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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Blakey on May 14, 2007, 19:23:58
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Hey everyone need to pick ur brains for a minute. hope you dont mind!
Got a disco 300tdi. Im wanting to beef it up a natts :lol:
so far ive got steering gaurd, diff gaurds and the front bumper has been trimmed for a better approach.
I have yet to get snorkel and tree sliders, but the main problem is which tyres to get! Im on a budget so BFG's are a long shot but i have been looking at insa turbo dakars which seem the same to me but at half the price. Are these up to the job or are there any better boots out there!
BTW wanting to stick to standard size so no camel cuts!
Oh and if anyone think ive missed something off my list im all ears!
Ta very much :D
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Definitely decent tyres should be next, they'll make a lot more difference than steering guard / diff guards etc to your off-road capabilities. You'd be better spending the money on a decent set of tyres and saving the snorkel and sliders until later.
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Insa Turbo special track, superb off road and ok on road, there Simex copys.
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When pricing up BFG tyres bear in mind how much longer they will last compared to tyres half the price and how much they will be worth if you sell them before there worn out compared to retreads.
Unless you have a second set of tyres for the road then you probably won't want anythink more aggresive than a BFG MT pattern tyre.
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Good point Chris. My BFG ATs have done about 45,000 miles, including a couple of thousand across desert, and amazingly they've still got more than half the tread left. That's a ridiculously large amount of wear out of a tyre.
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my mates BFG's MT's lasted 40K miles.
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try Cooper Discoverer ST they are 60/40 off/on road tyres set of 5 fitted for £390 much cheaper than bfg and a very good rep . I have them and never ever let me down, noise is ok and fuel seems unaffected. Try them better than a remould imo.
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Ive been using Grabber AT2's on mine bit cheaper than BFG good on and off road. got them fitted at elite tyres, (theres a few of them around)
Andy
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I'd say that new tyres are a better bet than remoulds, and I'll conucr with the above - you'll be needing nothing more aggressive than MTs unless you're doing a lot of playdays or competitive stuff. The MTs will get you most places. :wink: A more aggresive tyre will significantly alter the road manners of the vehicle (you'll notice a difference putting MTs on, to be honest).
I run BFG on my 110 and so far have had about 60k miles out of them. Having seen them used I would also recommend the Matador AT or MT. A very robust tyre at a very good price.
HTH
Cheers
8)
Eeyore
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hi blakey, i'm at the same stage as you but already fitted me snorkell, watching this thread with interest. ive too heard insa turbo's are good, craddock have them for about 40 quid but not fitted, spoke to a fitter local to me an he said they only fitted tyres they sold ??.oh the other thing cheap and effective have you lifted your breathers yet , and fitted one to the timing belt cover. cheers alan.....
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Hiya, a mate of mine was charged nearly a tenner a tyre to have his collways fitted as the tyre shop hadnt suplied them
Andy
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I have bfg AT's which I picked up off a mate for £80 I think it was and that was 5 of them on rims as well.
I havent been overly impressed tbh with the off road capabilities but then I havent been anywhere off roady much since I have had them. In clay you may as well fit slicks!!!
I noticed a fuel reduction from going from roads to all terains.
I would look on ebay and get proper bfg's instead of spending similar money on remoulds.
The way I buy my stuff is just keep an eye out on what is up for grabs on here and on ebay and buy bits as and when. the only thing I bought new was my snorkel.
I had a rnagie once and took that off road on road tyres and got some places that bob tailed rangies with mut tyres couldnt.
My advise would be dont go and rush out to buy tyres but just keep an eye out for bargains.
BTW my grizzly claws cost me £130 on rangie alloys for 4 of them. Again from ebay.
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hey all who have replied! sorry havent been on sooner been in spain see! :D :D :D
the dibate seems to be swinging towards the the new tyre instead of re-moulds and i think thats the way im going to go! :D so thankyou for that! Now the question is which ones?
I've narrowed it down to discoverer stt at £425 or BFG mt at £495 both on steel wheels ready to bolt on.
Are these good deals or does any1 no any better deals?
all the best! :D