Recent content by RobRover88
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What would you do?
Don't consider coil overs. They ruin the ride & spoil the wheel articulation needed for the LR's famous offroad abilities. You may as well just buy an old Jeep or 'Cruiser. The couple of Aussie guys I know of here who did coil over conversions replaced their vehicles with a D4 & a 100 series...- RobRover88
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- Forum: LR3
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2010 LR4 Off-road wheel and tire options
The D4 is SOOO good at most things you can throw at it nobody needs to cut, grind, lift,, fit spacers or any major mods. Don't spoil a great vehicle!! By far the best option is to leave as much alone as possible & simply fit the best 18" wheels you can buy. That's the U.K. made Compomotive...- RobRover88
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- Forum: LR4
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Order of off-road mods
G'day Hickersb, If you're getting the compressor guard from APT, also order the air-tank guard. It's just as important & quite cheap.- RobRover88
- Post #10
- Forum: LR4
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Order of off-road mods
G'Day Hickersb, I will highly recommend all the protection gear made by APT Offroad in Brisbane Australia. I live 1000 miles south of their facility but drove up to have APT's owner Ben Woodgate fit the rock sliders, transmission/transfer case plates & the compressor guard & air-tank guard...- RobRover88
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- Forum: LR4
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Front skid plate options?
APT Offroad produce excellent underbody plates that fit perfectly. Great company to deal with. Ben Woodgate has put very helpful fitting videos on YouTube that should be checked out by anyone intending to fit gear themselves. Especially look at the air compressor & air tank guards. APT's prices...- RobRover88
- Post #36
- Forum: LR4
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Rear wheel carrier latch question
G'Day Bronco1. Yes, the Kaymar mount does mainly cover the RHS lights, BUT the Kaymar rear steel bumper has great lights - tail, brake. indicator & reversing, recessed in the bumper, plus new rear park warning sensors & mud flaps. It's a good looking bumper. The advantage of having the mount...- RobRover88
- Post #27
- Forum: LR4
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Rear wheel carrier latch question
G'Day Bronco1, Latch is fine. It's very firm to use which it should be as any play or movement causes vibration & wear. It cinches up very snugly & there's NO vibration on the most corrugated roads we get in the outback. The overall design & construction of the rear bumper & wheel mount is...- RobRover88
- Post #24
- Forum: LR4
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Rear wheel carrier latch question
G'Day Bronco1, From the three alternatives you mentioned, disregard the Voyager entirely - I reckon they are rubbish. I've compared all three with my Kaymar unit & believe the Terrafirma is the only one to come anywhere near the Kaymar for durability, strength & latch quality. The Kaymar unit...- RobRover88
- Post #22
- Forum: LR4
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Selling the LR4
G'day Davidinseattle. Naturally I was referring to a "dual-range" transfer case. No idea why LR would build a single-range LR4 - only for Nth. America I guess? Never sold in that configuration in Oz. I don't believe that U.S. buyers had the chance to buy the diesel Chrysler 300 - it's a...- RobRover88
- Post #11
- Forum: LR4
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Selling the LR4
I'm confused why anyone would buy a LR4 WITHOUT a transfer case. It's one of the vehicle's core values that makes it one of the best allround vehicles EVER! Obviously never bought to use it in its natural environment - serious offroad touring. Also confused regarding four hours of "no-hands"...- RobRover88
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- Forum: LR4
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Question for LR4 owners that switched to 18" wheels
Bite the bullet & get 5 X Compo's & fit 265/60 X 18 BFG A/T KO2's. You own THE BEST all-round vehicle!! So don't mess around with any second best option. The compo's are the best quality wheel available for the LR4. The 265/60's avoids ANY issues with rubbing/fouling & the difference in tire...- RobRover88
- Post #59
- Forum: LR4
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Crazy to add Tactical Rear bumper at 104k?
G'Day MBW, If weight is a serious concern re transmission Transfer case protection, check out the weight of the plates made by APT in Australia. I'm sure Ben can advise the exact weight. Check out APT's YouTube fitting instruction for all of their underbody protections. Brilliant quality &...- RobRover88
- Post #52
- Forum: LR4
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Crazy to add Tactical Rear bumper at 104k?
G'day Magus, US$ 4K does seem verrry steep even with fitting. I've carefully checked out a D4 with the Tactical rear bar & spare mount & I reckon the Kaymar rear bar & mount is superior in several ways. Mine cost me just over AUS$3K fitted at Kaymar's factory. The US$4K is around AUS$5,7K...- RobRover88
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- Forum: LR4
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2013 LR4 I'm new need advice on wheels
G'day adclark; I run 40-42 psi for highway driving. My D4 with all the aftermarket gear fitted & two full tanks (192 liters) & two of us onboard with average baggage/gear etc ,is at the max gross vehicle mass of 3240kgs, so tire pressures are very important to keep moving in very rough stuff...- RobRover88
- Post #136
- Forum: LR4
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New spare tire swing-out option
It may not seem so cheap if your wheel & mount depart your vehicle on a 5 hour run on serious corrugated tracks. That can even happen with cheaper replacement bumpers with swing mounts - I've seen it myself. For that reason alone, most guys here in Oz will only fit a top-quality steel bumper...- RobRover88
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- Forum: LR4
