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RRUK
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Member Since: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Leicestershire
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Access, Normal and Off Road heights

Maybe it’s just me getting used to my new Defender, but having only ever driven Land Rovers and had most of them with air suspension I think I speak from experience.

I’ve noticed that when I select Access mode on this one, it doesn’t seem to drop much at all, whereas my D3 and my RRS drop significantly.

Here’s three photos to show you the differences. I’d appreciate your feedback when compared to your car, so I can potentially get the Dealer to add this to my list of snags.

Photos in order: Access - Normal - Off Road

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Click image to enlarge 2016 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

6th Apr 2021 4:13pm

Simon Audi

Member Since: 19 Nov 2020
Location: Newport
Posts: 544

looks about right - drops around 45 mm

6th Apr 2021 5:40pm

Simon Audi

Member Since: 19 Nov 2020
Location: Newport
Posts: 544

6th Apr 2021 5:58pm

zilch

Member Since: 11 Sep 2019
Location: Whitsundays & Sydney
Posts: 823

took a picture of our New Defender and a friends in access height next to our RRS (L320) the Sport was in
normal ride height, they looked to be about the same level although each was in a different setting.
That may give the illusion of the Defender not reducing its height compared to the other LR
air suspension models.

Click image to enlarge yet another pommie bar steward down under

MY20 110 P400 SE Defender
MY10 3.0 RR Sport

6th Apr 2021 9:54pm

Sepp

Member Since: 05 Oct 2020
Location: Bavaria
Posts: 114

Re: Access, Normal and Off Road heights

RRUK wrote:
Maybe it’s just me getting used to my new Defender, but having only ever driven Land Rovers and had most of them with air suspension I think I speak from experience.

I’ve noticed that when I select Access mode on this one, it doesn’t seem to drop much at all, whereas my D3 and my RRS drop significantly.

Here’s three photos to show you the differences. I’d appreciate your feedback when compared to your car, so I can potentially get the Dealer to add this to my list of snags.

Photos in order: Access - Normal - Off Road

Have you measured the height differences and compared with specs?
Access is speced -40mm compared to Normal.

7th Apr 2021 10:29am

RRUK
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Member Since: 31 Mar 2010
Location: Leicestershire
Posts: 2025

Not yet but that’s my next thing to do. 2016 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

7th Apr 2021 12:54pm

Q86ARR

Member Since: 28 Feb 2017
Location: Earth
Posts: 38

Ride height:
Normal - 90 vehicles 218 mm (8.58 in)
Normal - 110 vehicles 218 mm (8.58 in)
Off road 1 40 mm (1.57 in) above normal
Off road 2 75 mm (2.95 in) above normal
Access (maximum) 40 mm (1.57 in) below normal
High speed 13 mm (0.5 in) below normal

9th Apr 2021 7:44am

RRUK
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Location: Leicestershire
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Well, I measured mine just now (a 110) and the heights were as follows from the ground to the wheel arch lip

Access - 850mm

Normal 890mm

Off Road 940mm 2016 D4 HSE

1998 110 TUM HS FFR Hard Top XD WOLF

1982 Series 3 SWB Petrol

9th Apr 2021 10:54am

Q86ARR

Member Since: 28 Feb 2017
Location: Earth
Posts: 38

You need to measure from the centre of the wheel to the edge of the wheel arch

9th Apr 2021 12:15pm

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