up.
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You won't regret it ;)
In fact, why not treat yourself to an LSE :D
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forget the doggy ramp get some waffles and you can use them for the car too.
http://www.bridgingladders.co.uk/
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Don't use waffles :lol: :lol:
Once they have actually been used a couple of times they splinter like nothing else. I can't handle mine anymore without gloves on, wouldn't fancy picking fibreglass out of a dogs paw.
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Dxmedia thanks, neither do I.
Regards