Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hi Guys, Im thinking of putting Wold military wheels onto my disco1 but i was thinking about a couple of things. Firstly i know that they are a thicker wheel, but i am not sure if i need to have longer studs to allow sufficient thread for the wheel nuts. At the moment with my standard disco steels a...

Thanks Cloughy,

I mean there isn;t much room between the bottom of a 205/R16 on the carrier and the rear bumper. Just wanted to make sure if i went up to 235/85 that they woudl squeeze in and just clear the rear bumper alowing the door to shut.

Hi Guys,

Can anyone tell me if a BFG Mud Terrain 235 x 85 will fit on the back door spare wheel carrier of a Disco 1?

Hi guys. Yeah no i was dealing with a large main ARB dealer. They just wont sell split springs unless they are leaf springs. And i woudln't deal with ARB unless i had to as the only suspension i want is OME. I've had great experience with them in the UK and used to use a very compitent supplier/comp...

Hi Andrew, Thats not the only thing ARB are weird on! Im in th middle of buying OME springs and shocks to my own configuration. For one they wont supply you with 2 x Driver Side (DS) or Passengar Side (PS) springs instead of 1 x DS & 1 x PS spring as a pair. This means that you automaically get ...

Hi guys, I want to put a 2" lift on my disco 1 to fit the 235/85 mudterrains i also want to fit. Now previously in the UK i have had OME springs and shocks and have loved them, but i know here they don't have the same following. So my options are OME springs and shocks or King springs and Bilst...

Hi Guys, Just a quick one. Anyone got any idea what size bolts hold on a non airbag ARB winch bumper to a disco 1. Looks like there are 6 bolts with the front 4 being the same size as each other but then the back two look like they need to be bigger. Its a simple question i know but when it gets aro...

Hi Guys. Just wanted your opinions on what brand/model steering damper i should get? Its for a 97 discovery that will be running a steering damper re-location kit on it, so im after a defender damper. Ive run OME before on another LR and everything was good but i just wanted your opinions. Are the d...

Hi Ben. Nah i can't see any smoke really. To be honest she doesn't seem to smoke at all really. But then i cant see very well with it being behind me and having tinted windows etc. And no i dont have a boost gauge on it either. Any ideas? She does seem slow. Quite a bit slower than my 90 which had 3...

Hi Guys. Got a little problem i can't get my head around. Ive got a 300tdi disco and when accelerating (noticeable in 1st & 2nd) gently but steadily the engine seems to hit a plateau at around 2100rpm. The truck simply accelerates nicely and then when it gets to around 2100 its as if it drops po...

Hi Ben. The track rod you 've bought is a SUMO bar, now supplied through QT. They are very good bars, but not indestructible. They are about 29mm OD. I ran them on my winch comp 90 for 3 or so years and I did end up bending one. Later on i added a box section guard as well to stop it hapening again....

Tomcat Motorsport do a kit to strengthen axle casings in th UK.

They developed them for comp safari racing.

They're a good comprehensive kit worth checking out.

Cheers, James

Hi guys, thanks for the replies. Does anyone know if i can fit the defender type drag link bracket that has the steering damper mount on it to a 97 discovery steering box drop arm? I see D110V8D has done it in the pic and thats what i would like to do instead of ataching the damper to a slide on bra...

Hi Steve,

Where did you get that steering guard from with the relocated steering damper mount?

Thats exactly what i want to do for my disco.

Is it modified, or off the shelf from somewhere?

Cheers,

James.

Hi Guys, Anyone know of a good steering damper relocation kit for a discovery series 1? I want to move the damper from its current position and put it up in front of the axle like on a defender. I know that i will have to buy a new damper but i just can't find any good kits. Anyone got any pics? Che...

Hey Ben, Yeha i'd be up for going out 4wd. For quit a while the car wont be to capable though as it will have standard suspension and road biased 205's on it. But i'd be up for doing a few tame tracks. Back in England i used to compete in winch challenges in a kitted 90, so i think quite alot will b...

Well ive gone and done it and bought the disco. First thing will be to fix the head and other niggling problems and then start with the modyfying. Thinking of a 2 inch OME lift and some bigger boots, but i dont want to cut the guards too much and i think the flares available are very expensive. If i...

Yeah i think im going to offer on it at a reduced price to factor in the repair and at the same tim eim going to keep my fingers crossed there isn't further damage to the head which hasn't been found yet. Then its start with teh modifying. Im having a probelm finding wheel arch flares apart from tho...

Thanks Ben.

I'll let you know if im interested in having a look at your defender.

So as far as buying a tdi with a blown head gasket, you guys reckon thats okay? I understand it depends very much on how it was done. I think this one is just starting to blow and hasn't overheated.

Thanks Isuzurover.

I'd prefer a 100 wheel base, but the 3.9 isuzu engine does sound interesting. what are they like? Many around?

Thanks Ben.

Thats a bit of a concern about the head.

Im looking for a truck that i can use offroad but also as a daily driver. Dont want anything but a tdi, beat up, or with high K's and this fell right into the good category. I will ask about the head issue.

Thanks for that loanrangie. Im living in perth now so the car is an australian disco. It didn't overheat from what i know. I looked at the car and drove it and thought it was a bit underpowered. I had a proffesional land rover specialist look at it and he has detected that it is just starting to blo...

Hi guys, Im pretty new to the forum. Ive got experience with landrovers, but over in england, not in Oz. Im currently looking at a 97 300tdi Disco. Its very clean and bog standard. Its done 125,000 K's, however its just started to blow its head gasket. In your opinions if i repair the head gasket wi...

Hi guys. Just writing to say that im heading to Perth on Monday 19th to give life in Australia a go! Unfortunately though im leaving my defender 90 here in England, at least for now. Being out there by myself, not knowing anybody, and not having my defender i was wondering if anyone would be so kind...

Loanrangie, is the AQIS Australian quarantine. I would have thought steam cleaning it and putting it in a decontamination booth or whatever would be quite expensive wouldn't it? Attached is an old picture of my 90.

Thanks for the replies guys. I would like to bring my 90 but i don't think i'll be able to get it clean enough to be allowed in. Im open to all sorts of suggestions, not just rovers really. Sorry The stronger the better, would like something with power as well and preferably diesel. Not too familiar...

Hi guys, might be moving over to Oz, and with it being hard to bring my defender 90 over i was wondering what i can get with $20,000? Thats about what i'll have if i sell mine here in England and exchange currency. Looking at something for challenges like the outback, front & rear winch, lockers...

These guys do them, hope it helps. Bit expensive!

http://www.mudstuff.co.uk/

Thanks for all the help guys. Think i'll stick to a standard front end for now and then get someone to fabricate up a 3 link like the lockless in the future. Might be moving out to OZ so i'll see what happens, maybe get someone out there to do it. Does the lockless run conventional springs? Just can...

Thanks guys, great help. Bush 65 where about do i have to look for Tony's truck. I can't seem to find it as i don't really know where to look apart from just scrolling through the members forum? And i don't know what to look for? Does it belong to someone called Tony? Is his user names Lockless? Any...