What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[CRH]

Bison gear was easy to install

What do you think of the side mollie panel, I've had that on mu basket so many times

 

[Nadir5]

What do you think of the side mollie panel, I've had that on mu basket so many times

I’m happy with mine - have all the first aid kit (with tear-off panels) and a machete on one, and lashings / cooking fuel on the other, with room to spare. A nice feature of the Bison version is the whole in the middle enabling storage of soft goods behind the panel - a scarf, beanie, and light jacket in my case on one side.

 

[ScotsmanSD]

Went to Pismo Beach

 

[Asnes]

Drove up to Berthoud pass in Colorado. Then skinned up to the continental divide at about 12,500 feet with my daughter. It was her first time on A/T gear. Fun times.

 

[hightechcoonass]

What have I done to my Grenadier today - Hmm… Quite a bit actually:

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Image of the 300W solar array captured during the install process:
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More ( snorkel, sealed airbox, diff breathers, REDARC electronic brake controller plus some “minor” items… ) to come as well.

Wow, what a rig! I wish my wife would ditch the Adventure van for this!

 

[Rupert]

OK, today I installed the new FOX sterring stabalizer tha has been sitting on the floor, in the box, in my office for 6 months. WOWZA! What a total difference!

If you dont have one, run, don’t walk to your nearest FOX dealer and purchase it. Greatest mod yet.

 

[Znarfgh]

Absolutely nothing!

But post the Black Friday sales, the list is starting to grow!

 

[Itsdchz]

Removed the King shocks in favor of AO Fox DSC . Absolutely nothing wrong with the Kings and I’ve been very pleased with them especially after a good workout in Anza/Ocotillo. I’m selling the Kings, and very hopeful that the Fox will give me an even better control over the terrain. Verdict is still out, but I also wanted to do this to provide the community real world comparison.

 

[Jeremy996]

On holiday with wife and son in France - the Grenadier brought us all here without drama.

The nearest to off-road in the last few days has been parking on a muddy road verge to visit a Christmas market at a local Chateau.

Disneyland Paris tomorrow, so the tarmaced vistas of Disney parking will be as near as I get to the Serengeti Plain.

(I rather like that my flag has changed to the French Tricolour - still it will change back soon).

 

[ORSO]

Removed the King shocks in favor of AO Fox DSC . Absolutely nothing wrong with the Kings and I’ve been very pleased with them especially after a good workout in Anza/Ocotillo. I’m selling the Kings, and very hopeful that the Fox will give me an even better control over the terrain. Verdict is still out, but I also wanted to do this to provide the community real world comparison.

Hi,

I'm very interested in your test. I'm considering whether to install King or Fox 2.5, but given the dual compression adjustment, I'm leaning toward Fox.

Did Fox also provide the support plates for the front shock absorber reservoir?

But I'm wondering why rebound isn't controlled in either case. It seems strange to me, given that it's now standard practice for mountain bikes and motorcycles to have preload, high- and low-spec compression, and rebound. Especially considering we're talking about high-end aftermarket shock absorbers, not cheap components.

 

[Tazzieman]

Disneyland Paris tomorrow, so the tarmaced vistas of Disney parking will be as near as I get to the Serengeti Plain.

I hope you enjoy it. Disneyland California was possibly the worst experience of my life!
Versailles was also pretty awful, but the garden was OK.

 

[CRH]

On holiday with wife and son in France - the Grenadier brought us all here without drama.

The nearest to off-road in the last few days has been parking on a muddy road verge to visit a Christmas market at a local Chateau.

Disneyland Paris tomorrow, so the tarmaced vistas of Disney parking will be as near as I get to the Serengeti Plain.

(I rather like that my flag has changed to the French Tricolour - still it will change back soon).

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Has the flag on your Grenadier turned white to match

 

[landmannnn]

Versailles was also pretty awful, but the garden was OK.

Because the Germans stole the interior furniture and fittings and won't give it back.

 

[Tazzieman]

Because the Germans stole the interior furniture and fittings and won't give it back.

All the furniture seemed to have been replaced by busloads of noisily chirping tourists! Every bloody room!
Exceopt the cafe.

 

[Itsdchz]

Hi,

I'm very interested in your test. I'm considering whether to install King or Fox 2.5, but given the dual compression adjustment, I'm leaning toward Fox.

Did Fox also provide the support plates for the front shock absorber reservoir?

But I'm wondering why rebound isn't controlled in either case. It seems strange to me, given that it's now standard practice for mountain bikes and motorcycles to have preload, high- and low-spec compression, and rebound. Especially considering we're talking about high-end aftermarket shock absorbers, not cheap components.

Yes bracket for reservoir mount in front, and @Agile1 and John Brindell can tell you about the Rebound.

 

[Grumpy]

Added a bit of checker plate to the front, went with the silver rather than the black.
Oh, and a red nose to go with the antlers!

Christmas is coming i hear!

G.

 

[Jeremy996]

Much as I expected to see the wide open vistas of the Disneyland Paris car park, my wife rebelled when she discovered that as the Grenadier is more than 2m tall, the Mouse wanted to charge €40 to park each day, (the Land Rover would have been €30). So we drove 15km to the nearest town, spent €7.50 on a bus trip for 3 adults and €7.50 back after 9 hours on site. We will do something similar tomorrow.

The bus trip was about the same time as driving there, it is massively cheaper than paying the Mouse's protection money and now we know the start and end points, it is less stressful than driving myself. The walk from the bus station to the park is less than the walk from the official parking, so the official parking is dead to us!

 

[Harry Wotton]

I installed the Shadowmarq Leveling Spacers today. 1.3” Just a touch of rake now but with the added 12k Warn winch the front was too low. Wheel gap is now 5.5” front and back.

how was the install? did you do it yourself? any tips or tricks?

 

[LabRat]

Much as I expected to see the wide open vistas of the Disneyland Paris car park, my wife rebelled when she discovered that as the Grenadier is more than 2m tall, the Mouse wanted to charge €40 to park each day, (the Land Rover would have been €30). So we drove 15km to the nearest town, spent €7.50 on a bus trip for 3 adults and €7.50 back after 9 hours on site. We will do something similar tomorrow.

The bus trip was about the same time as driving there, it is massively cheaper than paying the Mouse's protection money and now we know the start and end points, it is less stressful than driving myself. The walk from the bus station to the park is less than the walk from the official parking, so the official parking is dead to us!

Damn, that's rough. The Mouse in Florida only charges extra if you don't fit in a spot, inside the lines, not by height.