Thread: Extended Off-road Height D4

Originally Posted by wardy1

Thanks for the responses guys.
Hey Tombie, a bit more info on X Lifter please?

XLifter | Self-levelling Air Suspension Controller for Land Rovers Discovery and Range Rovers

Xlifter and llambs seem much of a muchness from what I’m reading. Is it a ford vs Holden type of thing?

Just read up on Xlifter, has 7 height settings, wireless comms to the hidden controller and upgradeable software. Levelling feature is cool (max 4.5 degrees). Apparently smart phone app coming soon, this may do away with the controller altogether.

Me like very much.

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

Just read up on Xlifter, has 7 height settings, wireless comms to the hidden controller and upgradeable software. Levelling feature is cool (max 4.5 degrees). Apparently smart phone app coming soon, this may do away with the controller altogether.

Me like very much.

As soon as you have to get your phone out, open an app, it’s lost on me. Something like this needs to be split second change - eg switch, controller.

If I have to open an app I might as well open IID App.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

As soon as you have to get your phone out, open an app, it’s lost on me. Something like this needs to be split second change - eg switch, controller.

If I have to open an app I might as well open IID App.

You know what, I’m wondering the same thing. I’m a tech person, but if I have to open an app why not just buy an iid and adjust the height with that.

Please correct me if I’m wrong as I don’t have iiD, llams or xlifter. One of the 3 are on the shopping list tho.

Originally Posted by John_D4

Please correct me if I’m wrong as I don’t have iiD, llams or xlifter. One of the 3 are on the shopping list tho.

I have had my D4 since new and done a heap of off road work,and never really needed any of them.

Sure maybe once or twice it would have been nice to have,but have had no worries without it.

I have the GAP tool,but never used it to raise the vehicle.

Originally Posted by DiscoJeffster

As soon as you have to get your phone out, open an app, it’s lost on me. Something like this needs to be split second change - eg switch, controller.

If I have to open an app I might as well open IID App.

The unit comes as standard with a wireless controller (your "switch") The blurb on the website talks about being able to upgrade the controller via a smartphone app as a later upgrade.
This x lifter is to change the ride height with more 4 more options re height settings than standard 3. Just like Llams, although Llams has 3 extra height settings i think. Both are hardwired in "piggy back" style onto the EAS ECU . The xlifter includes a levelling switch allowing independantly different heights per corner and runs the controller wirelessly.

Llams is hardwired to the control knob and has no levelling feature other than what the car already does.

Both seem really capable.

GAP iid and Rovacom VCIQ are diagnostic devices that can be used to calibrate the EAS only.

Originally Posted by Eric SDV6SE

GAP iid are diagnostic devices that can be used to calibrate the EAS only.

Ah ha. You sir are wrong here. Gap has a dedicated menu with three preset height settings just for going off-road. Open app, into menu, push new height setting. New height attained. They are configurable to whatever mm raise or lower you’d like within the parameters of the EAS.
So I have the app ability, and I find it too slow for regular use. Fine for occasional use when I go away. I set a new height at the start of the off road part of the trip and lower at the end.