Thread: Forbidden Suspension Mods

Originally Posted by andyrover

I found the solution! Back on page 13, called 'Adjustable Height Sensor Rods' sold by a bloke in USA at a currently favourable exchange rate . These can be fitted in place of the originals and adjusted to a length suitable for maintaining off road clearances

Cheers Andy!

Originally Posted by CaverD3

As there are shortened and adjustable rods available; the original idea was to allow the shortened rods to be driver chosen. This would allow the factory setting to be the default setting. A return to factory settings being better (and safer) than permanent shortened rods.
The system has been tested in the Simpson and outback Queensland and has proved robust and effective.
However once the system was mentioned in the mainstream press LR Aust immediately set some lawyers onto myself and Mitchell Bros. Yes andyrover they used the never enacted VSI 50 to justify their argument. LR are within their rights to refuse a warranty claim if they believe a modification caused the failure (fair enough). It should be at your own risk.
We are trying to ensure the system is legal and are talking to engineers. We will eventually need to talk to LR and are happy to talk directly.
The system gives an extra 30mm of lift at normal height and correspondingly higher heights at other settings when activated. So it is well within the current supension modification height in the code of practice.

Davey this is the original:



I'll see if I can dig up the Overlander response to LR.

Sounds good CaverD3, do you have a larger pic so we can read the article? Did you find the Overlander response?

I just bought some of the adjustable rods, haven't fitted them yet, been busy measurin' tho' and it seems to me you can fit them at standard height and adjust them on the car by 10mm (6 full turns). That should give the expected 50mm difference in ride height. Adventurous activities over, adjust them back to standard again and Bob's your uncle! Subject to confirmation...

Bingo Andy! Most of us Boys here in the States just leave them set "shortened" as we don't have a Nanny yet. The only downside of going back and forth with the adjustments while installed is hitting the exact same alignment settings. I highly recommend a complete alignment after rod install.

Land Rovers claim here was based on VSI 50 which is not law........yet.
Make sure you tell your insurance company you have a suspension lift though.

Man, Land Rover make a great Car the best I have had so far, but they are really spoiling it's pleasure over this little thing. Come on Land Rover just go "ok here is the electronic update so we can stay at offroad height till we get to 70km"... PLEASE!

Originally Posted by jtonline

Man, Land Rover make a great Car the best I have had so far, but they are really spoiling it's pleasure over this little thing. Come on Land Rover just go "ok here is the electronic update so we can stay at offroad height till we get to 70km"... PLEASE!

You don't understand Land Rover.

They have a design brief; make the best cars in the world, then cripple them in such a way you still buy it despite the flaw. Every Land Rover model fufils this design objective.

Imagine if Land Rover made Cameron Diaz -- she'd turn into Camilla Parker Bowles as soon as you exceeded 50kmph.

Land Rover Oz won't do anthing to help. Will try to kill aftermarket mods even. Maybe they want to bring out a software mod and wish to kill the competition so they can charge a fortune for what should be there.