New tires on my LR4

Blue

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Its not too bad of a job to relocate the lines, post 14 has photos.
Yep, already have that thread flagged. Now just need to pick up 12' of 5/8" ID heater hose and make some time to deal with it.
 

Errant

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I saw an ad, maybe it was an emailed ad, that had the GAP tool at about $450 or so.

Those steering stops look pretty simple. Could probably find something at the local hardware store to do the same job. Or just not turn your steering wheel so far.

The email they sent today says $448 11/23 - 11/28
 

Blue

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Yep, and I bought mine at full price. Guess I should actually use it before 11/23 to get my full price benefit.
 
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ryanjl

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Do Arnott bags have any advantage on LR4?

I have read they are valved such that the valve automatically closes if they get down to a certain pressure. For example, if an air line ruptures. So dropping to the bumps with Arnott bags may still leave you with more room than dropping to the bumps with OEM bags.

Not sure if I've ever seen anything official on that.
 

ryanjl

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I run 265.65.18s, so I can technically still drive on my bumpstops. As Blue said, however, saying you can do it and actually doing it are two different things.

A company called Green Oval Experience used to make an emergency kit you could use to manually air up the struts. I think they no longer exist. But it appears to be somewhat easy to DIY a kit.

The basic idea is that somewhere near each strut you splice a new airline into the factory airline using a T-fitting. The new airlines run somewhere convenient like the front and rear bumpers. If something terrible happens to the EAS system, you can use the new airlines to manually air up each strut using an external air compressor.

Here's a post on it:


Here's a video with a hombrew kit:


Doing this would get you out of virtually any EAS situation that did not arise through a popped strut.
 

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A company called Green Oval Experience used to make an emergency kit you could use to manually air up the struts. I think they no longer exist. But it appears to be somewhat easy to DIY a kit.

The basic idea is that somewhere near each strut you splice a new airline into the factory airline using a T-fitting. The new airlines run somewhere convenient like the front and rear bumpers. If something terrible happens to the EAS system, you can use the new airlines to manually air up each strut using an external air compressor.
An ownership of a Range Rover Classic is helpful with an LR4.
Even without and before Green Oval Experience, after the first 400-mile ride on the bumpstops, I keep the air lines, Schrader valves, and whatnot is necessary to keep the (unbroken) airbags inflated without EAS hardware, in the LR4 at all times.
 

Blue

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Just ordered up all the pieces/parts to have air lines tee'd in and Shrader valves installed at each corner. $55 in materials on Amazon.
 
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