If you decide to cut, Santana military wheel wells and Land Rover light weight wheel well configurations could be used as models for cutting a wheel opening larger. . Is a high-lift jack therefore what I need to buy? Cheers, Andy also undo the wheelnuts 1 full turn before jacking up the tyre from the ground. The engineering feat would be reworking the mounts for the bulkhead. Taller tyres will give you a higher top speed, higher speed while rock crawling and will require more horse power and fuel to reach a given highway speed. This is needed if you have increased articulation and will cover small lifts.
I determined that this was the best height to rest my arm and the front slant let my hand side forward to the sift knob. Previously, both sides were bent from running aground on rocks while rock crawling. On the section for the land rovers it says not to use a two post lift and that it might not be safe for the discovery. I believe it is because the added lift caused the short rear prop shaft 'U' joints to exceed the maximum recommended angle. Take the spare out and place it under the vehicle. All of the factors above should be taken into account when you buy your replacement springs, factory springs are not even designed to cope with the additional weight of even just a front mounted winch, let alone anything else!! The higher you lift your Land Rover the higher you raise its centre of gravity.
When you are thinking about making modifications be sure to look at what was done with other marques and what the off road racers have done to keep their cars competitive and the rubber side down. Find him online at or in the real world at 413-785-1665 said. The instrumentation has been changed. Retailer price, terms and vehicle availability may vary. The handle is strapped vertically inside one of the wardrobes. Rover used the shorter of the two lengths.
As it's not a bottle or trolley jack do the same places apply as per Lewis' post above? Enough for an oil change. At the front of the car sits a Vancouver winch. I decided to place a single side facing jump seat at the right rear. I have designed a new roof rack that replaced the damaged Brown Church Dormobile roof rack I had on the car. This engine has transformed the vehicle performance and moved it into the same range as the North American spec V8 Defenders.
U should simply see me going under ,,,, It is a scary business. Watch Doug, our Land Rover Master Technician, in Part Two of our video how-to series, as he removes, replaces and installs the front and rear bumpers with new heavy-duty steel bumpers to give the vehicle front and rear clearance for off-road use. I also placed a flashlight near each first aid kit for quick access. The access lid and hardware is a Land Rover rear toolbox lid. So the frame in these vehicles is significantly lighter than the frames of earlier Rovers, which were themselves no paragons of corrosion resistance. If you want to go with taller or wider tyres there are some additional things that you can do.
You will need to order quantity two 2 part for this installation. I used the Land Rover military shovel and shovel mounts. I now feel supremely confident in attempting my first bit of land rover maintenance, albeit a simple tyre change. This squared off the rear frame member creating outside rear corner jack points for a high lift jack. Gearing and shaft strenght become issues.
You can see the bottom of the horizontal canister air filter peaking from the top of the wheel arch. Maybe the handle will be in the bag with them! The only issue I've run into is changing out the headliner because I had a sunroof leak. I can't remember how it's worked out, but a 10mmx60mm I think 10. Note that the Defender outer wing panel has a lo more tyre clearance. This is generally done by having a shop cut the rims off the wheel discs and rewelding them an inch or more outboard.
Do you want it to be stiffer on road or offroad? It's in a long black bag and I've not looked inside it yet. I will be doing some basic off-roading, but I'll probably never need a high-lift off-road because I will always be with lots of other people and will never be in anything deeper than a foot or two because I don't want to flood my interior! Am i along the right lines here? Just in case it decides to drop. If you would like to discuss any of the contents, or just say hi, please feel free to. My jack had a racheted handle which made life easier and seemed very sturdy, although I will look into getting something a bit more meaty for future jobs and a pair of axel stands I think. Overall I'm extremely happy with the suspension setup now. You can adjust the bump stops up front easy 10 minutes work.
I have a pair of 2 tonne axle stands and on the box it says don't have the stand at one end and the jack on the other end, so how do you lift both ends simultaneously and then put a pair of stands under them? In my Land Rover this was accomplished by cutting out a half circle in the top vertical side of the cross member and hammering the top down to meet the new edge. This is made of plywood. On the left side in this previously unused space is a fifteen gallon stainless steel water tank. Does anyone know why that would be? Front interior I built a center cubby box to replace the center seat. Western, Thanks so much, that's exactly the information and reassurance I needed. If you use the extended shackles in conjunction with standard civilian front spring mounts you will get about one inch in lift. The green warning light is lit when the rear work lamp is on.
Anyway, I've attached a pic of my current vehicle. This makes entry more difficult that a rear door but keeps the work surface and provides an opening rear window when parked. I chose to buy mine from the price was right and they were manufactured and shipped over pretty quick. Maybe I should spend £60 on a high-lift jack from and a further £20 on an adaptor from That comes to somewhere between £80 and £100 for a jack that will hopefully never be used. Hope this is not a silly thing to ask Thanks This may be a silly question but if the vehicle came without a jack I assume it also came without a spare so why would you want to carry a jack in the car anyway? The springs are a direct replacement for the factory springs and require no additional mods for fitment, although I did buy some new spring seats to fit them on as the old ones were not looking that great. The front steering geometry will be a little off because the front diff will be tilted slightly downwards affecting the kingpin angle. It's had a metal plate put across the top of it because there was originally a 4-6 inch gap between the bumper and the Land Rover itself, which the previous owner's dog kept getting stuck in! The door opens up to become a small table.