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Old Warthog:
Having taken total leave of my senses, I have just bought  a 1986 V8 3.9 EFI.   :?   It is unmodded and currently has road tyres on it which I am going to change.  It will be used for greenlaning and the occasional pay and play days.  Suggestions for the best option to go for would be welcome, a bit of lift would not go amiss, as Derbyshire rocks don't like my diffs.

Suggestions also as to the most essential bits of underbody protection, in order of priority.  Would you go for diff guards or steering guards or something else, bearing in mind that as a poor pensionioner I can only do a couple of things per month  :wink:

Cheers

Keith

paul_humphreys:
2 inch life and 235-85-16s. You will have to give it a little trim on the rear arches but other wise its ok.

Paul

Jim-Willy:
Diff guards first as that i the lowest point, steering guards are ok but i have bent my steering twice on the 90 wi a guard on (i want sumo bars next).  You may want a tank guard if it hasn't a tow bar.  You may also stuggle to get a m/t tyre with a high enough speed rating for a 3.9.

Range Rover Blues:
You're spot on there Jim, I havn't found any MT tyres that are rated above Q and that's not enough for a 3.9.  You need to be S rated so it looks like AT and I'd suggest BFG AT, mine are either S or T rated.

Trim, sorry, what that about then? Range Rovers will happily run on 235/85r16 withou any bodywork mods, save perhaps removing the front spoiler.

Get diff guards for Derbyshire, a steering guard would be nice or the OE steering 'under ride' bar can be had from E-Blag for around £20.

If you want a lift I might have a set of 'police spec' springs, like those on Janes Rangie that will give you at least an inch, closer to 2 inches.  You might also want some longer shocks then, and brake lines, and then it's castor correction etc etc etc.

Anyway I've plenty of cast off Range Rover stuff if I look for it, I've got some decent AT tyres too if you stay with 205s.

Range Rover Blues:
You're spot on there Jim, I havn't found any MT tyres that are rated above Q and that's not enough for a 3.9.  You need to be S rated so it looks like AT and I'd suggest BFG AT, mine are either S or T rated.

Trim, sorry, what that about then? Range Rovers will happily run on 235/85r16 withou any bodywork mods, save perhaps removing the front spoiler.

Get diff guards for Derbyshire, a steering guard would be nice or the OE steering 'under ride' bar can be had from E-Blag for around £20.

If you want a lift I might have a set of 'police spec' springs, like those on Janes Rangie that will give you at least an inch, closer to 2 inches.  You might also want some longer shocks then, and brake lines, and then it's castor correction etc etc etc.

Anyway I've plenty of cast off Range Rover stuff if I look for it, I've got some decent AT tyres too if you stay with 205s.

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