New Guy checking in! Just purchased a 88 RRC

[HusH]

Hey guys I just wanted to introduce myself.

Yesterday I purchased a 88 Range Rover classic in GA for $1k from a former co-worker
I drove it ~230 miles home to Mooresville NC and other than a faulty TPS, the trip went well

My plans for this truck will be a DD/camping rig. Nothing to over the top
A small lift, 35's, bumpers, winch, lights and a roof rack.

Possibly a diesel conversion if I dont get to busy traveling for work

If anyone knows of someone who is fluent in RRC near Mooresville NC Id love to speak with them and/or have some work done

Glad to be apart of this forum!

~HusH

And now for pics!

 

[JeremyT101]

Great looking Classic! Welcome to the board!

 

[Rovertrader]

Welcome aboard!! A small lift and 35s will require a bit of trimming- a very good bit...

 

[I Leak Oil]

1988...Great year for the classic.

 

[LtFuzz]

35s?? Yikes.

 

[HusH]

when I say "small lift" I mean nothing over the top. If I cant fit 35's with a 4-6" lift I will settle for 33's

While I was cleaning up the rover today I remembered that I had some seat covers from a previous project that I didnt get a chance to use

these are smitty built covers made to fit a jeep.

they are prtty nice and provide a ton of storage for equipment, tools, etc.
the various pouches can be positioned anywhere on the back of the seat
but I also found that they would work quite nicely on the doors and dash....

take a gander!

 

[Green96D1]

when I say "small lift" I mean nothing over the top. If I cant fit 35's with a 4-6" lift I will settle for 33's


you can fit 35'a with a 3" lift if you trim very well remove enough metal. its been done!

 

[Ronct110]

Congrats. Such a shame to cut off a lot of the fenders to fit 35s; looks frankenstienish to me.

Stick with 255/85/16s or 33s and minor trimming. I am running this size tires on BFG KM2s and Wolf steel rims, 3" lift, regeared to 4.14, hd axles, Detroit locker on the rear (keeping it simple - no compressor that could fail) and Trutrac in the front. Nothing over the top yet sleeper RRC capable of running difficult trails.

Also excellent camping rig for 2 adults and 2 kids, the 50 ARB fridge fits nicely if you void the smaller back seat yet still have room for a spare full size 33s back there and your camping gears.

Let us know if you have other questions. Enjoy the ownership!

 

[HusH]

well I was not aware that these trucks required that much trimming to fit 35's.

I think I will stick with the 33's. I would like to retain the classic appeal of these trucks.
Thanks for the heads-up on that one guys.


The first thing on the list is to get the brakes sorted out
I can hear the rear brakes scraping at low speeds and they engage very inconsistently
causing a shudder when coming to a stop.

The calipers, rotors, and pads are not to expensive so I was planing on changing all three components in the rear

Is there anything out of the ordinary that I should be aware of prior to starting this task?
(such as special considerations when ordering parts or RRC specific techniques for brake repair)

 

[JeremyT101]

You are going to want to get yourself what is called the RAVE manual. It will tell you basically exactly what has to be done. You can also find the shop manual for that truck, that will help alot too. I'm not sure if there are many 'rover specific' techniques, but that platform will give you a great place to start when doing the work. Let me see if I can find it for you.

Edit - http://www.landroverresource.com/ There you go. RAVE is the big file. You download it, upzip it, and then in the folder it creates you click 'welcome.pdf' click once, choose your truck, and away you go!

 

[Viggen]

A small lift, 35's, bumpers, winch, lights and a roof rack.

Do it. I could be wrong but arent the wheel opening on the Classic bigger than the D1? If so, you shouldnt need 6" of lift but probably something around 4". Upgrade the axles front and rear and regear. I dont know why but people seem to be afraid of 35s.

 

[David Harris]

well I was not aware that these trucks required that much trimming to fit 35's.

I think I will stick with the 33's. I would like to retain the classic appeal of these trucks.
Thanks for the heads-up on that one guys.

Good move on the 33's over the 35's. Rovers don't need super big tires compared to other rigs. They can go everywhere on 32-33's, and highway performance will be better as well.

David

 

[Funrover]

Nice rig! From what I have learned on my RRC with the tires. I did everything on a 2" lift and 235 85 that I can do on my current set up of 3" lift and 295 75. The big difference is that I had to do a lot more parts and trimming to get a little bigger with very little gained in the grand scheme. That is for me at least. Welcome to the RRC club!