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My $0.02 worth .......... 2011 LR4 HD with a use profile of urban commuter, Colorado trail work, towing a 5000# travel trailer over mountain passes, back country trails that allow me to get my 19' camper to dry camping locations in the national forest or wherever I am. On initial acquisition of...

On our 2011 LR4 we run Motorsports BORA 25mm spacers, LR3 18" wheels and 285/60-18 General Grabber AT2 Load Range E tires. Five wheels were $500 and in excellent shape. No issues in over 40K miles of Colorado roads, trails and trailer towing. Personally I would not run anything but load range E...

"Testing at 13.000'" indicates there are some lurking around Colorado Springs, CO. Now I just need to find them.

When your starting from a "existing engine is done" standpoint you're now looking at the cost of a 300tdi + conversion kit at roughly $5K or the 2.8L Cummins at roughly $10K. The delta is not $10K, more in the range of $5K for 50% more torque. Yes, it is more expensive but if you're keeping the...

It is an alternative and does have some pluses. On torque the 2.8L is 310 lb-ft vs the 300tdi at 210 lb-ft

I would consider the Cummins 2.8L repower option as it has already been retrofitted to a LR Discovery's and Defender's. NAS-ROW Cummins ISF2.8 Engine Conversions

The 4.0/4.6 can have issues but that depends on how the vehicle was maintained. In its day the industry considered it a great engine. Time and technology changes have relegated it to "old".

Similar to my concern about technology turning the SUV vehicles into commodities. Should be an interesting several years. Jaguar may adopt EV (likely too early as battery technology is not there yet) but Land Rover needs hybrid as a minimum. Auto Industry Disruption Is Here With Shakeup...

Thinking it is a good time to negotiate with dealers if you are in the market for a Land Rover. UK car exports to China fall by 72% in January UK car exports to the European Union, the country's biggest international market, were down by 20% in the first month of 2019. Sky News - Thursday 28...

Good perspective from Andrew. All the LR's look the same. Duh! If you can't work on it, modify it, "make it yours", its just another SUV/CUV with no passion. Jeep understands that. Land Rover? Not so much. Have been paying more attention to what LR's I see on the road. Interestingly I have...

Appears the issue is multi-fold. JLR financial planning based on China sales, Brexit, "Green" and a partnership with China’s Chery Automotive to manufacture product. The China market is in decline but JLR's sales issue is quality. The Real Reason Why Jaguar Land Rover Has Money Problems FEB 17...

I was speaking of the design language overlap. While features of the Discovery and Discovery Sport may be different, the styling is virtually the same. Agree the underlying platforms are different within a brand but leveraged across brands. The 'design language' of the automotive industry for...

Recent articles are of JLR's 'cash crash' and a need for a $1 Billion dollar cash infusion. Now that the Range Rover SV Coupe and Discovery SVX have been cancelled I wouldn't be surprised to see other 'SVO' models like the Velar equivalent cancelled, maybe even the Velar itself. As today's...

Find some local 'samples', as in other owners who have a vehicle that might work, and ask them for some seat time. Get a feel for the overall fit of the vehicle to your body/frame and reduce the list from there. Thinking a short wheel base vehicle probably wouldn't work as ride quality...

As a long time 98' Disco I owner parts availability may not be your local parts store but it is as close as your next UPS/FedEx delivery. Multiple US sources as well as UK based sources. Don't discount the UK sources as they sometimes can be faster than some US sources. One overall trend I'm...

Discovery SVX cancelled. Land Rover Cancels Discovery SVX Too ".......The Special Vehicle Operations recently lost Wayne Burgess, design boss of the division. Chinese automaker Geely snatched him at the beginning of February 2019, ending an 18-year spell at Jaguar Land Rover........." In...

Stop and Go pedals? Really? Don't see a 3rd front row seat in that pic. Prediction - if the Defender doesn't eliminate financial losses Tata will be looking to offload JLR. Actually I think they are already shopping JLR. The transition to next generation technology and the overall political...

Will the new Defender line get the new 3.0L straight six which planned for 2020? From what I have read the Ingenium engines are planned for the Defender. Jaguar Land Rover has revealed its latest Ingenium engine, a 3.0-litre straight-six petrol making up to 294kW and 550Nm. "......The new...

I was assuming LCA/UCA's as the minimum. Also put it on a lift and inspect rear suspension with pry bar. Here in the Southwest not only do bushings wear out, they also dry out at equal rates (front and rear) in consideration of not only 147k miles but 13 years of age.

I'd take it to your local indy shop and have them do a complete suspension inspection with the trusty ole pry bar, both front and rear. Take that short list, order the parts and schedule the indy shop down the road.