IMO you need a rubicon to get close to the Defender (with TR2 and locking rear diff) in off road capability. The other thing is the Defender can still carry and tow significantly more I mean it’s in 1/2 ton truck territory. The only thing that maybe surpasses the Defenders overall capability is...
It’s also not hard to spend $60k+ on a non V8 Jeep either. In fact the same could be said for most other current off road vehicles. Their original Defender also had the 18” wheels and the rear locker and I’d be willing to bet it would’ve made it look just as easy as the Jeep.
I honestly don’t know. But from what I saw in the video it looked like the Defender did very well without lockers or solid axles compared to the fully locked rubicon. IMO had the Jeep not been fully locked up with the sway bar disconnected it would’ve struggled.
So I’ve heard that the Gap tool will be compatible with the Defender before too much longer. Which if it works like the pathfinder diagnostic system you should be able to enable TR2 and ATPC etc. I believe retrofitting the locking rear diff is an option as well.
To all the people who don’t think a modern Land Rover can survive a crap ton of miles take a peek at this 05’ Discovery 3 in the UK.
https://car-check.co.uk/check/EU55BFZ
https://landroverforums.com/forum/attachments/2020-defender-60/54012d1614738766-2022-defender-score-card-ordering-22my-share-defender.pdf
2022MY Defender US options.
Even if they don’t sell them here in the states it shouldn't be hard to retrofit the coils. Frankly if I was gonna change it from air I’d order up a aftermarket spring and shock setup.
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