director_steve

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #1

Hi all,
I've been wondering recently if i have a slightly different chassis to most defenders, vehicle is a '93 200tdi 110 hard-top. I only wonder this because, when i park next to other 110's, mine sits about an Inch higher than others, despite standard height springs and usually being full of stuff. I know that it belonged to BT when it was new, and had heard that Land Rover made 110's with a HD chassis for customers of the 300tdi range. Just wondering if anyone has heard of LR making HD chassis for 200tdi's, or adjusting the spring hangers to give better ground clearance.

Shot in the dark?

 

lucifus

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #2

Maybe its just because you have good springs and the others you have parked next to have old sagging ones.

 

lucifus

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #3

Just noticed your in Ware..... same here

 

director_steve

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #4

lucifus said:

Maybe its just because you have good springs and the others you have parked next to have old sagging ones.

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I had wondered that meself!

 

director_steve

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #5

lucifus said:

Just noticed your in Ware..... same here

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Nice one. Not been here too long, mind. Seem to be a good few lanes+ fords round here though. Are you a member of a club?

 

lucifus

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #6

No - i keep meaning to go along and join a local club but have never got round to it. Ive not really been out looking for any lanes but def want to.

 

director_steve

Active Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #7

lucifus said:

No - i keep meaning to go along and join a local club but have never got round to it. Ive not really been out looking for any lanes but def want to.

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Yeah, i'm in the same mindset about a club. There are quite a few round here- LRO ran a Greenlane feature that was pretty good set round here, some of them are flat and boring but there are some pretty good fords, about 6 miles north of Ware. I've got some OS maps that show a few, need a few more to complete the set, PM me any time you want to borrow them. (although LR currently in the garage 160miles away having a new gearbox, with maps in it)

 

discomikey

New Member

• Jan 11, 2012

• #8

more than likely you have heavy duty springs, as it was a BT works vehicle before. utilities land rovers would have HD springs fitted to cope with the loads they are carrying (i.e. tools and supplies)

they were/are also an option for private owners