Front Protection

ThX beforethevision...

I was curious what the Ironman lift is like. Sounds like it'd be too hard for day-to-day running. Guess coil spacers or Bearmach spacers are the way to go...

Dont get me wrong the springs are good, but kind of a compromise. If you want it to handle like a sports car, there are sway bar kits you can get. If you want good offroad travel, then the spacer lift is the go.
Its just that it max's out the travel VERY easliy. Its even noticeable on speed bumps if you go a certain speed, they are so firm they wont give, and lifts the car, but once they 've launched you, they dont have the travel to reach back down. Without TC id be stuck all the time.

Its like another thread about suspension atm, its no good having 6" upward and 2" downward travel. Ideally you'd still have the 4/4 thats stock, but further from the chassis.

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by Turtle61

ThX beforethevision...

I was curious what the Ironman lift is like. Sounds like it'd be too hard for day-to-day running. Guess coil spacers or Bearmach spacers are the way to go...

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If the coil spacers you speak of go INSIDE the strut, dont buy them. They consume your travel, and even worse, give you 4" upward, and 2" downward. The ones you want sit ONTOP of the strut, and fit between the strut and the body. The Bearmach ones do this, and just about every freelander in the states runs the bearmach lift.

(ok, not EVERY freelander)

Cheers!

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Originally Posted by garrycol

I have a genuine black tube bar - you need to remove the front plastic bar and apron - the spots for the holes are marked on the inside of the plastic.

Neither offers much in the way of protection other than light bumps but they do make a good bracket for the spotties - cannot be used for towing or recovery.

As far as the plastic A bar or the tube type - is just a matter of choice. The genuine pod driving/fog lights are designed for the A bar and do not fit with the pipe bar.

Garry

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Mate do yourself a favour and forget both of them... i had the black tube bar on mine (gen) and it offers no protection at all, appart from birds into your ligths... i got in an accident and ran up the back of somone and it did absolutly nothing to help my poor old disco... just managed to completely destroy the locking hatch on the bonnet so we couldnt get it open.

get a propper bullbar... it would definatly be a worthwhile investment

that being noted funds are always an issue and getting a new tube bar costs 1200, so im guessing you'd be going second hand. im sure if you looked hard enough you could find a bullbar somewhere that will help you out considerably.

hope that helps,

Hmm... I'm not convinced that the abs ones do as much as they steel ones and despite claims they go back to shape I have not had that experience.

It seems your just looking at the nudge bar? I had one on a different vehicle and it worked a treat but it was much bulkier. The one on the freelander looks a bit weak.

Xavier

There are HD ones available which can be used as recovery points, etc. They can take a winch, and bolt into the chassis through the bumper in multiple places.

But yes , they are expensive...

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Originally Posted by Turtle61

I need to compromise. SWMBO will not even consider a Disco, but she does want to go 'bush', but nothing extreme or anything like Cape York. .

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Why not completely surprise her and go out and buy a new Defender ! :D;)

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Originally Posted by Stinky-Disco

get a propper bullbar... it would definatly be a worthwhile investment

that being noted funds are always an issue and getting a new tube bar costs 1200, so im guessing you'd be going second hand. im sure if you looked hard enough you could find a bullbar somewhere that will help you out considerably.

hope that helps,

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Bullbars are not really a viable solution on a Freelander - the issue is where to mount them - you need to pull the front off one to understand.

Yes it is possble but difficult - hence why the nudge bars are the easy option for holding up your driving lights.

Most overseas bull bars you may see are really nudge bars with extra protection added.

Garry

Garry

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Originally Posted by beforethevision

There are HD ones available which can be used as recovery points, etc. They can take a winch, and bolt into the chassis through the bumper in multiple places.

But yes , they are expensive...

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And not easily sourced - would need to be imported.

Garry

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Originally Posted by waynep

Why not completely surprise her and go out and buy a new Defender ! :D;)

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... and move out at the same time :wasntme:

... well at least I'd have somewhere to sleep ;)