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#3796 of 4548 The Disco... by mark156

Jul 25, 2006 (5:04 pm)

My brother has a 2003 Land Rover Discovery II, dark grey with tan leather that he bought with 20,000 miles. He now has just over 50,000 miles and has had not one bit of trouble with it. He loves the truck!
 
If I continue to have good luck with my 2006 LR3 HSE, I will buy another one. I just received a brochure on the new Land Rover LR2. It think Land Rover will have a winner on their hands!
 
Mark

#3797 of 4548 Re: Uneven Tire Wear - My dealership was clueless [roverinsc] by roverinsc

Jul 28, 2006 (7:49 am)

Replying to: roverinsc (Jul 23, 2006 1:48 pm)
I should have explained myself a little better. I am fully aware that all new cars put the cheap tires on that last only 20-30,000 miles. My problem is that the tires are wearing from the inside/out about 2 inches. Only the rears. When looking at the vehicle from the rear in the mid-height mode the wheels are visibly bowed in. This tire wear is not normal even for cheap tires and the weight of the vehicle. I guess what I am saying is that although I love my LR3, if I have to replace my tires every 15-20,000 miles I will have my FOR SALE ad ran in the newspaper!

#3798 of 4548 Swallow my pride... by colorado4x4

Jul 28, 2006 (5:48 pm)

My wife picked up two nails in the sidewall of the driver's side rear tire last week which left the tire dead flat after sitting overnight. I found the tire flat about 1 hour before I had to be at the airport. I figured I had enough time to change the tire before leaving. Rushing through the job and not paying attention, I placed the jack about 2 inches outboard of the rail and started cranking. About fifteen turns and a horrific noise, the truck sank about an inch. I grabbed a flash light and realized I was not on the rail, but on some type of plastic cover with a similar hole for the jack to mate up with. I quickly lowered the jacked, found the rail and raised the vehicle. Got the tire changed and took it for a spin. The compressor was making quite a racket. I found it was just underneath the plastic cover I was jacking. The uspension operated normal in all settings, but the racket was not going away.
 
I tore down the plastic cover this afternoon and found I had busted the aluminum casting bracket that holds the compressor. I also bent the compressor mounting brackets. I got the casting off and straightened the compressor mounts. Ordered a new bracket and cover from LR for $150. I should be back in business by next Tuesday.
 
Be warned - do not jacket the vehicle up using the compressor as a lift point and make an a-- out of yourself. Also be careful off road on that side of the vehicle, if you are traversing some odd shaped boulders.
 
Happy trails!

#3799 of 4548 Need Help on Towing with LR3 by slau

Jul 30, 2006 (9:14 am)

I have a 2005 Land Rover LR3 and am trying to use it for towing a camping trailer. The V8 LR3 that came with air leveling suspension and a factory towing package has a towing rating of 7700 lb; while my camper has a GVWR of less than 5000 lb. So it appears that the it should be well within the capability of the LR3 in towing this camper. This was something that I had fully anticipated based on the general perception of Land Rover before I bought the LR3.
 
Due to the length of the camper (about 23 feet), it has been recommended by many people who are familiar with trailer towing that a weight distribution hitch (WDH) with a sway control system should be used to properly distribute the weight of the trailer and retard the sway of the trailer for safety reasons. While this is a very common installation on almost all other trucks and SUVs, I have never expected, however, that the LR3 manual has a statement in it calling out that "no weight distribution hitch should be used on this truck" without any explanation on why.
 
As a result, I have to reluctantly limit myself to a weight carrying (WC) type hitch that can only use a friction sway control system, which is well-known to be inferior in towing performance than the more effective WDH/anti-sway systems such as an "Equalizer " or a "Reese" Dual Cam WDH-anti sway systems. Unfortunately, as expected, the towing performance that I have been experiencing so far with my WC hitch and friction sway control set up is less than adequate. I have encountered quite a bit of swaying on the highway even at speeds as low as 50 mph when there were moderate cross-winds.
 
So here are my questions that I hope someone on this forum can help me understand: (1) What is the reason that a WDH system cannot be used on the LR3? (2) What are the consequence should such a hitch is used?
 
I have learned that some LR3 owners have gone ahead on their own to use a WDH. They have reported very satisfactory towing performance without the "white knuckle" type experience that I am having with my weight carrying hitch. I am facing the dilemma on either joining these people to install a WDH against the statement of the LR3 manual or continuing with the "white knuckle" towing and fearing losing control anytime. Any explanation or advice from you would be greatly appreciated.
 
Thank you!

#3800 of 4548 British_Rover... by mark156

Jul 30, 2006 (9:45 am)

Hey B_R, I have a question for you. In an earlier post you mentioned that the LR3's air suspension can raise even higher than the normal "high" setting.
 
I would like to test mine to see if it will do it. Do you think that it's OK to do that or is that just an emergency feature?
 
Thanks, Mark156

#3801 of 4548 Re: British_Rover... [mark156] by british_rover

Jul 30, 2006 (11:34 am)

Replying to: mark156 (Jul 30, 2006 9:45 am)
Yeah you can try out extended mode if you want it is fairly easy to do. You just need to jack up on side of the truck enough with the engine running that the suspension thinks it is high centered. It should go into extended mode then. That is basicly how the techs check to make sure extended mode is working when they do the PDI.
 
I can't wait for someone or some company to figure out how to overide the Suspension control module and allow extended mode to be user selectable.

#3802 of 4548 Re: LR3 PTI Supported GSM Phones - Nokia 3100 [lr3for4x5] by dandrews1

Jul 30, 2006 (3:32 pm)

Replying to: lr3for4x5 (Jul 19, 2006 12:26 pm)
Try a Nokia 6230 - it's the phone that was made to fit into the cradle....
 
Enjoy!

#3803 of 4548 Personal Intro by roverrich

Jul 31, 2006 (6:09 am)

Hi guys/gals, I just joined the Forum in anticipation of my new LR3. Been a long time rover fan and currently own a 1997 D90 ST, 2003 DII. Unfortunately both those trucks need to go as our third child make these vehicles impractical- oh well, looking forward to the new ride.
 
Let me ask the group a question. I heard that there is an aftermarket "box" that hacks the LR3's suspension so that you can drive the truck at whatever "lift" you choose. Anyone else hear about this?
  
TIA and look forward to lively discussions.
 
Rich

#3804 of 4548 Re: Personal Intro [roverrich] by british_rover

Jul 31, 2006 (6:27 am)

Replying to: roverrich (Jul 31, 2006 6:09 am)
I have been looking for some company to do that for a while and so far found nothing.
 
There are several situations where having driver access to extended mode would be very handy.

#3805 of 4548 Re: Personal Intro [british_rover] by roverrich

Jul 31, 2006 (6:30 am)

Replying to: british_rover (Jul 31, 2006 6:27 am)
My dealer was the one who told me about the hack. I'll findout more and post later today.
 
Cheers!

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