Thread: Got my car dirty - Freelander to the rescue

Originally Posted by garrycol

By posting this up - I have certainly learnt a lot of other little tricks.

So have I and I've owned the bloody thing for a year !! Mind you I'm currently marvelling at its abilities in snow, we've had 12" of the stuff in the last 36 hours.

It is a shame you cannot manually select extended mode (albiet with restrictions) as to go into that mode after you have bellied out and come to a stop (and lost momentum) is often all too late.

Isn't there a smart kit developed by some chap over there that can give you the ability to override the height system and raise the car up to super extended (and beyond) yourself ?? I'm sure I've read about it on rrsport, must be on here somewhere as well.

Originally Posted by gghaggis

Forgot to mention - you really should _always_ be in low range. The systems are calibrated to work best in that mode, and the wheel travel (articulation) is much greater due to the cross-link valves being activated.

Cheers,

Gordon

In the D2 the traction control is much more aggressive at stopping wheel spin and sending drive to wheels with grip in low range compared to high range. Which is why when fitting say a D1 output housing and internals to a D2 to re-introduce centre diff lock like I did, it is important to make sure you have a button to push when in low to tell the SLABS that you are in low to make the trac control more aggressive (the D1 output housing does not have a low range switch on it, just a diff lock switch for the dash light and the housing is too thin where the low range switch would go to drill and tap one in - hence the dash switch, for which I used another HDC button).

I assume that the D3/4 works the same way in terms of the computer getting more serious when the machine is in low.

Cheers

Originally Posted by ozscott

I assume that the D3/4 works the same way in terms of the computer getting more serious when the machine is in low.

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Yes it does, but it is the difference in wheel articulation that makes selecting low range more important in a D3 than a D2. You're essentially transforming an independent suspension vehicle into a live axle vehicle.

Rule of thumb - if you don't need to exceed 60kph off-road, switch to low range.

Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by garrycol

Well there you go - in the situation I was in, if you were in a D1 or D2 or even my 101 you would not go into low range as there is a big chance of just getting wheel spin and digging in.

It's hard to do coming from other 4WD's, but just trust the car - you won't get wheel spin


Cheers,

Gordon

Originally Posted by gghaggis

Yes it does, but it is the difference in wheel articulation that makes selecting low range more important in a D3 than a D2. You're essentially transforming an independent suspension vehicle into a live axle vehicle.

Rule of thumb - if you don't need to exceed 60kph off-road, switch to low range.

Cheers,

Gordon

Gordon, thanks. I forgot about that. So low range gives the cross wheel air lines the good news, forcing wheels down on the side opposing the wheel travelling up to, as you note, simulate live axle?

Cheers

Originally Posted by Mike_S

Isn't there a smart kit developed by some chap over there that can give you the ability to override the height system and raise the car up to super extended (and beyond) yourself ?? I'm sure I've read about it on rrsport, must be on here somewhere as well.

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Garry

Originally Posted by gghaggis

It's hard to do coming from other 4WD's, but just trust the car - you won't get wheel spin


Cheers,

Gordon

I did - I actually got out of the RRS with it in gear and engine running - front left wheel spinning, right rear wheel spinning others stopped and no sign of TC doing anything . But I think dsc was sabotaging things though,

Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

I did - I actually got out of the RRS with it in gear and engine running - front left wheel spinning, right rear wheel spinning others stopped and no sign of TC doing anything . But I think dsc was sabotaging things though,

Garry

In those circumstances it won't. It needs throttle input. Maybe
consider a course.

Cheers,

Gordon