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  1. SkiWill

    SkiWill LR4 Build, What I liked, and what I'd do different.

    And here's something I'd do differently. I bought the conversion kit from Atlantic British to convert the transmission from the plastic one piece pan and filter to a steel filter and pan. Turns out this kit is just made by Brit Part which rhymes with (ahem) Part for a reason. The pan seemed...
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    Now SOLD
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    Thank you. It's a terrific vehicle and has never left me anywhere since I keep up on all maintenance. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it anywhere and have done so throughout my ownership. Just installed a new front valve block and o-rings on the voss fittings. Took about 45 minutes and no more...
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    $18,000 OBO. You're not going to find a better adventure vehicle ready to go for anything close to this price.
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    Brand new windshield being installed Wednesday the 17th of April. This is a well maintained and cared for vehicle with a very useful build.
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    SkiWill LR4 Build, What I liked, and what I'd do different.

    Once I modified the Tactical rear bumper as shown above, I felt it became more practical. There's no good way of dealing with the lighting for the rear license plate though and all of the LED lights come with very small gauge wiring that's easy to break and hard to crimp, solder, etc. I'm not...
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    Just replaced the old CV boot clamps with new Oetiker boot clamps. This thing is ready to adventure. Fly into SLC, enjoy spring (the best season) in Utah canyon country on your trip home.
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    SkiWill LR4 Build, What I liked, and what I'd do different.

    Frontrunner Roof Rack vs. EEZI-AWN Load bars When I went to the hard shell Blade tent, I swapped over to load bars to save weight because with the Frontrunner rack I was way over the Land Rover recommended dynamic load weight. I think the Land Rover number is based on their rebranded Thule...
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    SkiWill LR4 Build, What I liked, and what I'd do different.

    Ha! I actually test drove and crawled all over the Grenadier before we bought the van and was thoroughly impressed with he vehicle. Ultimately I decided that the van fit the overall needs a lot better for the time being, but I was so impressed with the Grenadier that it's going to be on my 5...
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    SkiWill LR4 Build, What I liked, and what I'd do different.

    The extra attachments I added to the rear swing outs have been great for one handed operation when holding a kid, but the slam latches freeze up in the cold, so I keep the swing outs off the bumper in the winter. The 265/65R18 Cooper AT3 does fit in the stock location, but only fully...
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    SkiWill LR4 Build, What I liked, and what I'd do different.

    For the electrical, I went a little overboard. I wanted a lithium ion battery to save weight, but it had to work in the cold. The smallest I could find was 100 AH. After a dodgy Renogy battery, I put a Battleborn battery in the teardrop and it was fantastic. It kept working on a Wyoming trip...
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    SkiWill LR4 Build, What I liked, and what I'd do different.

    I realized I'd never really posted what I had done to my LR4, what I liked, and what I'd do differently. I realized I better get on it, because I just listed my LR4 for sale in the classifieds since we're going to try "van landing" for the next few years to have more interior space for all the...
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    SOLD Up for sale is my 2012 Land Rover LR4 HSE LUX in Fuji White with black interior. It’s the top end trim which means it has the premium double stitched leather, heated front and rear seats, built in rear seat TVs, heated steering wheel, heated windshield etc. It has approximately 99,800...
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    good theory as to how it missed the mark.

    For everyone that I offended, I apologize. I snapped and should have found a more productive way to express my frustration with the response that the Grenadier and its engineering partners are receiving and the lack of respect I perceive is being levied to the incredible effort from engineers...
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    LR4 Off-Road Towing

    I agree. I think the SC V6 is a better tow vehicle for altitude, but I like my V8 as well. I just prefer not to have it spinning so hard, and 9-11 mpg with a small fuel tank is just annoying. I also agree that I can't think of why LR would limit off road towing weight. I think it's probably...
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    good theory as to how it missed the mark.

    Honestly you need to quit worrying about spline counts and whether the frame will snap in half or whether the transmission was used in a commuter car or dump truck. The axles are excessively built. It doesn't matter whether they are 28 spline or 35 spline. Move on. Carraro forgets more...
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    Anyone 'daily' or do a lot of miles in a Grenadier?

    Thank you very much. What year is the G550? 11 mpg seems low even for a G550. It's very helpful for me to have the perspective of someone who's owned a Grenadier, G550, and Defender. For our use case, the G550 isn't really practical or at least the 2014-2016 range of natural aspirated V8s...
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    Anyone 'daily' or do a lot of miles in a Grenadier?

    Thank you very much. Speed is really important with something that has such a high drag coefficient so thank you for confirming your speed with the mileage as that is such a critical variable for real world results. Thank you for posting actual data. Really refreshing.
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