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| GREENI Member Since: 22 Aug 2010 Location: staffs Posts: 10381  
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They’re super popular in the States, email Lucky8, or have a look on Defendersource or ExPo maybe.
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17th Nov 2020 7:50pm |
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| Chicken Drumstick Member Since: 17 Aug 2020 Location: Near MK Posts: 717
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Ask yourself this. Is a traditional Defender or Range Rover Classic safe? What if you have normal rods and ride height and still crash? Maybe you are over thinking this somewhat...... 
You do realise you should declare mods to your insurance company. What on Earth makes you think you wouldn't??? If they insure you with said mods. Then there will be no difference in how they treat or process anything. |
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18th Nov 2020 12:47am |
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| Supacat Member Since: 16 Oct 2012 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 11018 
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Article on them:
"The sub-$100 lift for the new Land Rover Defender  Click image to enlarge The team over at Proud Rhino in the US has released an interesting little ‘hack’ that tricks the air suspension in the new Land Rover Defender into thinking it’s two inches lower than it really is, thus the Defender gains a two-inch lift. How it all works, is that you can install a set of arms that connect the height sensors with the chassis, that are of a different length. For example, one-inch extended brackets offer up a one-inch increased height of the Landy. Where it gets interesting, is that this affects all modes; so even at it’s lowest, it will still be an inch higher. The other option is to go for the two-inch lifted arms, and as you’d expect, two-inch lift in the Defender. Click image to enlarge The greatest thing about the ‘hack’ (or mod if you will), is that you can install the new arms with no tools at all, and they’re being called an ‘upgrade’ by the manufacturer, featuring new bushes and anodized aluminium over the factory parts. Lift kit and weight saving, what’s not to love? This is no new thing, as we said above, with Johnson Rods having manufactured the upgraded lift bars for more than a few years. Now don’t get us wrong, this mod is nothing new to the Land Rover nuts around the world (this will work with just about any air-suspension fitted Land Rover), but it certainly piqued my interest being a lowly ‘Yota driver… I wonder if Deano will be able to somehow make this work on his old 110… Probably not I’d reckon!" https://mr4x4.com.au/the-sub-100-lift-for-...-defender/ |
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4th Dec 2020 7:02am |
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| Tim in Scotland Member Since: 23 May 2007 Location: The Land that time forgot Posts: 3753 
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At 5ft 7” / 1.63m tall the car is already a bit of a climb to get into, adding a 2” lift would need me to buy a step ladder or a mounting box ........... I don’t want side steps/ running boards Pangea Green D250 90 HSE with Air Suspension, Off-road Pack, Towing Pack, Black Contrast roof , rear recovery eyes, Front bash plate, Classic flaps all round, extended wheel arch kit and a few bits from PowerfulUK Expel Clear Gloss PPF to come
2020 D240 1st Edition in Pangea Green with Acorn interior. Now gone - old faithful, no mechanical issues whatsoever ever but the leaks and rattles all over the place won’t be missed! |
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4th Dec 2020 9:15am |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2640 
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It’s a poor idea. It’s already a limitation of air suspension that it gets stiffer at higher settings. This forces it to run at a higher pressure still in order to maintain height, with a further reduction in suspension articulation. Not to mention running all the bushes in a permanently stressed state.
More for showing off and satisfying the American desire for huge tyres I think, than for actual off-road use. |
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4th Dec 2020 9:25am |
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