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Woo Hoo, Got me an Off Roader
Disco Matt:
I would second the suggestion of trying it as-is. A standard Disco on the right tyres will handle most lanes, certainly enough to get some experience and there's something to be said for learning to drive what you have properly before modifying it.
As for a chance to take it out, have a look in the Greenlaning section of the forum and see if anyone's organising a trip near you.
BK:
If you can hold a spanner,you can work on a landrover :D
Ja1983:
--- Quote from: Disco Matt on February 08, 2008, 17:48:45 ---I would second the suggestion of trying it as-is. A standard Disco on the right tyres will handle most lanes, certainly enough to get some experience and there's something to be said for learning to drive what you have properly before modifying it...
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I`ll second that, but i`d also give it a few months before you start blowing the budget.. i thought mine was solid enough, but so far had a few nasty surprises, most of which were fixed as part of the sale.
theres a post about common faults HERE which should give you something to look at before you go mad!
its so much better to have the vehicle running as it should be before you upgrade, as the parts you upgrade can often throw more stress onto already weak or vulnerable componants.
eg 2" lift = knackered front prop
performance increase = gearbox failure etc...
my philosophy is, break it, uprate it! ;)
clbarclay:
Get your self some decent recovery points and a suitable set of tyres* (in that order) and they go play. There are orginised pay and plays going on somewhere in the country every weekend of the year and broadly speaking greenlaing can be done at anytime.
Big tyres and extreme suspension etc. is all very nice, but my theory is that for a lot of us its just trying to fuel that masive buzz we get the first time you go off road. Certainly the first time i went off road sticks in the mind like no other since, that was with a stock range rover on 205 all terrains with sagged suspension, but then it was one mental weekend of catch up followed by a very short sharp introduction to slippy mud.
* they don't need to be mud terrains, but I would recomend all terrains like BFG ATs as a minimum if you plan to go near much mud.
boss:
*buy from devon 4x4, nicest people ever.
*stay away from the orange stuff(im not allowed to say there name, i got in trouble last time)
*bfg mt are the tyres to go for
i have some rear hd OME +2" springs, pollybush kit and some 3door rock sliders w/tree guard for sale if your interested
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