NEW DEFENDER - WHEELER LAKE HD - WHEELING IN THE RAIN & SNOW 

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Just picked up mine today… thanks for showing your mods!!!

Nice Landy offroad broo...

Superb! Amazing how well it grips, day and night with those 18s and 33 MTs

HOLY FUCK THAT RIDE IS BAD ASSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Super nice of you to share these videos and your experience.

You have the best shots and video for defender off-road

So cool to see a video on this beautiful trail. My cabin is right there in Placer Valley. Five miles from Montgomery Reservoir. The lake is the best part about this trail. It is so beautifu once you pull over the last bit of rocky trail you just see the cleanest waters super clear water to where you can see the fish just swimming to the top.

That is awesome! Looks quite capable to me...hopefully the reliability will shut the critics up over time.

Great stuff, nice tires.

Great Video! Excellent camera work and gals to see these new defenders doing what they do.

Excellent video. I have over 12K miles on my P400, with 1500 of those miles in Moab and Colorado Rockies. I concur that the 18" wheels and 33" KM3 tires, and rear locker are a must. I also have 1" lift rods and rock sliders. Poughkeepsie Gulch, Imogene, & Mineral Creek among others confirmed the need for the sliders. You managed without on Wheeler - well done!

Awesome stuff. Car is so impressive

Love the new build!

Hell yes!

Another great video. Really loving this content on the new Defender. 👍👍

You have the best stateside new Defender off-road videos on RU-vid! It's been a while though. I hope you start posting more!!

Damn thats a tough trail dry. I bet it was a real booger wet! Sweet rig

Extra difficult in the rain. Surfaces are all wet. Nice video, looks great.

Sweet vid Steve. Glad to see you finally got one properly spec’d with the locking rear diff. 🤘 Told you that thing would be a machine with it. My LR4 with locking rear goes anywhere. And the Defender has an even better crawl ratio. Will have some mods to my LR4 next trip- ARB bumper and winch and 18s with Cooper ST Maxx tires. Can’t wait. Hope to see some new Defenders modified out there on the trail soon. Btw- drone footage is a great add. Keep on having fun and keep the vids coming!!!

Süper good nice thanks 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷👍✋

Nice drone shots and good content. You got a new subscriber.💯

Have been struggling with the next move from my trusty Jeep Wrangler JK MW3 but this has opened my eyes. I know this trail really well, there are a couple of difficult obstacles and this Defender made it through even in the wet - I'm impressed. I don't want to give up too much off-road capability but we need to find something... well, a little more utilitarian-lux. Also, I'd like better towing capability, a mediocre Wrangler rated at 3,500lbs goes up to 8,200lbs with the Defender - that's Airstream territory. This could be it. Off to check one out with the offroad package of course. Thank you for making this video series, miss Wheeler Lake just 20 miles or so from my old house near Breckenridge. Have fun, be safe.

I developed the JLR ATPC system on those trails.

Those rims look like tuff Ant rims? Nice 👍

By any chance could you share your experience on the highway with the Toyo Open Country MT's? Was it loud at 70ish mph?

Are you guys able to make a comparison between the defender you were using before and this one? That'd be great!

Fantastic test and video! I've been looking at this kind of challenge for a new Defender and it is spot on :) What's the tire pressure used with Toyo? Are you gonna push it through the deep snow? Cheers!

Ran the toyo mt last set, can't say anything bad about them other than they are heavy. But they ran smooth and quiet for an mt and tough. I went with nokian rockproofs this time around and they've been solid as well. A little lighter but hard to beat the toyos looks like a nice trail and that land rover didnt break down not sure I believe it lol

I'd love to meet one day. I have a 2004 treg with lockers that I'm lifting 4" with 37's at some point

Great Video 2 Questions 1. Is this the electronic rear diff locker 2. Was that offered in a First Edition I have a First edition with some (lots) issues and might have an opportunity to trade it for a new SE

All you had to say was 18s, and I liked this video! 😁

hi, great defender! thanks for the video! is with this tire size any trimming in the wheel arches necesarry? many greeting form tyrol!

Was the trail super super Rocky from the water erosion?

Excellent video as always. Definitely 18" wheels are a must. Did you install the 2" lift kit on this one as well?

I'm wondering what you feel about the all fabric seats vs. the mixed leather and fabric. Whats your preference?

1. Is it possible to fix any 18" wheels or only tuffant ? 2. Is it possible to completely switch off the traction control/lockers ? 3. Is there a solution where the air suspensions don't lower after a specific speed ? Thanks for sharing, truely amazing and appreciated

I saw a video on TFL with the Defender, was that you ?

Luck is with the traction control and suffers a lot with the tests. I have seen many defects, it hangs fast, it always has the wheels floating. The old Defender has much more axle travel, I have a Defender with a triple differential lock, it makes the tests much easier without stressing so much.

Again, great video. You really do well to show the capability of the New Defender. I will have to see if these wheels are available in Australia. I am very interested in the MaxTracks mounting system on the genuine roof rack. Could I some info about it and how it was mounted? You could even do a video on that if you like.

How did u fit the 18" wheels? HSE & SE comes with big calipers, please share info 😁

What did you use to tie down your gear on the roofrack??

Hey didn't you talk about a 37inch meaty tyre upgrade and 4 inch lift which you were supposed to be doing the following winter ?

I drove by the Land Rover dealership in Marin County last month, there were no Defenders there.

wanna see if it’s possible to squeeze in 16” rims on the defender

I'm on a waiting list for that same model. I'm going to get the 19 inch wheels because I wanted to do some moderate off-roading, are you able to do the 18 inch wheels without modifying anything?

Any more from the new build? 🙂

Hi is this defender equipped with the rear locker?

A few questions about your mods: 1. Does the use of smaller calibers on the brakes to fit the 18s affect towing capacity? 2. Any trimming required for the 33s? 3. Does the mod to the brakes or larger tires affect warranty? 4. Did you have to re-gear for the larger tires? 5. Does the package that gives you the locking rear diff or one of the other offroad packages also give you rock crawl mode? Or is rock crawl standard even without any of the offroad packages? 6. Articulation looked better. Always difficult to tell such a thing from a vid, but it looked that way. Could that be because this one has rock crawl mode and other one didn’t? On my LR4 when describing rock crawl mode it says that it adjusts the air suspension to provide better articulation which is why I ask.

So, do you have the original brakes? My understanding was that the 20 inch wheels were necessary to fit large enough brakes to manage the towing capacity.

Hey I have the defender x as well. Mine came with 22. I been trying to figure out the best off road set up. I just got the ats 4s all terrain. But want something much more capable. What is the exact wheel size u have on the x? And do I need to do the lift to put that size tire on ?

Why not just start with the P300 which has 18” wheels as standard so only a tire change would be required? It’s not as powerful as the P400 but still has roughly 300HP, which is very competitive with the Wrangler Rubicon with the 2.0L engine.

Any issues with the brake by wire?

What month of the year was recorded?

I'm going to order one these, I'm ignorant of the difference between Configurable Terrain Response and the Terrain Response 2 and Off Road Package. Can you tell me about CTR and is it value added? Thanks p.s. You mentioned rear locker....is that in a pack or dealer installed? It must be needed because you added it, right?

Good to see a proper off-road test and a set of muddies on one. Did that have springs and not air suspension considering you had a lucky8 2"lift? Thanks for sharing

Is that the 4 cyl engine?

Reliable but Super $$$... I spied on one near me.....for what I want.....to TRADE in my JEEP??? Expensive....$100K....what about Service???? Repairs???? WOW

Make a new video

All sponsored vehicles and drivers every time. I wanna see a owner who spent their own money on this vehicle test it out in these conditions and give feedback. not the sales reps with demo cars! These videos feel like the vacuum guy coming to your house to show and tell why you need one.