freeranger

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https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ soft roader hey :wink:

[CraigE]

MMM that is different. Would look better with a Rangie body.

[Ace]

I dont mind that. I still reckon the freelander should of had low range from the factory. Matt

[FenianEel]

Sweet....

It's the Harp on the door that does it for me https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[kaistuff]

Nice Rims https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[101RRS]

As a Freelander driver - makes sense to me - Freelander wheelbase is a basically the same as a Disco/RR and the freelander's track is a couple of mm wider than a disco/rr. Engine bay is big enough for a North South engine - as said by Ace - pity the FL didn't come with low range as standard. Easily done at the design stage and a lot cheaper than the rediculous arrangement they have at present.

PS - nearly rapped off a Disco TD5 in a drag from 60k to 100k around Parliament House - the TD5 was just a spoofteenth faster - bummer. Would be quicker if I had a TD4.

Maybe next time,
.

Gazzz

[Reads90]

i know this chap we have raced against him in the past. Nice bloke from up north UK
it is a range rover with a freelander body on it. So it has the V8 and the rangie running gear
But these are my brothers Freelanders and these are real freelanders
my brother racer
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/270.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/271.jpg


His wifes racer


https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/272.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/611.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/273.jpg

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2005/12/15.jpg

[DiscoTDI]

Originally posted by Ace
I dont mind that. I still reckon the freelander should of had low range from the factory. Matt


Never a truer word spoken :wink:

[landy_man]

was most probably the same person responsible for

1. Putting the spare under the D3
2. Deciding that we all want independant suspension instead of live axles on new models
3. Letting a computer decide when to engage low range
4. Not making a V8 or auto Defender

the list can go on and on... :wink:

[VladTepes]

Originally posted by DiscoTDI+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DiscoTDI)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Ace
I dont mind that. I still reckon the freelander should of had low range from the factory. Matt

Never a truer word spoken :wink:[/b][/quote]

Yep. If the Freelander had low range I'd probably be motoring around in one now, a lot cheaper than the Rangie.

(Bit I'd keep the Rangie :wink: )

[Steinzy]

All the small 4x4's have gone that way - my misses drives an x-trail and it's the same deal no low range and how sad am I because i didn't realise untill we bought it - i was under the impression that the switch on the dash electronicaly engaged the transfer case like the pathfinder - but i was wrong :?

[landy_man]

Originally posted by Steinzy
All the small 4x4's have gone that way - my misses drives an x-trail and it's the same deal no low range and how sad am I because i didn't realise untill we bought it - i was under the impression that the switch on the dash electronicaly engaged the transfer case like the pathfinder - but i was wrong :?

That is quite acceptable from a motor company that make sedans as well as 4wd's... but from a company that only makes 4wd's.. :roll:

[one_iota]

Originally posted by landy_man

That is quite acceptable from a motor company that make sedans as well as 4wd's... but from a company that only makes 4wd's.. :roll:

Here here!

A "sheep in wolves clothing" and an opportunity lost

[Steinzy]

That's a very good point - I didn't think of it that way :?

[101RRS]

The Freelander is a car that doesn't know what it wants to be - always designed as a softroader with low ground clearance and no low range but they then go and put in hill decent control so you can get down hills but then cannot get back up and have put in ETC which is great in most conditions (except sand) and two great diesel engines so that while it is a softroader it seems to also have some pretence of trying to also be an offroader.

The cars are great on the road and as long as you don't have to climb slow rough stuff they are great in most offroad conditions where clearance is not an issue - however they are able to decent much easier than they climb so can get you into trouble.

Apparently the TD4 when fitted with an auto makes a good go at disguising it has not low range.

But the engine bay could fit a north south engine so at the design stage I cannot understand why they didn't do this and connect the gearbox to a disco transfer case - would be a lot cheaper, have proper 4wd and have a whole lot less engineering to go wrong - the shaft from the gearbox to the IRD (transfer case) is hollow so the driveshaft that then drives the front left wheel passes inside it so that drive can get to the front left wheel. And the lot has to all be sealed seperately because the gearbox and the IRD use different oil - all overly complex and difficult to repair if needed.

But when it all works - it all works well.

Garry

[one_iota]

Racing in the Dakar 2006:

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/


www.rallyraid.co.uk

Some shots from last years Rally are here:

http://gallery.rallyraid.co.uk/gallery/thu...category_id=123 (http://gallery.rallyraid.co.uk/gallery/thumb_photos.asp?category_id=123)

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[CraigE]

Looks great. Even better Foxtel are going to broadcast it over 16 days.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[Reads90]

Originally posted by one_iota
Racing in the Dakar 2006:

http://webapps.atomwide.com/rallyraid/images/large/dw2.jpg


www.rallyraid.co.uk

Some shots from last years Rally are here:

http://gallery.rallyraid.co.uk/gallery/thu...category_id=123 (http://gallery.rallyraid.co.uk/gallery/thumb_photos.asp?category_id=123)

http://gallery.rallyraid.co.uk/gallery/photos/24-FEB-2005__11-15/2478921.jpg


mmmm that is Make and Paul rounds truck. They have raced them last year too. They are a farther and son team. Really nice bloke, spent many a night ****ed around a fire with them https://www.aulro.com/afvb/
It was brother idea to put a freelander front on it to make it look differant to thre bowler wildcat. , my claim to fame
My brother bought his Dakar freelander from Paul Green who did the dakar in one of these last year