Swapped my 2018 4Runner for a 2013 V8 LR4 and have had it from 72,000 mi to its current 110,000. Has been brilliant on and off road. Congrats. Also, smart comments about tire sizes and lift and center of gravity etc. - enjoy the truck!
@@Spartansrule118 Burns through tires fast; am about 60% done a pair of Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws after maybe 15,000 mi which is pretty high usage. I've taken it on many off-road adventures and am just going through a pretty heavy list of "to-dos" now. Immediately I need to replace both drive shafts ($3K damage from off-roading). Soon I'll need to replace tires (see prior point) and then do another full transmission service ("lifetime fluids" is b.s. - think more like every 50K miles), then I'll need to do front and rear sway bar bushings ($1700) and Front lower control arms. most of this is self-inflicted from hard off-road use.
I just aquired a 2002 Discovery 2 wearing 255/55/18 tires. I'm getting 16" steel wheels and going to get 235/85/16 tires. I run 235's on my F250 and it handles excellent. It's also better in snow with 235's. Skinny tires are an upgrade, not a downgrade
good priorities. I'm getting a 2.5 inch lift on my wrangler jk, rather than a 3 or 4 inch lift, and 286/75r17 rather than 35 x12.5x17. Overlanding doesn't require big tires. I'm watching overlanding creators in Australia and they all prefer smaller tires. especially traveling all over the world. Check out "The road chose me". Also, when you air down a narrow tire, it spreads out more front to back and travels more like a track vehicle as apposed to 35's that flatten sideways.
I’ve owned a lr3 and lr4 and I’ve spend, well wasted thousands of dollars due to the unreliability. Im now selling my lr4 and buying a Lexus lx or gx. I totally give up on Land Rover . And you should quit while you’re ahead.
The Range Rover Classic was launched in 1970 with 205 x 16 M+S tyres. They worked incredibly well and contributed to that vehicle's tremendous, legendary performance on and off road. The styling of the standard 2 door vehicle meant that these tyres looked perfect in the wheel arches. They were so good that UK tyre suppliers (not necessarily manufacturers ) Michelin and Blockley, the latter making an exact reproduction of the original tread pattern, have reintroduced them.
I had a OEM 180F thermostat put in recently and now my scangauge is showing my coolant temp is running at 210-220F. It was burped/bled properly as far as I know. I can't seem to figure out the issue. Any suggestions?
Anyone looking for a CDL Linkage and Shifter!!! I have one from Atlantic British they sold me for a 2002, maybe a newer employee but was over 9 years ago, and I can't recall. AT the time, I didn't know a 2002 doesn't have the lever on the Transfer case and didn't find the time to attempt to install it. Since then, I bought a 2004 roll over wreck for parts with less than 70K kms. Open to reasonable offers, shipped from Canada. Let me know here and we can connect off youtube.
Hey that's cool I'm the guy down in Tucson with the gray and black Raptor liner D2 and we spoke before on a different video of yours. Funny I just got an lr3 in Immaculate condition about 3 months ago so I just moved up to the terrain response air suspension World myself LOL I must say it's a little intimidating and a little nerve-wracking but I'm learning it well. I have it on some all-terrain tires already and I'm going to get the sya kit so that I can have a lift but still totally soft . I did rods at first but they stiffen it up too much I want to have it lifted and soft. I am glad to have the 4.4 Jaguar V8 even though it's 300 horsepower. One thing I noticed off-road is you need to press the triangle button to turn off Dynamic stability or it will ruin anything you're doing with traction control working too hard LOL yeah I think off-road the D2 has much better visibility out the front over that little Hood. I think these newer ones are definitely a learning experience even though they try to do the work for you you have to learn how to let them do the work if that makes sense haha I feel like the off-road we have in Arizona doesn't quite fit into any of the categories very well. Yeah the sand mode is but the rest of them are kind of strange because if we go up something that's really cross axles and funky you're thinking Rock crawl but Rock crawl limits the throttle so damn much so I either use Rock crawl but give it tons of pedal or I select no modes and just have it in low range manual mode second. I kept my D2 there's way too much work into it. Early this year I did terra firma a 4-in lift including Johnny joints Tom Woods complete sway bar disconnects everything. I found my lr3 for 5 grand after selling an Audi I purchased at the auction for $1,200 that was in great shape LOL
I'm moving away from my mud terrains 315/70 17 baja boss. And jumping into a 255/85 17 baja boss AT Should install this coming week. On top of all the benefits I hope they get more silent but I do love the looks of the 315s and I have a feeling the 315 muds will still be better off road than the pizza cutter ATs Has anyone done that change?
I have a D2 built on 35s and an lr3 stock except for some 265/65-18 Falkens. The Lr3 is my daily and the D2 is the trail truck. Whenever I take the lr3 offroad Im quickly reminded of its limitations. As when I drive the D2 on the highway, Im reminded how comfortable the lr3 is! That said I prefer the D2 for long offroad trips simply because its a more basic platform. Most things can be repaired with hand tools. The lr3 can have a sensor go out and leave the truck a brick. When Im in the middle of nowhere and something goes bad, I know I have a better chance of fixing the D2 vs the lr3
Nice to see a new LR4 owner. I have a 2016 too and I think this engine will be solid with the upgraded chains and tensioners coming stock. I just upgraded all the plastic collant pipes to aluminium at the first sign of a leak to keep it cool. Oh and i changed the supercharger geag link while I was there (BTW, it’s not written anywhere but you can open the SC nose cone without removing the SC or engine cover on a 2014+). Cheers and keep posting those cool videos!!
Guess I'm in the minority I love skinny tires, fat tires are for sports cars. Look at the old military vehicles and some modern ones, skinny tires. It's like they know something.
Yes. Good advice. I'm keeping an eye on the coolant level and checking around the cooling pipes occasionally with a borescope. Eventually, I'll just preemptively replace the pipes. Going to do 5,000 mile oil changes to help combat the timing chain issues.
Congrats on the purchase! I purchased a 2016 with the HD pack a couple years ago to complement my LS swap disco. I love it however I don’t drive it much. I always end up taking the D2 on trips. Good choice getting the alloy wheels versus the Steelies from Tuffant. I had originally got the Steely and had them for a year and a half and they never balanced so I ended up getting the alloys and it’s perfect now. Those tires over to some road. I’ll be to Thompson BajabossATs when these wear out. Take a look atthe X lifter. I installed that versus the rods. Then you can have whatever height whenever you want. When you’re doing your fluids, make sure you use the correct diff oils. The front and rear are going to be different on the HD package!
Just make sure you stay off the beaches and dunes !! They sink through soft surfaces. With skinny tires you will get stuck more often off road due to there lack of weight distribution. I have been driving "off road" for 54 years. I have far more experience than most current "experts". Tire size and width is a compromise. If your going to be driving on sand dunes, wide tires are a must. If your driving Moab slick rock skinny tires have a higher contact pressure per square inch so better traction. The best tire is a compromise between the two extremes, a good "all around tire". My current setup is a 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee sitting on OEM leveling suspension with 17x9 Rocktrix with +12 offset to keep my scrub angle at 0 degrees wrapped with Falken 285x70-17 Wilde Peak A/T4W tires. This setup is wide enough for sand dune driving, these tires have wide water channels for wet road driving ( I live in the PNW ), have excellent snow traction ( 3 peak rating ) and, I still get 20MPG around town and 24-26 on the freeway. They are a tad noisy on the road but on road manners are great.
The size width of the rim will give you a wider look 8.5 vs a 10 inch width rim will change the look noticed how your rims are tucked in vs pushed out if you had a wider rim your tires would look fatter I bought a 04 D2 just ordered the terrafirma 4in lift kit I'm planning 34 or 285 on 18 rims I feel 35 look too big over sized and create problems more expenses like re-gearing, strai n on engine & transmission, rock cheaps to paint , the 4.6 has a bad well know engine problem why advance by being too heavy , im planning a future 5.3 v8 ls engine swap when mine begins to have engine problems, I'm not a fan of the D2 roof rack I feel front-runner has a better solution to mounting accessories and is flat , hyena overland offers many products for D1 & D2 and other land rovers models, but it may take weeks to get them due to made to order, I also own 07 lr3 both are interesting to drive with it's own set of issues but to me I feel older vehicles are built better compared to today's metal with 13 air bags plus no car note and people alway asking questions or use to own one yes all land rovers suck gas the only time you get excellent fuel mileage is when it's not running 😊
As I get older, I give less and less of a crap of what other people think of what I drive or do! 🤣 I am going down from a set of 35's (BFG KM3's) on my Jeep TJ to 33's or maybe even 31's as I am not rockcrawling, wanting to do a gear change, crappy gas mileage. It came with these tires when I bought it and after a year and a half, I am done with them. I just want to go out with my 4x4 and explore. Thanks for the great video.
Great video, very useful about the Ultraguage, not only for Discos, but also for L322 and L460s; even more expensive when they overheat catastrophically (ask me how I know)
I have a trail jeep and the widest tire I'll consider is 255, anything wider then that I won't even give a second look. I run on all surfaces and the skinny tire is best on just about all. You get better trail range, I find them easier to control, you don't need to air down as much to get the same contact patch, I can run 20psi when others have to go down to 10 or even less, I've never broke a bead. I can wheel all day with out refueling, and can go over anything. If you saw my jeep you would know instantly the last thing I care about are looks. Mother nature has done more to modify the look of my jeep then I ever will.
I thought it was supposed to spin free unless the thermo coupling has heated from the engine and engaged it!? Or do you mean see if it spins freely when the engine is hot?
Long time off-roader, I'm in my 70's and we new this back in the 60's in the beginning of Baja. Dick Cepek, Mickey Thompson and others at that time were also running in the sand dunes (in very loose sand) and decided a big fat tire might "float" instead of digging in, thus the BIG FAT TIRES were born. Then, the same thought occurred to mud runners and all the yahoos who thought they were "cool". Those of us who knew better stayed with a narrower tire and taller. If possible, no more than 10 inches wide and no more than 33 inches tall. BTW, you get a longer footprint with skinny tires.
