Thread: Boge leveller

Originally Posted by VladTepes

IIRC a prerequisite to fitting HID headlights is having a load leveller. I think it has to be an automatic one - ruling out airbags under discussion and meaning something like the Boge or a fully operating rangie air suspendion (they exist in theory).

So could one be easily fitted to a 130 ? Could one ? Should one ? How ?

Yep for the auto levelling, http://www.aulro.com/afvb/projects-t...ml#post1254835

Originally Posted by VladTepes

IIRC a prerequisite to fitting HID headlights is having a load leveller. I think it has to be an automatic one - ruling out airbags under discussion and meaning something like the Boge or a fully operating rangie air suspendion (they exist in theory).

So could one be easily fitted to a 130 ? Could one ? Should one ? How ?

um, vlad - pretty sure you need auto adjusting lights not auto levelling suspension for HID? Though I suppose it would do the same. As Matt pointed out - he has that feature with his air springs. But - who mentioned HID???


Matt - Dougal is running stock tyres and a stock body chassis. If you removed the bars and winch etc from your old rangie and fitted 28's I'm sure you would have a chance???

Btw - depends on the gravel. the WA pea gravel over here is so slippery I could at least chirp all 4 taking off if I was silly enough.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

um, vlad - pretty sure you need auto adjusting lights not auto levelling suspension for HID? Though I suppose it would do the same. As Matt pointed out - he has that feature with his air springs. But - who mentioned HID???


Matt - Dougal is running stock tyres and a stock body chassis. If you removed the bars and winch etc from your old rangie and fitted 28's I'm sure you would have a chance???

Btw - depends on the gravel. the WA pea gravel over here is so slippery I could at least chirp all 4 taking off if I was silly enough.

My rangie is now a chassis in the paddock

Nope, that's the thing with having 3 differentials, on power you'll spin the wheel with the least traction, not all 4, drift on the other hand


By the way, I'l be in Perth late october for a mates wedding, if your keen for a beer.....I'll be roverless though

Ben the HID was in another thread and I beleive it mentioned auto adjusting headlights or auto levelling vehicle (the emphasis being on the "auto" ). Just thought a Bohe system could potentially make it legal to fit HID's to a Defender, all things considered.

Originally Posted by rovercare

...that's the thing with having 3 differentials, on power you'll spin the wheel with the least traction, not all 4,

By the way, I'l be in Perth late october for a mates wedding, if your keen for a beer.....I'll be roverless though

Yeah, sure, you will be inclined to lift and spin one front. However it is still possible. Now I have lockers F+R I will have to give it a go.

Definitely up for a beer.

Originally Posted by rovercare

Nope, that's the thing with having 3 differentials, on power you'll spin the wheel with the least traction, not all 4, drift on the other hand

The way diffs work one wheel has to have 1/4 of the traction on one wheel to spin it up on a fulltime 4wd vehicle.
With just two wheel drive one wheel needs to have less than 1/2 the traction for it to spin up alone.

The interesting thing about the landrover/rangerover chassis setup is both driveshafts spin in the same direction, so it doesn't get the driveshaft torque unloading individual wheels like 2wd live axle vehicles get.
A G-wagon on the other hand has both driveshafts turning in opposite directions, that's going to load and unload diagonal wheels under acceleration.

Originally Posted by isuzurover

Yeah, sure, you will be inclined to lift and spin one front. However it is still possible. Now I have lockers F+R I will have to give it a go.

Definitely up for a beer.

That's it, lockers are the only way possbile and your gonna need some really loose gravel......or ice

I'll give you a bell, I'll just be jumping of the plane with my bag and no direction I'd say