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doublea

Member Since: 12 Jul 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 494

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 Adventure Phoenix Orange

Off Road Pack - Anti roll bars?

After 4 years of the utility wagon, my wife wants her 90 back (we sold it to get the 110).

Land Rover's price list "off road pack" (£1500) specifies:

"heavy duty steel wheels– all Terrain Anti-Lock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Traction Control (ETC), heavy duty steel wheel – Goodyear MT/R Tubeless tyre, tow ball, drop plate with electrics and under
ride protection bar"

which seems a good deal since abs/tc is £1390 alone.

Do the anti roll bars only come when alloy wheels are specified?

Thanks

10th Aug 2013 11:18pm

keith

Member Since: 15 Aug 2012
Location: Edinburgh
Posts: 2163

Hi mate , I'm wondering why you would want ARB's whilst specifying the off road pack ? They will only hinder your ability to go off - road . If you really want em on then I will sell you the ones I took off my new 110 as I put on HD ones for the road .

11th Aug 2013 8:58am

doublea

Member Since: 12 Jul 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 494

Well, we want abs and the pack seems good value, as I need a towbar anyway and the uprated wheels are a bonus.

The vehicle will be used 95% on road, if off road it'll be nothing hardcore. So I'd rather have them than not.

Thanks for the offer, I'm not sure if 110 arbs will fit the 90 though.

I could ask the dealer this question, but I found on my last visit that I knew more about defender spec than they did...

11th Aug 2013 9:21am

theorangebandit

Member Since: 03 Jun 2013
Location: Stowmarket
Posts: 862

I could ask the dealer this question, but I found on my last visit that I knew more about defender spec than they did...[/quote]

i think that its a common thing to know the defedner better than the sales man sometimes as people that buy defenders generally love them before they get one, or have owned or worked with many before hand.

i have roll bars on my 110 and it certainly hasnt hindered off roading i havent tried to summit everest but ive certainly not gone easy on her on a tame track. lost a mud flap the other day lol the rear flaps are flimsey as hell

11th Aug 2013 9:29am

Dave-H

Member Since: 08 Feb 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 1507

2007 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 HT Tonga Green

You need to be doing 'serious' off roading before ARB's will be a hindrence

I fitted a set to my 90 about 3 years ago, completely transformed its road manners

and hasn't had any noticable effect on my [sometimes severe] off roading forays

Front ARB is the same on 90/110 models , the rear is different
HTH Guns and Landrovers .... anything else is irrelevant.

11th Aug 2013 10:01am

SteveT247

Member Since: 21 Feb 2011
Location: Central
Posts: 491

2002 Defender 90 Td5 XS CSW Bonatti Grey

I removed mine recently after one side of the rear one flipped over on a laning trip (a rear shock broke and a spring dislocated over extending the axle) and I've found articulation much improved. Very little difference on the road so no plans to put them back on.

11th Aug 2013 10:09am

AndrewS

Member Since: 10 Apr 2007
Location: Hereford
Posts: 3707

2013 Defender 130 Puma 2.2 SW Rimini Red

Airlocker wrote:
I removed mine recently after one side of the rear one flipped over on a laning trip (a rear shock broke and a spring dislocated over extending the axle) and I've found articulation much improved. Very little difference on the road so no plans to put them back on.

What did your insurance company say when you told them you have removed the Anti Roll Bars ?

11th Aug 2013 10:42am

Go Beyond

Member Since: 30 Jan 2012
Location: Headcorn, Kent
Posts: 6676

X-Eng supply an ARB disconnect kit so you can have the best of both worlds

11th Aug 2013 11:03am

smb

Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Cheshire
Posts: 1232

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Santorini Black

Get a ARB dislocation set off Simon at X-Engineering. Had mine on know for 14months and it really is an excellent piece of kit. When connected it feels stiffer than the standard LR supplied one and when switched off you have full suspension travel with no resistance.

The only problem is that it can confuse some MOT testers if you leave it off as they then think it is broken.

11th Aug 2013 11:10am

SteveT247

Member Since: 21 Feb 2011
Location: Central
Posts: 491

AndrewS wrote:
Airlocker wrote:
I removed mine recently after one side of the rear one flipped over on a laning trip (a rear shock broke and a spring dislocated over extending the axle) and I've found articulation much improved. Very little difference on the road so no plans to put them back on.

What did your insurance company say when you told them you have removed the Anti Roll Bars ?

Once I argued that they were an optional extra rather than a standard fitment (they hummed and arred at first) they were ok and neither that or the locker has affected the premium.

11th Aug 2013 12:32pm

doublea

Member Since: 12 Jul 2011
Location: Aberdeenshire
Posts: 494

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Well, the off road pack does not have anti roll bars.

New 90 collected yesterday, yee hah!

24th Sep 2013 10:41pm

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