Thread: 09 Defender 110 vs SVX

Originally Posted by Scallops

Hello SVX37 - mate, I did - in your other thread! But in any case - They're Mickey T MTZ's on 16 inch diameter steel rims, 7 inches wide, positive 20 mm offset - not to prevent fouling, but to keep the tyre within the stock guards so street legal - the tyres are 265/75 which are the same rolling diameter as stock, so no speedo issues. No lift either. You can fit these tyres to your new SVX alloys and they won't rub or foul your guards.

OOOPPPPPSSSS. Sorry Scallops - I didn't put your photos in this thread and your previous answer in the other thread togehter.. I like what I see in your truck but I am have been quoted the same price for the MTZ's and the new BFG KM2's so I am going to see which one's he can get in the quickest as it seems like a coin toss for me! Thanks again!

Originally Posted by SVX37

tie down points which Landrover have also assured me can be used in a recovery.

I would be very careful with this SVX37 - they don't look anymore substantial than the normal tie down rings (perhaps just a bit longer) - The standard tie downs are definetly not recovery points.

Even moderate recoveries (especially with a snatch strap and an over anxious tow vehicle) will exert very large forces.

For the sake of a few more bucks I would have some rated recovery points attached - It's peace of mind for your lovely new Defer.

At the very least have someone (other than Land Rover) advise on this.

Originally Posted by cooper

Limited edition models only become valuable in the long term,ie.,when the numbers are reduced by accidents,corrosion and severe modifications,

I new I should have kept that 83 Corona one day it'll be a classic.

Originally Posted by SVX37

Hi kenleyfred.
I can't answer your question as I have not picked up my SVX yet (next week) but it will be a potential issue for me also. ARB sell a bridal made from plasma rope which looks the goods. I was hoping that 2 shackles would fit through the tie down points which Landrover have also assured me can be used in a recovery. I guess that just depends on the difficulty of the recovery! You can then recover from the bridal which should halve the load of the recovery on the tie down points.
Hopefully, some other Puma or SVX owners may have some other ideas.

The towing points are stated for on-road recovery only. Here's the page from the owner's handbook. These are held in place by a single HT bolt. I would not do any serious recovery - especially off-road - with these points.

Originally Posted by Sleepy

I would be very careful with this SVX37 - they don't look anymore substantial than the normal tie down rings (perhaps just a bit longer) - The standard tie downs are definetly not recovery points.

Even moderate recoveries (especially with a snatch strap and an over anxious tow vehicle) will exert very large forces.

For the sake of a few more bucks I would have some rated recovery points attached - It's peace of mind for your lovely new Defer.

At the very least have someone (other than Land Rover) advise on this.

Thanks Paul - I will get ARB to advise what I can do when I get the wheel carrier fitted! Other ideas welcome.

Any descent bar will most likely have recovery eyes for the front. These are best used bridled. You can also get recover plates for the front or JATE rings.

The rear is a different matter. Again if you look you will find solutions, though the simplest one is to use a recovery receiver in the tow hitch (assuming you have a towbar fitted).

On the subject of tow bars, get the OEM from LR or the Hayman Reece one as its much better than the box section from ARB or TJM that also means loosing the rear step.

The best way I can say it is the SVX is like the child conceived before the GFC. It was born (remember these things have long lead times) when there was money everywhere - ala this article by clarkson. It made a lot of sense at that time. It's basically stuff that cost the manufacturer probably only 2k, but they thought they could charge 14k for.

Having said that, It's a celebration of landrover. It's really cool and I like it.

However, I wouldn't buy it. It's black, and if we had bought a black LR 4 years ago it would now be a scratched mess. However a white defender still looks just fine. In Clarson speak... a timeless classic

Also, for 14k you could buy a standard car off the floor, and fit LOTS of really useful extras. For 14k you could easily fit F&R difflocks, a nice big tank for touring, some spotties and matbe a bullbar (if you like that), a winch, uhf roof rack, awning, and probably a roof top tent. I reckon you'd still have change! You'd probably even get a separate set of wheels with muddies if you wanted to swap the roof top tent.

IMHO at resale you'd get lots more money for a fender loaded with 14k of options than the svx treatment.

Appreciate your knowledge. I am waiting on ARB to do a bar to fit the SVX. They told me one is in development so I may see if I have to wait for the bar or whether there is another solution to adding the rated recovery points before hand.