Thread: MY12 Defender 90 towbar.

Originally Posted by Witchdoctor

Could one of the 90 owners with a tow bar tell me the measurement from the centre of the ball to the ground?

I'm working on a design for a camper trailer, thanks for the help.

Cheers
David

Originally Posted by Yorkshire_Jon

Surely this depends on tyre sizes and suspension configuration...

Careful when comparing measurements.


Just saying'
J

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That's the first thing I thought too.. it's not reliable.. (and we manufacture caravans so have an inkling about it)..

But if David still really needs the measurements I would be happy to measure mine..

Seems my dealer doesnt want to reply to me about anything other than what they want to sell me (i.e. the most expensive bits they have)
Can anyone recomend a good Landrover dealer in Brisbane or anywere that will ship me a part number I order at a good price?
I want to get a towbar on pretty quick, but the budget is limited so im not going to pay speedy towbars $640 bucks if I cna get a LR one for $350ish and fit it myself.

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

Seems my dealer doesnt want to reply to me about anything other than what they want to sell me (i.e. the most expensive bits they have)
Can anyone recomend a good Landrover dealer in Brisbane or anywere that will ship me a part number I order at a good price?
I want to get a towbar on pretty quick, but the budget is limited so im not going to pay speedy towbars $640 bucks if I cna get a LR one for $350ish and fit it myself.

I'm not sure if he can help but have you tried Ricks 4WD centre at Nerang?

Rick's 4WD Centre - Land Rover, Range Rover, Land Rover Discovery, Defender, Freelander, Land Rover Mechanics, Land Rover Repairs, land rover, landrover spare parts, land rover accessories His website says he sells parts and I know that a lot of the mechanical shops buy from him too..

As a matter of interest I used Land Rover at Southport to fit my tow bar as I was led to believe that if you don't fit a genuine LR towbar you could have insurance problems if there was an accident.. (but then again the salesman told me a lot of other stuff that turns out not to be the absolute truth either so there may be nothing in it).. we do a lot of towing so I went with that option.. but the silly buggers put the electrics in the lowest point possible so it was the first thing that got hooked when I went offroad we fixed that ourselves..

British off road might be able to help you too..

British Off Road - The Land Rover spare parts specialists - Home

Originally Posted by Leroy_Riding

Seems my dealer doesnt want to reply to me about anything other than what they want to sell me (i.e. the most expensive bits they have)
Can anyone recomend a good Landrover dealer in Brisbane or anywere that will ship me a part number I order at a good price?
I want to get a towbar on pretty quick, but the budget is limited so im not going to pay speedy towbars $640 bucks if I cna get a LR one for $350ish and fit it myself.

Over here in Perth the parts counter is well away from the sales people and service manager (separate building) and they'll sell you anything you like regardless of what you drive.

Just phone the dealer, ask to speak to the parts counter and order the kit using the part numbers KarlB posted...

Same as Sue, when I ordered my car I had just arrived from the UK where I drove new Defenders daily and the amount of rubbish the salesman in Perth talked about Defenders (spec, options, colours, ability etc) clearly showed that he had no idea...

Thanks for the tip.

Most of the 90's i've seen in this post have the standard wheel & tyre package, i'm just looking for a number to start with.

Thanks for the help.

Cheers
David

Originally Posted by Witchdoctor

Thanks for the tip.

Most of the 90's i've seen in this post have the standard wheel & tyre package, i'm just looking for a number to start with.

Thanks for the help.

Cheers
David

Do you still need it?

Thanks Sue that would be great.

Your setup is very much what i will end up with.

My drawings have started & centre of hitch is 340mm of the ground.

Thanks again.

David

Originally Posted by Witchdoctor

Thanks Sue that would be great.

Your setup is very much what i will end up with.

My drawings have started & centre of hitch is 340mm of the ground.

Thanks again.

David

I've just measured from the ground to the centre of the ball and its 520mm..

Hope that helps..