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I’m not sure how much I need to lower it right now as I have neither the house nor the Defender to hand and won’t for a few months (it’s complicated). I think it’s just a couple of inches. I do agree that I probably shouldn’t be keeping the roof rack on there but I will need it occasionally for...

I don't mind the "few grand" part but I don't fancy air suspension. I think I might have to get used to getting the roof rack on and off a bit faster. I'd get my wife to help but she's only about 5"2. Maybe if she can get on my two year old daughters shoulders she might be more use.

I'm about to move into a new house and there's a wall around the building with a gate at the entrance. I want to get my 110 inside the gates so it can spend time in it's natural habitat (on axle stands) and I think it may just squeeze in by itself. Unfortunately I also have a Brownchurch HD roof...

Putting dynamat all over the place doesn’t do much. It just stops flat panels from creating noise but doesn’t actually block noise coming from the engine, outside, etc. If you’re looking to insulate the cabin follow the instructions on this site (https://www.sounddeadenershowdown.com) but it’s...

Thanks for all the info. I’m gonna be reading this thread a few times and probably just buying a new throttle pedal ready for when I get my Defender back. I’ll buy myself a LOF clutch kit and look into things to investigate with the brake servo and I’ll throw it onto the pile of jobs that need...

Thanks for the reply. It’s a County so it does have all the sound deadening stuff and I did have it out to install a load of MLV but I’m 99% sure it’s not causing any issues. Honestly though, it’s not entirely that it’s hard to push down, it’s that it’s trying to push my foot back up. So I...

The vehicle is a 2000 110 TD5. The accelerator fights me in that it feels like the spring is strong and it takes a lot of effort to push it, it has no problem returning. I’m comparing it to a modern car here. My Qashqai is really light and it’s really easy to press. I would basically say all my...

So I know about the LOF clutches kit to lighten the clutch pedal so that you can depress it with just one finger. What about the other pedals? My brake and accelerator are still really heavy. I spent about eight hours driving the other weekend and it constantly felt like the accelerator was...

I just had to rebuild most of the pipes in my 2000 110. My advice would be to not cheap out on the flaring kit. I bought a cheaper eBay tool which was like £18 and included flaring and bending tools. My results were so inconsistent in practise that I ended up buying a more expensive one for...

I have the Britpart swivel kit but once I had it all on the bench I noticed the bearings inside the stub axle, and that they were looking a bit orange. All this work isn’t exactly by choice, I took it to a garage and after a report I quickly realised that the last owners MOT with zero advisories...

Sorry, late night post. More details would have been sensible. It’s a 2000 TD5. I’m already changing all the brakes including callipers pipes, hoses, and pads.

I’m changing my swivel bearings and it’s all new to me. I found some bearings in the stub axle so I figure I better change these while I’ve got everything open but I’m getting confused with some of these stub axle kits I keep seeing. Mostly because they all mention inner and outer seals. I can...

Thanks. That sounds like a plan and might save me £70.

I’m replacing the bearings on my swivels right now. I took a look at the CV joints and while they seem okay the grease is pretty terrible and it’s got that orange brown indicating some rusting. Should I just clean it out and pack new grease or should I replace them? I’m putting through a...

So I’ve replaced the front passenger belts but I really need to get everything else replaced, I wouldn’t trust any of it with my family’s life. I’m really struggling to find the part numbers and I think I ordered the wrong ones for the from twice before I got the right ones, I’d rather that...

I’ve already bought a whole drop arm with the ball joint already in. I’ve checked LRWorkshop and it says the drag link trackend is RH thread, which is the part I’ve ordered, so hopefully I’m okay there. I’m probably going to replace that whole joint where the drop arm ball joint, steeei no...

Okay, thanks for all the replies. I've just been back under my Defender and realised my confusion; the rod I was looking at only has a trackrod end on one side and the tracking rod is much further back. My drop arm balljoint is buggered so I assume this is why this trackrod end has gone as well...

So I had a mechanic look at my 110 and he came back with a laundry list of problems, mostly routine maintenance that had been neglected. One issue is “steering arm n/s trackrod end”. The garage isn’t open at the moment and I’m trying to order all my stuff for this. Am I right in assuming that by...

Thanks for the reply. I looked them up but they're a little too far away from me considering it's going to be two round trips. The actual place I'm looking at is Aurora Powder Coatings as they've got really good reviews. What would I search for to look into enamel coatings? I search for powder...

I’d heard that powder coating was the strongest. Googling says the same thing as well. How do you know enamel is stronger?