Here's one for you

[pux]

Well im doing silly miles backwards and forwards to work now :'( and my disco being what it is!!!! is killing me in fuel!!! So i have a cunnning plan (and no im not doing veg oil :lol: :lol:) Im running 33x12.5 15 tyres and a 4 inch lift, i was thinking if i take the 2" spring spacers out and possibly get rid of the big tyres and look for some smaller ones but what would look silly on my disco tyre wise as i have cut arches etc etc any help appreciated And hopefully this might help my fuel and the fact im up and down the gears all the time :roll: Here's a picture of said disco to help you all. Or do i say sod it and sell the truck and look for something normal i.e maybe another disco but leave it standard height and some mud tyres and a snorkel plus protection.

[L90OOK]

You could fit a 1:66 transfer box to bring the gearing back into line & keep the disco as is.
Going back to 205 tyres with cut out arches will look funny (More excuse to take the mick out of the crabs  :twisted:)
Run on Veg Oil!! ...or nip over to the MT tankers  :-'
To be honest for the amount of time & money you will spend messing you should get a cheap diesel hack for £500 & leave the disco at work...missus can't moan then!!  (Isn't there any guys away on deployment with cars that need driving)?? 

[Budgie]

Well, if it's any help, here's a couple of older photos of mine:

1 inch lift and 265x70R15 tyres:


1 inch lift with 31x10.5R15 tyres:


You want a 1.44 transfer box with 33" tyres, the 1.66 will be too low-geared and just make the engine scream at motorway speed, if you even get that high!!

[pux]

You could fit a 1:66 transfer box to bring the gearing back into line & keep the disco as is.
Going back to 205 tyres with cut out arches will look funny (More excuse to take the mick out of the crabs  :twisted:)
Run on Veg Oil!! ...or nip over to the MT tankers  :-'
To be honest for the amount of time & money you will spend messing you should get a cheap diesel hack for £500 & leave the disco at work...missus can't moan then!!  (Isn't there any guys away on deployment with cars that need driving)?? 

oi oi fish head  :dance: i think i might go down the route of shifting this truck on and finding something semi normal for me  :oops: i.e defender or another discovery i dont do extreme offroading just greenlanes so something more suited to going to work and playing in the mud is in order, atleast a near standard defender i can fir 235/85/15 tyres to and it still run normally and go out and play in the mud :lol: with out having to chop arches and do other things too :doh:

[L90OOK]

Shame it's a nice wagon...will keep an eye out for a 110 for you  ;)

[Budgie]

Pux, if you've still got the standard t-box in it then putting a 1.44 from a Defender in there maybe an option.
I did it about 3-4 years ago and, on 33" tyres, it brings the gearing back to about the same as when it was running on 205's. No more changing down when it sees a hill, no more doing 30mph in 3rd and waiting until you get to 45mph before you change into 5th.  ;)

[pux]

Pux, if you've still got the standard t-box in it then putting a 1.44 from a Defender in there maybe an option.
I did it about 3-4 years ago and, on 33" tyres, it brings the gearing back to about the same as when it was running on 205's. No more changing down when it sees a hill, no more doing 30mph in 3rd and waiting until you get to 45mph before you change into 5th.  ;)

Hey Budgie how does it cope on zie autobahn and does it help with fuel??? And jamie i think im going to be hard pushed to find a 110tdi on my budget which is a max of 3.5k :shock: :shock: cheers so far guy's for the help oh and fish head no i cant rob a 110 from work :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Budgie]

I'm not going to kid you on that it's rapid but mine is happy cruising at 70mph all day, up hill as well as down, and returns about 26-28mpg with the roofrack and winch etc on it. It'll do upto 85 at a push and there's enough ooomph there for overtaking.

Not that I do much on the motorways, up here a motorway has one lane going in each direction!!  :lol:

[Range Rover Blues]

Back to the original question, if you drop back to a 2" lift then 235/85 should look ok in there and cut your rolling resistance a little too, but TBH it's probably a better economy to buy a second car (other than perhaps the road tax) as you should be able to get your insurance cheaper on the Disco if you don't use it for work and the savings in fuel will help pay for the runabout.

[beatmasterdave]

keep it and get a mini :lol: :lol:
i would say we could swap as mines (nearly)standard, BUT i have a few plans for this little pig

[pux]

Trust me guy's i dont have the option of buying another car so i think i may have sold the disco and im trying look at a 110 van that i have seen but the seller does not return emails etc etc :-k