NEW DEFENDER- optional extra pricing

[Alex.Y]

i was looking at the new defender pricing today,

there is an optional extra in the form of

"heavy duty suspension 3500kg: includes heavy duty wheels, g90 tyres,heavy duty jack, heavy duty axles & heavy duty clutch"

all for the extra heavy duty cost of £1740.00 inc, is this worth it?

[Dave K]

The question is are you going to make use of it?
If not, spend the money on some other bits.

[Tommo]

if it really does come with heavy duty axles then i would bite their hand off even if you dont use it.

[diesel_jim]

I just looked through my microcat and there's no listing of any HD parts for the 2.4 90 or 110! (although my version is August 2007... getting a march 08 version tomorrow... that might have some more detail in it)

[Range Rover Blues]

The axles might well be stronger, like say from the WOLF, but if you aren't going to use it then not only is it a bit of a waste of money but it might well handle badly empty, especailly as you'll never run the springs in properly.

[Tommo]

yes the HD springs will probably be a nightmare like mine were. but to have some axles that werent made from old cheese sounds very good.

[clbarclay]

Just what is land rover calling a heavy duty axle these days. Is this uprated internals or just an strengthened axle casing for carrying heavy loads with standard internals?

[Range Rover Blues]

I reckon they'll be WOLF axles, stronger casing I know but are they 4-pin or Salisbury?

[Muddy]

TD5 110's and 130's have a rover rear axle with a 4 pin diff in it so i'm not quite sure what these could be, i would guess that its uprated axle cases and unless it is HD diffs and shafts all round then your better off getting parts aftermarket to save yourself a packet.

you could have a whole (albeit 'open') drivetrain from ashcrofts for about a grand so are some reasonably pants wheels and tyres and a £50 pair of springs really woth £700?

Will.

[Range Rover Blues]

And if you're spending the cash I'd say fit a ATB diff or 2 anyway whilst you're at it.