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Unmodded disco - any good off-road
ben_haynes:
i would get a good set of AT tyres like BFG or GoodYear Wrangler and then go from there
trust me and ask people that know me
i had a set of 3rd/4th hand tyres that came of a electric / water board landy and were used buy the guy who i bought them and i got stuck every where then i tryed it on road tyres and i got stuck the same
then went and bought a new set of Muds and they are great
muddyjames:
My disco is standard near enough in the respect of off road inhancing mods. I have only bolted on protection stuff for example snorkel and steering guard, tree sliders etc. I havent put a lift on or bigger tyres etc.
I have been amazed on where it will and wont go. I have taken mine to pay and play sites, greenlaning and even trialing.
Pay and play sites are good fun in a disco but the departure angle and restricts you more than the 110.
greenlanes, pretty good, never got stuck yet but have scratched some paint work but you cant help that.
trialing. I have beeten some 90's going around all tricked up.
When I had my v8 rangie for 6 weeks a few yaers back I went to a pay and play site on road tyres and I was managing to get places that some bob tailed rangies on huge mud tyres etc couldnt go. I didnt floor it up hills and let it crawl up unlike them trying to bury or cover thiers in mud!!! :lol:
Oh, I have trimmed my bumper though as I would prefer it trimmed by me than by a hill!
All the above is done with a plough on the back too.
also this summer I was helping run a festival and was towing out 6 wheel camper vans, 3tonne catering wagons accross extremely boggy muddy fields that other landy experts said there was no point in me even trying as I wouldnt be able to even drive over the fields with my bfg at's on. they were shocked to see me towing the various stuff. I think the auto helped alot.
I think you will be very pleasantly suprised where your disco will go.
redhand:
Here's my 93 disco on road tyres going up a very steep railway embankment it took 3 goes because the towbar was digging in to the floor everytime I tried to get up the bank.
http://s41.photobucket.com/albums/e262/mikeboynton/?action=view¤t=MOV00051.flv
stuntman:
Hello chap, I went out with a few members arond ashbourne, I had standard height, road tyres and side steps. I got stuck once, but I was truely amazed at where I could go. I then went out with botts on here without the side steps (thanks mr anglegrinder) and I did stanage track without a problem.
I now have MT's and I'm now lifting the body :)
Chris Putt:
My disco is still relatively standard, its standard height, but with steering guard, diff guards, snorkel, shortened towbar drop plate and Grabber AT2s. I am well impressed with it when its dryish/damp, but when its wet I really struggle on My AT2s.
It will go a surprising way before getting stuck. I use a pair of 90s at work and it will go some places they wont because its slightly longer wheelbase keeps it out of the 90 size holes! also it seems to keep wheels on the floor better a lot of the time!
want some muds for mine, so it you fancy a bargain set of ATs, mine will be coming up shortly..........
Chris
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