Overland Journal Project Land Rover Discovery 4 (LR4)

[RangeBrover]

Per his FB post on this....they dust on the floor from the grinder was his hint to me....they still have testing and all that to do on it though.

Gotcha, thanks for the tip.

 

[Sleeping Dog]

An 18" factory Land Rover wheel on an LR4? Yes

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I am still not completely settled on a final configuration and may still install 1.25" wheel spacers. One interesting byproduct of lifting the truck is the slight reduction in track width. With the truck taller and heavier, I wouldn't mind having a 2.5" total track width increase.

I am REALLY looking forward to having 18s on this truck for trail work. The 20s looked nice, but were a joke on anything remotely technical (including rocks, mud, snow, sand, blah, blah)

I spent a little time looking at some info on the Compomotive 18x8 wheels for the LR4 and noted that the offset is +44mm, standard is +53, so there's a track increase of 18mm. Given the sensitivity that the LR3/4 has about wheel alignment, I wonder how changing the track would effect that?

 

[nwoods]

An 18" factory Land Rover wheel on an LR4? Yes

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Scott, if you are going with taller tires, you will want to move the wire that runs aft near your ride height sensor. Here is a quick HowTo
http://lr3tips.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/bigger-tires-move-this-wire/

 

[Hugh166]

This isn't me, and i wasn't there for this, but figured this would be a good place to share it. This took place at winter romp in Maine. I think it is a great example of showing how well the computers work in the lr4.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nNXS...e_gdata_player

 

[draaronr]

This isn't me, and i wasn't there for this, but figured this would be a good place to share it. This took place at winter romp in Maine. I think it is a great example of showing how well the computers work in the lr4.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nNXS...e_gdata_player

bummer link no good

 

[Hugh166]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nNXSz6hPIM&feature=youtube_gdata_player.

Sorry try this. Should work

 

[draaronr]

that's great, it even looks bone stock? so snow and ice setting works , he did take a slightly different line

 

[Mack73]

he did take a slightly different line

And more speed

 

[Fivespddisco]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nNXSz6hPIM&feature=youtube_gdata_player.

Sorry try this. Should work

It was bone stock on street tires.

I truly think it was the tire compound and extra weight that helped the LR4. The chunky mud tires on the D2 were not very effective in these icy conditions and made this particular hill more difficult
BUT
And it is a big BUT
the TC stopped the wheels on the LR4 from spinning and kept the truck tracking straight. I'm sure this was also a large factor in the LR4's success

 

[Scott Brady]

That video reflects wheelbase and IFS/IRS. Perfect environment for an LR4. The SWB, ground clearance, etc of the DII will shine in other areas. There is no perfect truck

 

[Howski]

Did the DII have a lockers? I know lockers can have a tendancy to make trucks slip if driving on a slick, off camber incline which would be compounded by the ice in this case

 

[Fivespddisco]

The D2 was open

 

[traveltoad]

The D2 was open

Wow, I would have guessed locked.

 

[Yuman Desert Rat]

They are made of lightweight, aerospace composite panels.

Is that the fiber thane that AT uses? You might as well call it unobtainium because I can't for the life of me get my hands on any. Lol

 

[Scott Brady]

Is that the fiber thane that AT uses? You might as well call it unobtainium because I can't for the life of me get my hands on any. Lol

It is the composite panel that AT uses. They built the drawer system.