Sandlover
Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Windhoek
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Does anyone know if LR will ever raise the speed settings when applied to the raised suspension? The beeping from 40km's per hour is really driving me nuts and restricts sand driving tremendously.
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 2nd Jan 2008 1:40 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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Short answer - no . But search for topics about shortening the height sensor rods.
For example
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic14219.html?
Last edited by heine on 2nd Jan 2008 2:29 pm. Edited 1 time in total
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:22 pm |
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Sandlover
Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Windhoek
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Thanks, just seen all the threads on the Australian pages.
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:25 pm |
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Nigel Tracey
Member Since: 04 Nov 2006
Location: Lausanne
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Apparently Matzker make a system that allows non standard heights on the air suspension ie lower and higher than normal. It even says that it will increase the max speed during offraod height ie more than 40km but to what it doesn't say.
http://www.matzker.de/product_info.php?products_id=750
Somebody else said they'd seen a Frog Island installation of the system and wasn't too impressed, I think it was 10. Mrs Jones ? We've come for your Liver
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:34 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Do you not think maybe there are reasons of safety and additional mechanical stress that has LR limiting the speed of travel whilst in Off Road Height ?
Maybe the air suspension system is not designed to run at high speed in Off Road height ?
Just a thought.
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:38 pm |
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Nigel Tracey
Member Since: 04 Nov 2006
Location: Lausanne
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Reckon you're correct. But if anyones going to take the risk and find out it'll be someone from the Southern hemesphere  Mrs Jones ? We've come for your Liver
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:42 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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I think that the height change happens more at the speeds it does to ensure that soccer moms don't have accidents than because of any real issues mechanical.  Surely 20km/h or so faster would not be a problem for the drive train ?
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:43 pm |
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Sandlover
Member Since: 13 Dec 2007
Location: Windhoek
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Point taken and accepted but I do not regard an increase to, say, 60 kms ph as speed. I think, by definition, LR owners ought to be responsible and should realise the stresses the vehicle is being put under.
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:44 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Nigel Tracey wrote:Southern hemesphere
Ah yes... that crazy pioneer spirit runs deep in their veins... or is that the Rum 
I can imagine it being a pain in the  though for those poor chaps in the sun.
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:44 pm |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Sandlover wrote:LR owners ought to be responsible and should realise the stresses the vehicle is being put under.
In this Health & Safety Executive & Litigation controlled society we now live in, I cannot see a mere customer being given carte blanch with full control of their vehicle ever again. 
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:47 pm |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
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simon wrote:Nigel Tracey wrote:Southern hemesphere
Ah yes... that crazy pioneer spirit runs deep in their veins... or is that the Rum
I can imagine it being a pain in the though for those poor chaps in the sun.
Probably more brandy than rum
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| 2nd Jan 2008 2:49 pm |
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Getafix
Member Since: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Melbourne
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HEY
Southern Hemisphere is a big place, and I for one represent that comment <*(((<<
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| 3rd Jan 2008 12:17 am |
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simon
Member Since: 11 Jan 2005
Location: Shropshire
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Getafix wrote:HEY
Southern Hemisphere is a big place, and I for one represent that comment
 
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| 3rd Jan 2008 1:01 am |
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heine
Member Since: 07 Feb 2007
Location: Midrand
Posts: 4054
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Least some of us can play rugby
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| 3rd Jan 2008 6:54 am |
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norto
Member Since: 10 Apr 2006
Location: batemans bay
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Quote:Least some of us can play rugby
ouch
Mine has been raised over 50mm for the past 6 months with no problem.
The dealer said he was not concwerwd about any
potentail drive line damage and had one of his customers ring me for
advise on how to raise his D3 s
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| 3rd Jan 2008 7:23 am |
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