Thread: New Discovery 1 owner, hi all!!!

Welcome to the darker side of the light side

There is a fantastic amount of information in the D1 section, about 10 years worth of postings. Have a search around the forum (use the Google search function right at the bottom of the screen for preference), and then see which of your questions are still unanswered.

Welcome aboard, i answer some of your Q's.

31's are doable but all depends on rim width and offset, stock rims with 245/70 or 245/75 are a good match and only require a light trim to the rear of the rear guard opening. Trim is referred to as a "camel cut ".

TDI/Petrol use all the same ratio's in all the gear boxes, transfer and diffs.
I have an aftermarket cruise and it works well albeit a basic system.
Remote locking should only require the correct fob .

Welcome to the D1 part of the forum. I hope you enjoy your time with the D1 and as I have just systematically work through any issues you come up against. I keep mine stock as it seems to be a bit easier to maintain.
Yes as stated above there will be a bit of guard trimming for the larger tires. There are a couple of aftermarket cruise controls available, a great one is from USA but runs at approx. $ 350.

Welcome, I too have up/downgraded from an old 2H 60 series which swore was the greatest 4x4 ever made. After an accident that crushed my foot the heavy clutch was to much, the roof was riddled with cancerous rust and the ever growing family insisted on something more comfy. With young kids I needed seven seats and safety but still a capable offroader so a Disco it is (97 v8i) I run 245/75/16 M/T's under a big 2" ironman lift and they often catch on the bumpers skirt but hope to solve this by fitting a winch bar so maybe you will need some lift and with a good quality workshop manual by your side ratios and your cruise control install will be relatively simple.