1. sharkey964

    17" wheel options?

    I have 17"Predator alloys on my 110. They look good,but not as much choice with tyres,especialy M/T's.& the tyres you can get are more expensive. My advice would beto sellthe 17" tyres and go with 16's.
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    Uk - Spain -Portugal expedition july 14

    We did a trip from here in SW France down to Portugal last September,I can give no advice on off road track there as when we were there the whole of the North of Portugal was suffering severe forest fires. But....Definately go via the Picos d'Europa,just south of Santander.If you head for...
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    Coolest Landrover you've seen thread

    These are my 3,all very cool IMO,for diferent reasons. 1957 88" series 1, 90 challenge truck, 110 overlander.
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    Save the defender petition!

    I have signed. Why is it there are so many people who are prepared to sit on the fence,ie,do nothing??? Sure,a petition with a couple of hundred signatures on it will do nothing.But a petition with a couple of hundred thousand signatures,may just make JLR sit up and take notice. Come on boys...
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    Air Lockers, pros and cons

    IMO...All pros.No cons. I have Ashcroft's fitted front and rear. Had them fo around 3 years,just once the front one did'nt dis-engage,but I put that down to the fact it was -6 and perhaps a bit of water in the air line might have froze.
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    2" lift with 285/75 Stability

    I have a similar set up on my 110,I have a Gwyn lewis 2" lift with Old Man Emu +5" shocks.I have a Brownchurch full length roof rack,Maggiolina roof tent and tool box mounted up top,about 150kg in total. It was a bit walowy when I built it,so I changed all the bushes for Pollybush reds.Made a...
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    Over heating on motorway

    Why pay £200 for a refurb???? When a new rad is £100.
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    Over heating on motorway

    Have a look at the fins on your rad. Mine's doing exactly the same thing,My rad has huge sections with no fins,so I've just ordered a new one this morning.
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    Defender vibrations

    Do you mean,it still vibrated when the front prop was removed???? If so,then it can't be something in the front drivetrain. What about the rear prop??? I had exactly the same thing with my 110 for a whole year.The only thing that stopped it was to take off the front prop and run it in diff lock...
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    Hi Andy, We are setting off from Perigueux (France).Probably 31st August or 1st September.We are...

    Hi Andy, We are setting off from Perigueux (France).Probably 31st August or 1st September.We are planning to head for the Picos de Europa region just south west of Santander.We'll have a few days in that area,then head down to Portugal,to check out the Parque Nacional Penda Geres,Marao and...
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    North Portugal

    We also are going to Northern Spain and Northern Portugal in early September. We don't have any specific routes.We are just going to see what we find when we get there.
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    stuck on changing rear wheel bearing

    The caliper bolts have locktite on,so are fekin tight. I find a breaker bar and a 12 point socket does the trick. Good luck.
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    Sump bolt possibly sheared / stripped fix or risk leaving?

    I did exactly the same thing on my 90. I just bought a second hand sump off a scrapper.£15.:)
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    Diff shaft leak

    You just need the seal. Un-bolt the drive shaft,this reveals a big nut,(not sure what size)take that off.You can then see the seal. I screwed a self tapper into the seal and pulled it out with a claw hammer. Refit the new one by tapping it in with a suitable sized socket.
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    Sound's like you've got thing's sorted over there Mike.That's great to hear.:-)) Don't see Rob...

    Sound's like you've got thing's sorted over there Mike.That's great to hear.:-)) Don't see Rob or the rest of those ****s.They have chosen to side with Karen & that Dutch #### Elroy.So they can go #### themselves. Rick aswell.....I believe in loyalty to freinds.They obviously dont. I'm off to...
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    Na then Jason, Looking forward to Availles. We could do with it drying up a bit before the end...

    Na then Jason, Looking forward to Availles. We could do with it drying up a bit before the end of Feb though.:-))))
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    Def isn't blue.It's green..... How you doin sweeny???

    Def isn't blue.It's green..... How you doin sweeny???
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    Hiya,lilman, Do we know each other???

    Hiya,lilman, Do we know each other???
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    Northern france overland trip advice...

    Yeah,Manu is a real good guy.also look for Jenson on the same TeamLand 85 site,he's English & knows a lot of useful stuff.
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    Installing and removing a roof tent

    I slide my Maggiolina up 2 ladders,side by side. Awkward,but doable.