Mud-club

Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: gecko on July 15, 2005, 21:06:55

Title: new car
Post by: gecko on July 15, 2005, 21:06:55

hi all im not new tooff readding but am new to this i have now got me self a 300 tdi 5 door and wanted to know the best bits i can get  for her with out paying to much  if you could hep thanks jason

Title: new car
Post by: J B on July 15, 2005, 23:08:36

just read my sig

welcome btw

ta jon

Title: new car
Post by: J B on July 15, 2005, 23:10:35

try here

http://www.paddockspares.com

Title: new car
Post by: Bulli on July 15, 2005, 23:15:24

or read mine! :lol:
but that might get very pricey ..DOH! paddock are good as are John Craddock. Buy lro or lre for all the ads you could ever want!

Title: new car
Post by: Range Rover Blues on July 16, 2005, 01:57:37

Your car is very capable as it is, so read the magazines, come to a few events and ask people why on earth they bought that before parting with any money.

Your shortlist will probably include
Steering protection
rock sliders (sills)
Diff guards
A suspension lift but ask your insurers first, these end up getting pricey to do properly.
Mud Terrain tyres
a CB
polybushes......

etc etc.

Title: new car
Post by: gecko on July 16, 2005, 08:39:28

:D thanks for the help ive just got a new stering guard from reble its a start  im verry  intrested in getting to some events with you lot but im from way down south and all you lot play up north you goingto have tocomedownto salisbury plan some day and ill show you lot how its done  :P  :P OR NOT  :wink: thanks for the help ill start to put some pics up soon of how its going

Title: new car
Post by: toger on July 16, 2005, 21:45:13

Jason, welcome.
I regularly do salisbury lain.
I'll bump into you someday.

Title: new car
Post by: gecko on July 17, 2005, 14:06:26

if you are down there will have to meet up and go for the day i go there with aimpala adventures but was in the army so i was always on there, be intresting to get the mud club down there

Title: new car
Post by: Budgie on July 17, 2005, 16:13:06

Hi Jason, welcome to the Mud Club.  :D

Another good place for some parts is eBay, you'll be suprised what you'll find on there for a Disco!!

Before you start getting things like mud tyres etc, have a good think about what you want the vehicle to do in the end.
If your thinking about larger tyres then you're going to need a suspension lift as RRB suggested, this can create a whole new set of problems to the steering and propshafts etc. It may also require a trimming of the wheel arches so the tyres don't rub on full articualtion.

It can be as expensive or as cheap as you want to make it. Look at all the options and have a good search through this forum to see the good and the bad. When you know what you want to do you can then budget for it and learn for everyone elses mistakes!   :wink:

It's taken me over 5 years and several bad calls to get my Disco to what it is now so there is no rush because, as RRB has said, you already have a capable 4x4 there.  :D

When I got my Disco it looked like this:
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/landrovers/images/disco7_10202382.jpg)

.......and now it looks like this:
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/landrovers/002.jpg)
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/landrovers/disco14.jpg)

If you have a look at my profile there is a list of everything that I've added over the years. :D

Title: new car
Post by: chuggaman on July 17, 2005, 18:16:56

welcome jason

mmmmmmmm what to do to your disco????????


the list is endless

first of all tell your wife so that she is prepared for the outcome and the spend

then


you will have the most ever fun spending money

mike