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Another thing I love about Rover. Adding that functionality and not being afraid to call it Hunting mode. Thanks for pointing it out
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I'm surprised that you needed to spend so much on installing your LRA aux tank from Australia. I'm in Melbourne, Australia & have an aux tank on order from Brown Davis. They've been making 4WD tanks
for 30+ years. Luckily I live close to their factory so they'll install it in mid-December. The charge to install
is only AUD$440-. The total installed cost is only AUD$2035-.
The plumbing is reasonably simple. They replace the single filler opening inside the flap with a dual filler,
so you can fill either tank individually, or keep the aux tank empty if you want only filling it for a long run.
The only wiring is for the pump & dash switch.
They also use a slow pump, but that is so IF the pump is left on accidentally it can run dry for a long time
before any damage is caused. They caution against using a high volume pump.
The aux tank is 102 liters, giving a total of 185 liters. Perfect for Australian desert/bush runs with up to
around 2000 kms (around 1200 miles).
The biggest expense is relocating the spare wheel onto a rear swing-away carrier. My Kaymar single wheel
carrier will be ready in a couple of weeks but costs around AUD$3800-. As always, you get what you pay for & the Kaymar rear steel bar , pivot system & carrier is by far the best of all available. They've been in business for more than 30 years like Brown Davis.
I'm interested in your GOE air suspension emergency kit. Did you have a good experience dealing with GOE? I'm having a very bad experience with GOE failing to deliver the five Compomotive 18" rims i've had on order (& paid for!!) for more than 5 months.
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I'm surprised that you needed to spend so much on installing your LRA aux tank from Australia. I'm in Melbourne, Australia & have an aux tank on order from Brown Davis. They've been making 4WD tanks
for 30+ years. Luckily I live close to their factory so they'll install it in mid-December. The charge to install
is only AUD$440-. The total installed cost is only AUD$2035-.
The plumbing is reasonably simple. They replace the single filler opening inside the flap with a dual filler,
so you can fill either tank individually, or keep the aux tank empty if you want only filling it for a long run.
The only wiring is for the pump & dash switch.
They also use a slow pump, but that is so IF the pump is left on accidentally it can run dry for a long time
before any damage is caused. They caution against using a high volume pump.
The aux tank is 102 liters, giving a total of 185 liters. Perfect for Australian desert/bush runs with up to
around 2000 kms (around 1200 miles).
The biggest expense is relocating the spare wheel onto a rear swing-away carrier. My Kaymar single wheel
carrier will be ready in a couple of weeks but costs around AUD$3800-. As always, you get what you pay for & the Kaymar rear steel bar , pivot system & carrier is by far the best of all available. They've been in business for more than 30 years like Brown Davis.
I'm interested in your GOE air suspension emergency kit. Did you have a good experience dealing with GOE? I'm having a very bad experience with GOE failing to deliver the five Compomotive 18" rims i've had on order (& paid for!!) for more than 5 months.
Front Runner has this but only in Australia and was considering it but I had no idea how involved it was. Thanks for posting! pretty sure the cost and time just convinced me no to proceed. Would like to use that spare tire space for something now that my bigger tires don't fit there and Im not fond of putting stuff on the roof.