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SilverFox44

New Member

• Sep 2, 2025

• #1

I have a ex military 110 1985 land rover and see you can upgrade the brake servo to the td5 i think.
Is this possible on my land rover?
If not is there an upgrade?
SilverFox44

 

miktdish

Guns n Chainsaws

Full Member

• Sep 2, 2025

• #2

Are your brakes poor/non functional or do you think they just could be better ?

 

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SilverFox44

New Member

• Sep 2, 2025

• #3

Just want to make them better, they work fine but see you can upgrade them but upgrade says 200tdi/300tdi

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Sep 2, 2025

• #4

Are you sure your servo is not right? Where have you found your info on upgrades?
There was more than one type fitted in the 80's. A talk with John Craddocks parts could be useful.

 

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SilverFox44

New Member

• Sep 2, 2025

• #5

LR Parts do a kit but it says 200/300 tdi upgrade.

https://www.lrparts.net/catalogsearch/result?q=POWERboost+Kit+for+Non+ABS+Land+Rover+Defender+300tdi+%2F+TD5%2F+TDCI+-+available+with+or+without+Servo

 

the_wolf

Well-Known Member

• Thursday at 07:20

• #6

SilverFox44 said:

LR Parts do a kit but it says 200/300 tdi upgrade.

https://www.lrparts.net/catalogsearch/result?q=POWERboost+Kit+for+Non+ABS+Land+Rover+Defender+300tdi+%2F+TD5%2F+TDCI+-+available+with+or+without+Servo

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That's because it's for a 200, 300 or td5 to upgrade it to take the later type abs servo and improve braking on those. You could fit a new servo of the type already fitted and it'll help but there are a lot of other things you could do that would improve your brakes

 

dag019

Well-Known Member

• Friday at 20:29

• #7

To fit the later servo I think you need to fit the complete pedal Assembly. I did this on my ‘89 but only to remove the bias valve as fitted the later mode master as well. It made no difference to the brake performance though and I would not consider it an upgrade. It just meant I could fit rear discs without needing to change anything else.