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Col Member Since: 02 Sep 2012 Location: Hawkes Bay NZ Posts: 4835 |
Standard ride height 600mm, Off Road ride height 700mm according to the Handbook.
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Mon Jan 28 2019 12:23am |
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Autobiography1969 Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: S/E Posts: 465 |
So about 2-2.5 ft high then,,
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Mon Jan 28 2019 12:32am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
Even with an LR raised intake the wading depth doesn’t increase.............. because in standard form their Raised Air Intake doesn’t have waterproof seals anywhere on it - ie it is just what they say it is - a raised air intake - it is not a snorkel. There are aftermarket RAI’s that are though, just I‘ve never seen one for the L320 RRS............ Disco1 and 2, Defender but never for RRS. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Mon Jan 28 2019 6:01am |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 13 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8834 |
The problem is that if you go much deeper than 700mm, the rear starts to float. If you're in water and you get the dash warning about extended suspension mode, then you're at your limit. Any deeper and you're in danger of floating away.
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Mon Jan 28 2019 10:16am |
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Autobiography1969 Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: S/E Posts: 465 |
Thanks guys,
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Mon Jan 28 2019 11:31am |
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Brit Plumber Member Since: 05 Jan 2018 Location: Sleaford, Lincolnshire Posts: 1847 |
A couple of years back I went on a RR experience day at Peckforton Castle. We had a RRS 2 3.0 diesal, the instructor took me to the wading obstacle and then had second thoughts. I had to wait while he ummed and argued about it until he said ‘we’ll go for it, but if I say to increase throttle, you do it’. We did it and it was very deep, the bow wave pushed the water out of the gully and left the water level back at normal. I think he was very relieved however I just thought it was cool! 2012 5.0 SC AB
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Mon Jan 28 2019 11:39am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
Although I have a snorkel on my Defender.................. you get wet inside because the battery box under the front passenger seat has 4 whacking great vent holes through it so just before you get to the 500mm it is supposed to wade to your foot wells are filling with water.......... what better warning could you want that you are reaching maximum wading depth, no need for fancy wing mirror sonars, canes with rubber bands on them - nobody likes wet feet! On TD5’s (mine is a TDi300 with no engine electrics to ruin), unless you had invested in some long heavy duty cabling and a Tupperware box sealed with gaffer tape and moved the ECU to a higher location, you drowned the ECU about the same time as the water came into the footwells.......... 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Mon Jan 28 2019 2:30pm |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 13 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8834 |
RRS2 has a 850mm wading limit (900mm for the FFRR and D5). 850mm of water is a lot! How not to do it (and just in 700mm not 900mm !) 2012 SDV6 - it's missing a couple of cylinders 2008 TDV8 - it was a labour of love and is much missed |
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Mon Jan 28 2019 5:28pm |
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Autobiography1969 Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: S/E Posts: 465 |
At what point/height would you get water in the car on a Range Rover Sport? ===========================================
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Mon Jan 28 2019 6:00pm |
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riverblanche Member Since: 11 Jun 2011 Location: Retford'ish Posts: 1134 |
Hi,
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Mon Jan 28 2019 6:43pm |
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HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651 |
^^^ flowing water can be enough to push water up and into the side vents.
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Wed Jan 30 2019 6:18pm |
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Timf Member Since: 27 Feb 2010 Location: East Anglia Posts: 312 |
^^^^ Hee hee, love VB-H. It shows how effective the bow wave was at speed, as the wheel arches are only half full so she probably did exactly the right thing! |
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Thu Jan 31 2019 1:20pm |
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RRSTDV8 Member Since: 13 Aug 2011 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 8834 |
The wheel arches would probably have been only half full if it was stood still! She just went for it and put the bow wave on top of the front bumper.
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Thu Jan 31 2019 5:22pm |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
Shows how good the new location of the intakes is under the clamshell bonnet sides rather than exposed on the wing. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Thu Jan 31 2019 8:12pm |
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