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  1. CaptainSpalding

    Remind Me Again Why We Love These Things?

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    100,000+ miles. Out of warranty. Time to trade?

    I understand where you are going with that. The object is to avoid the "clang" when you take it out of park. But I was taught when parking on a steep hill to step on the brake, put the trans in neutral, set the parking brake, release the brake pedal, and then put it in park, so that the parking...
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    100,000+ miles. Out of warranty. Time to trade?

    Thanks. I'll get on it.
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    100,000+ miles. Out of warranty. Time to trade?

    Thanks everyone for the replies. The consensus seems to be keep it. That's what we've decided too. It's not a financial decision, it's an emotional one. @ TheWidup: the issue isn't roadside assistance, it's not being stranded on a trail in the desert with a truck full of camping gear...
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    AC control knobs getting sticky.

    I've got sticky knobs, and some T-9. I'll be interested in hearing the results of your test. FWIW, in the photography community, among folks who have a problem with the rubber parts of their cameras and lenses becoming sticky, there is some speculation that the cause is the vapors of...
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    100,000+ miles. Out of warranty. Time to trade?

    Hello all. I have a 2011 LR4. It has just turned over 100,000 miles and has passed beyond the extended warranty. It is my wife's daily driver, not my trail rig. It has seen some off-roading, and will again — if we keep it. We are at that junction where we must decide to risk owning the LR4 out...
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    Suggestions for a good Tire Repair Kit?

    I'm in agreement that no batteries is better. I'm already too much a slave to recharging or replacing batteries. Here's my gauge. The Blue Point TPG-60 (from Snap-On.) Sadly no longer available from Snap-On, but they can be found on e-Bay. I like that it doesn't have a hose, and it holds the...
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    J.D. Power Survey - $5 Thank You

    I agreed to participate in a J.D. Powers survey. Only afterwards did I learn that the survey only covered the "buying experience" and never once asked a single question about the vehicle or what I thought of it. The moral of the story: pay attention to the survey results if you are more...
  9. CaptainSpalding

    Why no chains on rear wheels?

    It doesn't matter where you're pointing the front wheels when the rear wheels are swinging around in front of you. 2011
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    Why no chains on rear wheels?

    As HikeNBike said, it has to do with fishtailing. When going down hill if the chains are on the front it encourages the truck to swap ends.
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    Why no chains on rear wheels?

    This. ^^^ If only it were as simple as that. Land Rover hasn't done us any favors where chains are concerned. The clearance for chains between the tire and suspension is more like it would be for a sports car than an SUV. So we have to be careful which chains we choose. Land Rover has...
  12. CaptainSpalding

    LR4 - Heavy Duty Package Question

    Hello Didier, and welcome. When I read that your salesperson talked about weight savings, that made me think. I would assume, probably as most here would, that the transmission and driveline of a 2014 without low range would be just like a 2013, except for the absence of the low range. The...
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    LR4 - Heavy Duty Package Question

    You guys are right, of course. Land Rover's transformation has been going on long enough that I should just accept it and let go of my childish angst. I just need to zen out, for Pete's sake. Deeeeep breath. Deeeeep breath. Okay. An LR4 with no low range is just fine. (for the WIFE!!)...
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    LR4 - Heavy Duty Package Question

    Great. The LR4 has been downgraded to a "crossover" vehicle. Two words. Death Knell.
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    Accessory bug - got my next accessory to install

    Hey look! How to fit extended roof rack rail to Land Rover Discovery 3 & 4 ( LR3/LR4 ) - YouTube
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    LR4 - Heavy Duty Package Question

    Do you find the LR4 more or less capable than your G-Wagen? Here's one from the same trip. Your truck and mine.
  17. CaptainSpalding

    LR4 - Heavy Duty Package Question

    ARB-based traction control is much more complicated than a locker. If reliability is the issue I'd choose the latter. Okay, I know I'm sticking my finger in the hornet's nest here, but current Land Rover offerings have little in common with their predecessors. (How did we go from "Defender" to...
  18. CaptainSpalding

    floor jack and torque wrench

    I have an AC Industries DK20Q floor jack. Capacity: 4400 lbs. Max. height: 19.7". In the inset of the photo you can see the standard rubber pad and the 4" extension. When the photo was being taken the LR4 was lifted without the extension. It's a great jack. Very controllable on the way up and...
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    Lr4 Brakes

    The proprietors of this website don't like competition. If you put a link to another automobile related website in one of your posts, the forum software will modify the url to make it unreadable. That link you referenced is a very worthwhile illustrated write up on LR 3/4 brake service...
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    1st prolonged experience off road with my lr4

    Apparently the bigger rotors allow for at least one 18 inch wheel. As to why the rotors are larger, who knows? There's a lot of form over function happening at Land Rover these days. I'd bet the LR4 would stop just fine with LR3 brakes. You're kind of arguing both sides. On the one hand you say...
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    1st prolonged experience off road with my lr4

    I agree with you completely about the need for more sidewall. I might disagree with your analysis that the LR4's wheel size limitation is because of the use of Jaguar brake components. In other parts of the world the Discovery 4 is available with 18" wheels as standard equipment. Click on the...
  22. CaptainSpalding

    Stuck.....

    When considering larger tires take into account whether you ever plan to fit tire chains…
  23. CaptainSpalding

    Premium VS Regular Gas

    I used to own a 1985 Mercedes G-Wagen. It had an interesting feature. Under the hood there was a little plastic cap. If you unscrewed it, pulled it off, and looked inside it, there were a couple of resistors. It screwed into a base in which there were a couple of detents, allowing the cap to be...
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    PlastiDipped Wheels!

    This is one of my more off-the-wall free associations: Think back to the Six Million Dollar Man. Remember all those many slow motion shots of stunt guys doubling Steve Austin jumping over a wall or off a wall or tumbling over something? And how Steve Austin wore hard soled shoes most of the...
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    It BETTER NOT Look Like the Concept Vehicle!

    My wishes are for the new Defender, not the LR4.

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