Freelander "integral roll bars"

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RichM

RichM

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Hi there,

Apparently the Freelander 1 has "integral roll bars". I guess that explains why some of the pillars are so thick compared to those in normal cars.

Do most 4x4's have these? And how effective are they? Will the roof still crush relatively easily even at a low speed roll over?

Obviously I don't want to find out for myself, but it would be nice to know.

Cheers

Rich
 
I believe that Freelander 1 was designed to have a very stiff monocoque. Check out the original advertising blurb. You will notice that if you jack up one corner of the vehicle the doors will still open and shut easily. This is not the case with some inferior SUV where a door cannot be opened because of body flexure. The stiff shell also adds to the off road ability and makes the handling more predictable

Allan
 
Curious about where you saw the term integral roll bar. If it is in formal LR documentation then yes it should be able to withstand rollover, after all that is what a roll bar does. It may be however somebody elses description as an interpretation of a strengthened monocoque shell.

I think it was in the handbook of and old company Citroen I had where it specifically said the doors MUST be closed when jacking for a wheel change.
 
Missing Link said:
Curious about where you saw the term integral roll bar. If it is in formal LR documentation then yes it should be able to withstand rollover, after all that is what a roll bar does. It may be however somebody elses description as an interpretation of a strengthened monocoque shell.

I think it was in the handbook of and old company Citroen I had where it specifically said the doors MUST be closed when jacking for a wheel change.
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Slightly different wording, but it's from Autotrader. They tend to be pretty accurate imo. (It's not data input by members)

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The page also said it has diagonal side intrusion. If these are in the doors then i can't see them anywhere.

But i do think the freelander has a strong enough body for it not to collapse under its own weight if it were upside down. The roof rack says a max of around 75kilo i think, yet i've had twice that on my roof. You can actually safely walk on parts of the roof without denting it as it's reinforced in places. I've sat on the roof with my lass in the last few weeks bearing in mind i'm just over 75kilo myself now, she can't be over 50kilos i'd say.

Tis very strong.
 
freebiker said:
The page also said it has diagonal side intrusion. If these are in the doors then i can't see them anywhere.

But i do think the freelander has a strong enough body for it not to collapse under its own weight if it were upside down. The roof rack says a max of around 75kilo i think, yet i've had twice that on my roof. You can actually safely walk on parts of the roof without denting it as it's reinforced in places. I've sat on the roof with my lass in the last few weeks bearing in mind i'm just over 75kilo myself now, she can't be over 50kilos i'd say.

Tis very strong.
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Just found this:

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Side intrusion bars are clearly visible. I also assume the yellow paint elsewhere marks the tougher steel?

Rich
 
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RichM said:
Just found this:

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Side intrusion bars are clearly visible. I also assume the yellow paint elsewhere marks the tougher steel?

Rich
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I've seen them but i wouldn't say they were strong enough to be intrusion bars. They seem to be just welded to the skin on the inside. I've seen a lot beefier ones in some cars of the same time.
 
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