Thread: Think about rollover protection...

When I was on a Land Rover convoy with D3s, FL2s and Defenders the medical officer said "if you roll in the Discovery or Freelander you'll live".

He did not mention the Defender.

Originally Posted by PAT303

BHP had injuries increase after roll bars were fitted as people's legs/knee's/heads hit the bars in frontal impacts and increased rescue time as they made it harder to get people out of wrecks.There is no such thing as a free lunch. Pat

I'd take my chances with the cage tbh.

Originally Posted by pirasea

Hi guys, I've only had a 95 Def since august this year. Is it going to be that easy to rollover considering how slow they are on road and using a modicum of common sense off road. Like if I'm doing a bit of normal off roading knowing I don't have any budget in reserve for repairs I'm likely to avoid extreme situations. I know they're narrow, etc but is it a common occurrence? cheers gerald

Only seen one rollover. It was a classic rangie. The cargo barrier held the wreck together quite well.
Seen a few picks of Defenders that have rolled and they don't look good at all afterwards.

I'd rather not crash or roll,my bar is behind the rear seat so no one comes in contact with it. Pat

I have to agree that while they are nowhere near as good as a roll cage, a decent cargo barrier does help.

Here's the result of mine rolling at about 70 and bouncing on the roof. No catastrophic damage. No injuries



I think the roof rack also helped to spread the load, as well as the spare tyre on the roof.

The amount of stuff that bounced around in tha back was amazing and even more amazing is where things end up. I had an adaptor for use on a high lift jack in a box in the back, probably weighing about 1.5kg. It ended up lying in the grass 2-3 metres away from where the Landy ended up, and that was after it had punched its way through a side window

One of the first things I swapped over to the new Landy was the cargo barrier



Food for thought (and your wallet), just think of all the things you store in the back; and of your kids/loved ones who are sitting in the back seat closest to it

Good topic Justin - and another good reminder...

I'm planing on installing an external roll cage on my Defender next year. Having seen many photos of Defenders rolled and also witnessing a Hilux and Maverick roll offroad (neither of them faired too well either) it's cheap life insurance if you ask me.

when I made my county into a dual cab I realized that there isnt much
holding the roof up. If I had another it would have a min. of a roll bar..

Jeff

The subject of ROP has surfaced recently with us as I have decided to keep my RRC, and having seen a few that have had roll overs etc, when the family and I are going to be touring long distance, the chance of encountering fatigue and bad/ unfamiliar roads is magnified many times. IMHO it is the same as selecting a decent helmet, it is designed to save your life.

Have also found a set of 'new' Stratos suspension seats for the front, even a similar colour too. LSST3000 series with armrests and pneumatic lumbar support adjustment. Bargain. Will help my skeletal system over those long hours and offroad jolting as they are supposed to absorb up to 60% of impact forces

I'll try and post up pics when the cage gets nearer, also have to remove the hood lining and weld A pillars first.

JC