Thread: sensitive parts of the discovery 1

drive it with some mechanical sympathy and you will be fine

Controlled right foot, proper lines, appropriate gear selections...

All these go a long way to not breaking things...

AND... Control of the 'Red Mist'

Same as what's been said. IMO it's not about how hard the track your driving is, it's about how hard you drive the vehicle.

Thanks guys, I appreciate it.

I'll baby it around like the delicate flower it is.

Where about are you heading in the west? Any particular tracks planned?

The only thing I have managed to break on our Disco 1 was a rear shock, it pulled in two after a bit of enthusiastic driving on the Cape Telegraph track, trying to get to a certain camp before nightfall. As the other guys have said, the vehicle will handle pretty much anything, (even in standard trim), but abuse usually ends in breakage, show some RESPECT, it pays.
Most of the failures I have seen in all sorts of other "tuff" 4WD's on the OTL track each year I go up has been due to either lack of maintenance prior to the trip or simply pushing too hard along the way, or stopping at a place like "The Gunshot" and keeping playing hard until you break something, good fun until you are stuck and bruck.

As has been said, if you look after your disco, it will look after you.

You do have 10 spline axles but they are as sturdy as the 24' so don't worry about it.
Enjoy your trip mate

We're doing Pieman heads up from Granville, then bacjk down to trial on day two via Climes track. Third day is Montezuma & Ring River.

I've been on them all (bar half of ring river. Damn tree!) but never driving my own.

Respect the disco! Got it! haha!