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I have been looking arround at some disco's and I was wanting to know what the mode button behind the shifter(gear select or what have you) actually does?
It is on the disco 2's

I think I know some things to try to get,
like the 99-01 1/2 year because you can add in the center diff lock.
the ones that have ACE(or whatever it is called that stiffens the sway bars) should make it a little nicer on the roads as well.

I think I would do a 2 inch lift extend the brake lines and abs lines.

maybe something like a 245/75r16 or maybe a 265/75r16, likely something in a mud tire.

I have a great winch that I can use(weighs a ton, but is it ever built tough).


I guess what would be some things to look for when testing the disco's out?

I am very new to the 4x4 world but If I do get into it, I want to start off and do it right the first time with a landrover.

thanks to anyone that can shed some light onto my situation.

cheers
steve

and another thing,

will 16's fit if the truck came with 18's,

I don't think they upgraded the brakes on it did they?
so they should fit right?

thanks

like the 99-01 1/2 year because you can add in the center diff lock.
the ones that have ACE(or whatever it is called that stiffens the sway bars) should make it a little nicer on the roads as well.

You can actually still add the difflock back into the later cars, but you need to change the nose of the transfer case over to give you the dog drive which engages the difflock, earlier series 2s had this still in place, but were just missing the linkages off the top of the transfer case to operate it. Have seen on the early series 2s a piece of wire hanging over the chassis rail under the car to operate the diff lock!

Also, the facelifted series 2 (the one with the projector headlights) has full centre diff lock equipment off the showroom floor, no work needed to reconnect it. Bit more pricey though.

I have heard that a car with ACE will go further on a ramp travel index than one without - the only reason I can think of for this is that if the ACE isn't detecting cornering at speed, the hydraulic ram on the swaybar is doing basically nothing, giving a softer swaybar than the non-ACE bar. I think with 2 inch lift, ACE is likely not to be an issue, so no reason to avoid it.

I have been looking arround at some disco's and I was wanting to know what the mode button behind the shifter(gear select or what have you) actually does?

The auto series 2 have a 'Sports' mode in the auto, which makes it hold the gears for a bit longer when you nail it.

will 16's fit if the truck came with 18's,

Yes.

I guess what would be some things to look for when testing the disco's out?

I am very new to the 4x4 world but If I do get into it, I want to start off and do it right the first time with a landrover.

If you really want to do it right, take it to a local independent land rover specialist, and get them to do a pre-purchase inspection on the car. They will pick up many things that you may not notice or even know about.

The mode button does 2 things..

As RangingRover mentioned it puts the transmission in sports mode - when in HIGH range.

When the Disco II is in low range - the mode button changes the shift pattern into manual mode. So it acts more like a manual transmission.

For example with the mode button selected in low range 3... from a standing start the transmission is locked in 3rd..so effectively giving you a manual mode minus the clutch.

Pretty handy sometimes.