Spectre Land Rover Defender Upgrade....

[Robmacca]

A mate sent this to me... thought others might be interested in reading it... The Defender Lives on...

Cool Things We Learned Driving the Spectre Land Rover Defender (https://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/car-technology/g27527364/himalaya-spectre-land-rover)


Now... All u need is a cool US$200,000 to buy one :)

[DiscoMick]

That is lovely. I'd rather have a LR TDV8 though.

[Gillie]

Anyone got more info on this mod? My current reco steering box lasted not much kilometres before being sloppy.


Himalaya is all Land Rover all the time. But the company won’t be tied into strictly using Land Rover parts when other ones are proven reliable and will work even better.

“We brought a brand-new steering box over from England and it leaked instantly, as soon as we put it on,” says Shondel.

So in place of the stock Land Rover steering box is one from Jeep Wrangler JK. Overall, the steering system of this Himalaya Spectre is one of the most direct, slop-free, and nicely weighted we’ve ever sampled in a lifted 4X4. Those new Wilwood disc brakes feel strong. too.

So even though the Spectre rides on giant wheels and tires, it steers and stops more like a stock truck

[Plutei]

Anyone got more info on this mod? My current reco steering box lasted not much kilometres before being sloppy.[/I]

X2 for me, one of the few aspects of driving the defender I do not enjoy.