Land Rover Monthly

IT’S SPRING TIME

ONE of the best things about Land Rovers is how easy it is to adapt them for what we love doing most, whether that’s camping, overlanding, greenlaning, off-roading… The list goes on.

Fitting accessories and upgrades inevitably means adding some weight to the vehicle. A bit is okay and won’t make a noticeable difference to the Land Rover’s stance or handling, but bulky items like a winch or roof tent can have a big impact on how the vehicle drives and even looks when it’s parked. Couple any extra mass with already-worn OE suspension, and you could have a wobbly, lopsided Land Rover on your hands that you won’t want to look at, let alone drive. In fact, even without extra weight, sagging springs and leaky, worn-out dampers will have a dramatic negative effect on the way the vehicle behaves on the road.

Thankfully there are tons of options on the market to bring the balance and handling back into check after bolting on as few or as many accessories as might tickle your fancy. In this case, Associate Publisher Steve Miller’s 90 carries around a Frontrunner roof rack and tent, and has the loadspace decked out

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