The New Defender

**blackrangie** · 5th November 2019, 07:58 AM

Originally Posted by JDNSW

It is quite possible for the recovery point (or any other part) to look the same as on other models but be much stronger, for example, by using thicker metal or different alloy.

Landrover has form in this sort of thing - the first coil spring Landrovers had most of the new bits in the drive train and suspension that looked the same as the equivalent in the contemporary Rangerover - and while most were interchangeable, the Landrover bits were beefed up. (Later they were "rationalised", which in some cases meant adopting the RR part in the LR, very occasionally the reverse, more often a new part somewhere in between.)

True, I believe the axles and driveshafts are the strongest of any LR to date on the new defender, also the balljoints etc have been upgraded for D7x.

DiscoMick · 5th November 2019, 11:44 AM

Just found this 1950 series 1 in the Herberton Historic Village and wondered if the new Defender would be as influential in coming decades as the original one has been.

**Gregz** · 5th November 2019, 12:11 PM

Hope they drained all the oil out before putting it on the carpet, or is that pebbles or something.

**blackrangie** · 5th November 2019, 01:03 PM

World cup defender is on 32.6 tyres

**Rob66** · 5th November 2019, 01:22 PM

Stock is 255/60R20 = 32" or 813mm.

Those "demo" tyres are 295/50R21 = 32.6" or 828mm .. such an odd size.

I was thinking 275/60R20 = 33" or 838mm. So many choices in that size. Goodyear AT or Duratrac, Pirelli Scorpion AT, Nitto Terra grappler, BFGoodrich KO2 .. heaps more, Coopers, Mickey Thompson, General, Hancook.

And 25mm over stock is legal in most states in Aus.

DiscoMick · 5th November 2019, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by Gregz

Hope they drained all the oil out before putting it on the carpet, or is that pebbles or something.

Pebbles. It's not running, but is complete.

**scarry** · 5th November 2019, 06:07 PM

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Pebbles. It's not running, but is complete.

Same winch as the one in my sig.....

The good old capstan,geez it got us out of some trouble over the years.

But it did make changing the engine fan belt a PITA

Anyway,back on topic,nice pics,BR.

Hopefully the bushes on the suspension arms have been uprated as well as the ball joints.

**Tombie** · 5th November 2019, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by Arapiles

That's a lot more prominent than a snorkel or wind deflector.

If its inside the mirror line, its legal

**Arapiles** · 5th November 2019, 11:36 PM

Originally Posted by Tombie

If its inside the mirror line, its legal

Having read the regulations, in my view it isn't.

**blackrangie** · 6th November 2019, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by scarry

Same winch as the one in my sig.....

The good old capstan,geez it got us out of some trouble over the years.

But it did make changing the engine fan belt a PITA

Anyway,back on topic,nice pics,BR.

Hopefully the bushes on the suspension arms have been uprated as well as the ball joints.

Looks to be that way

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