D4 Ride Quality

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Originally Posted by ozscott

Having been with d3s and 4s ìn Cape York they are not a magical beast. Well set up and do a good job but if you want pure ride comfort (and cornering like an umpire' s chair) go a coil sprung Disco 1 or Range Rover Classic. You are also always going to feel bumps with low profile tyres in 19 inch rims and a heavy vehicle.

Cheers

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I find the seats in our D4 to be very hard and eventually uncomfortable,during a long trip.

Maybe its just me,but that is the only real issue.

LT tyres also make for a harsher ride due to the stiffer sidewalls,and pressure makes a massive difference to how the vehicles hits the road bumps.

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Originally Posted by scarry

I find the seats in our D4 to be very hard and eventually uncomfortable,during a long trip.

Maybe its just me,but that is the only real issue.

LT tyres also make for a harsher ride due to the stiffer sidewalls,and pressure makes a massive difference to how the vehicles hits the road bumps.

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There is a marked difference between the base model and the premium seats with Windsor leather.

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Originally Posted by scarry

I find the seats in our D4 to be very hard and eventually uncomfortable,during a long trip.

Maybe its just me,but that is the only real issue.

LT tyres also make for a harsher ride due to the stiffer sidewalls,and pressure makes a massive difference to how the vehicles hits the road bumps.

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I laugh every time I see or am reminded by something like this Paul,,, I wanted the upgraded leather, which comes with heated seats etc etc,, Leeanne said "NO" ($$),,, hahaha,, she hates that part,, not having heated seats [bigrolf]. I think the plusher leather would have just made it perfect.

Me, I have no issues with the normal seats even though I have a crook back. Its a bit different when out on a track, but being moved around sideways which hurts, doesn't happen all that much, so on the bitumen, its fine.

And for the poverty struck princess's among us there's always sheepskins, as for the small bumps in the road the more rubber between rim and road the better , especially, as others have said, if the pressure is right, for the bigger undulations the independent air suspension works brilliantly compared to any else .

Thanks all, it has brand new tyres so I will check the pressures and will also see how it goes when I take it up to the country.

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Originally Posted by Chops

I laugh every time I see or am reminded by something like this Paul,,, I wanted the upgraded leather, which comes with heated seats etc etc,, Leeanne said "NO" ($$),,, hahaha,, she hates that part,, not having heated seats [bigrolf]. I think the plusher leather would have just made it perfect.

Me, I have no issues with the normal seats even though I have a crook back. Its a bit different when out on a track, but being moved around sideways which hurts, doesn't happen all that much, so on the bitumen, its fine.

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The plusher leather wouldn't make any difference.Mine has the poverty pack leather.

The cushioning in the seat would be the difference,i presume.

I only notice it after sitting in it on long trips,i would say around 5 hrs or more.The rest of the time it is fine.

Last weekend we were away and did 7hrs there and 7 hrs back,so spent a lot of time in the seats and dodging roos.

It is actually the passengers seat that gives me a sore arse more than the drivers.

You want to see unforfortable (read painful...) You should have seen my mate fall out of his 75 series land bruiser after hundreds of miles of Cape York corrugated roads. He had to stop often and he was still in serious pain. The guys in the D3, D4 and my D2 (Dobo springs, Bilsteins and tall soft rubber hoops) got out very refreshed after big miles. My HSE seats were awesome on that trip.

Cheers