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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10751  
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Great improvement with the new BFG's against the old ones
 Do you get much road noise with them J.P ?
many thanks, 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper. Clayton. |
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10th Dec 2016 9:06pm |
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| Arierep Member Since: 12 Apr 2013 Location: Portugal Posts: 258  
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Kind of hard to notice the extra noise, my 90 has no trim or sound insulation.
On the highway, with the window open I hear a clear hum from the tyres. In the end, I forget I have them |
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11th Dec 2016 1:28am |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10751
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many thanks for the reply
1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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11th Dec 2016 8:21pm |
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| Arierep Member Since: 12 Apr 2013 Location: Portugal Posts: 258
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Hi guys,
Keeping on with our story, it was more or less about this time that we decided to take part on a 11.000km Africa expedition, the Sahara Desert Challenge. It's an organised expedition that follows a rout inspired by the old Paris/Lisbon-Dakar. We'll depart on the 27 of December. http://www.saharadesertchallenge.com/ensdc_index.html Now with 20% more wheels on board:  Click image to enlarge The second spare wheel is mandatory for the expedition, ad the bonnet seems to be a nice place to have it on a space challenged 90 Click image to enlarge Installed a pair of Paddock Spares galanized rocksliders, dirt cheap, great fit and finish. I painted them black for aesthetic reasons Click image to enlarge Next in were a set of hubcentric 30mm wheel spacers Before: Click image to enlarge After: Click image to enlarge They made an amazing difference cornering, feels much more planted. Also feels better offroad, better traction as the wider stance seems to bite the edges of the trail Makes one wonder why LR always was so conservative with wheel's offsets. The wheel bearings are actually quite oversized, considering the Defender weight |
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14th Dec 2016 8:23pm |
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| Arierep Member Since: 12 Apr 2013 Location: Portugal Posts: 258
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Hi all,
This was the very final stage of the preparation before the big trip. I already got the winch for some time, a Superwinch Tiger Shark 9500, but it took me some months to gather the budget for the bumper. Went for a FirsFour bumper. Also really wanted a Camel style bull bar, but they were impossible to find in PT. Some pop up from time to time in the UK, but nobody was accepting to ship them here. So I did a little transformation to the existing bullbar. The day the goods arrived Click image to enlarge Time for a facelift Click image to enlarge And.....done Click image to enlarge Next to it's younger brother It' absolutely amazing how two vehicles with similar engines, drivetrain, suspensions and chassis behave and feel so differently. Last edited by Arierep on 5th Jan 2019 10:14am. Edited 1 time in total |
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23rd Dec 2016 6:49pm |
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| L110CDL Member Since: 31 Oct 2015 Location: Devon Posts: 10751
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Looking good there J.P
Wishing you all the best for your " Trip " 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up.
Keeper. Clayton. |
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23rd Dec 2016 8:42pm |
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| Rosco Member Since: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Burntwood Posts: 1833  
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All the best for the trip. Very jealous.
We'll have to make do with plenty of pictures on your return 2007 - Stornoway Grey 90 XS SW - Gone
2002 - Black Discovery II - Gone 2014 - Montalcino Red 110 XS SW |
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23rd Dec 2016 11:46pm |
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| Arierep Member Since: 12 Apr 2013 Location: Portugal Posts: 258
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I'm departing tomorrow for our adventure, so I think this deserves some pics of the finished product:
Even with LR HD springs, the rear is a bit sagged with 3 weeks worth of food, spares and 100L of drinkable water News? Roof rack On-board compressor 12-220v 1000w power inverter VHF radio El cheapo DIY side awning etc Last edited by Arierep on 5th Jan 2019 10:15am. Edited 1 time in total |
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26th Dec 2016 11:36pm |
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| Peter Td4 Member Since: 23 Oct 2010 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 228  
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Nice !
Have a safe trip Peter,
Defender 110 StaWa - Td5 Defender 110 HCPU - Puma Defender 90 Soft Top - Td5 |
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27th Dec 2016 8:37am |
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| charcoal Member Since: 28 Jul 2014 Location: Hampshire Posts: 942 
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Good man, spare where it's supposed to be
Have a great journey! 1999 Land Rover Defender 110 td5 station wagon 1998 Land Rover Defender 110 County Station Wagon ~ Sold 1995 Land Rover Defender 110 V8 Station Wagon ~ Sold 
1985 Land Rover 110 ex mod project Tithonus ~ Sold |
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28th Dec 2016 12:24am |
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| Procta Member Since: 03 Dec 2016 Location: Sunderland Posts: 5166
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looking good there fella
Defender TD5 90 ---/--- Peugeot 306 HDI hatch back
Success is 90% Inspiration and 4 minutes Preparation # you can make it! |
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28th Dec 2016 1:42am |
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| Arierep Member Since: 12 Apr 2013 Location: Portugal Posts: 258
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Hi all,
Had a good deal of upgrades lately. First got new wheels and ditched the spacers. Went for 16x8 steels, -25mm offset. To be fair, spacers never gave me problems but I prefer the simplicity of the directly attached wheel. The 255/85R16s fit better on the 8J rims than on the former 6.5J Wolfs. Much better behaviour on the road. Had to cut the flares a little bit. Click image to enlarge Next was the suspension. Got a set of Koni Heavy Tracks for free, as new. Hard to refuse that. Then decided to throw the following into the mix: - front 130 springs - double shock, 50mm lowered tubular turrets to place the shock outside the spring (much prefer that, like the Japs and Jeeps have) - Limiting straps on all corners - rear shock dropers - 25mm bumpstop spacers - rubber spring isolators top and bottom on all springs - rear HD Britpart springs Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge The math was simple, and probably the same on every Defender. I had 50mm of wasted upward travel past the bumpstocks on the shocks. E.g., 100mm bumpstop clearance and 150mm shock travel left. Allowing for 25mm of bumpstop compression, that lead us to 50mm lower shock mounts (droppers on the rear and turrets up front) and the said 25mm bumpstop spacers. The spacers are also handy for the already bigger tyres, and better yet for the future 315/75R16 upgrade. And... voila Results? - got a solid 2inch lift - Lots of wheel travel - Using standard length shocks = much cheaper and widely available spares - Suspension still bottoming up on the correct place, the bumpstops - high load capacity Also had to fit mudflatps, the underside was getting blaster for driving at 80km/h on dirt and gravel for hours. Next was the front axle housing. The standard housing is enough for regular use and normal offroad obstacles. But on faster offroad scenarios it takes a beating. Last month on a timed navigation event I hit a ditch at 90km/h. The impact was so hard the front of the car bounced off the ground. Everything was intact, but it's better to enjoy luck while it lasts. Welding time: Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge TBC...... |
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