Thread: Discovery Modifications???

Originally Posted by Grover-98

Thanks again guys!

Iv decided on a 2inch lift from eBay at a very good price, as for tyres im still searching for that glass slipper some have said running 245/75r16 (30.5" tall) will fit fine yet others say i will still need to cut the guards even after the lift ...or iv thought of going a little taller with 255/75/r16 (31" tall) but iv had the same mixed responses about the guards

So does anyone know 100% if these sizes will rub or not? (keep in mind i am getting a 2inch lift )

Iv decided to go with an A/T rather then M/T to save money and better stick on the black stuff

I ended up cutting my panels after my rear tyre contacted rear 1/4 on articulation which folded the whole lot up 90 degrees from where it should be.... that was running 245/75r16's with a 2 inch lift only.

so in my experience yes they do rub

despite the long list of goodies in my earlier post

in all seriousness i've been running a disco with just the basic mods you are talking about (2 inch lift and 245/75's) for the last coupla years and it gets alot further than people expect.
I think you will regret not getting muddies though, road manners are not so bad with them and i wouldn't have made half the tracks i have without them!!

Originally Posted by Grover-98

Thanks again guys!

Iv decided on a 2inch lift from eBay at a very good price, as for tyres im still searching for that glass slipper some have said running 245/75r16 (30.5" tall) will fit fine yet others say i will still need to cut the guards even after the lift ...or iv thought of going a little taller with 255/75/r16 (31" tall) but iv had the same mixed responses about the guards

So does anyone know 100% if these sizes will rub or not? (keep in mind i am getting a 2inch lift )

Iv decided to go with an A/T rather then M/T to save money and better stick on the black stuff

Yes they will rub ( unless you're only going to go to Coles in it )-But for 245/75 you don't need the full "camel cut" which may be scaring you a bit.
So you have two choices 1) leave it and risk damaging your panels ( don't ask me how I know ), or 2) trim. I guess if you get the lift and tyres on then gently flex it up on a culvert or something you'll soon find out.
Just try trimming the inner lip of the rear quarter panel ( the horizontal lip ) at 45 deqrees first. ( you can do it with a pair of aviation snips - it's only alloy ) If it still rubs you might need to consider a small trim on the vertical part of the panel.

Here's the trim I had to finally put on mine -it doesn't touch with this cut ( well not that I've found ). The shot is a close up and makes it look worse than it actaully is.

Originally Posted by macey918

despite the long list of goodies in my earlier post

in all seriousness i've been running a disco with just the basic mods you are talking about (2 inch lift and 245/75's) for the last coupla years and it gets alot further than people expect.
I think you will regret not getting muddies though, road manners are not so bad with them and i wouldn't have made half the tracks i have without them!!

Iv found some Delta A/T for $220 a tyre fitted which seems about the price i was planning on paying, As for muddies if you can suggest a good mud tyre in that size for a similar price i will deffinetly have a look into it! How do they fair with wear on the road are they softer? and do they wear down quicker then an A/T on the hard stuff?

Oh and the idea of tacking to my pannel with a set of tin-snips but if its going to save my tyres it would be worth it

Im now starting to think sticking with the standard sized tyre with a 2" lift would be a better option so i wont need any further modifications or lose any of the gearing etc, also it will be slightly cheaper for me to get 29" tall tyres instead of 30"-31" tyres. As for the mud or All Terrain ill continue to do my research and see what i can find.

Any comments welcome!

if you are doing more road driving than offroad driving i would be getting the A/T's as they will last a lot longer on the black stuff .

Yeah thats one of the main reason i thought id stick with the A/T tyres as for which one to chose im not too sure i was quoted $220 fitted per tyre for the Delta A/T...Do any of you guys know of a competitive tyre to this offer?

Any of you guys running a 2" lift with Standard sized Tyres oh and the lift fitted has come to $910, but I'm thinking of getting a steering dampener but only if needed whats your comments?

Originally Posted by waynep

Yes they will rub ( unless you're only going to go to Coles in it )-But for 245/75 you don't need the full "camel cut" which may be scaring you a bit.
So you have two choices 1) leave it and risk damaging your panels ( don't ask me how I know ), or 2) trim. I guess if you get the lift and tyres on then gently flex it up on a culvert or something you'll soon find out.
Just try trimming the inner lip of the rear quarter panel ( the horizontal lip ) at 45 deqrees first. ( you can do it with a pair of aviation snips - it's only alloy ) If it still rubs you might need to consider a small trim on the vertical part of the panel.

Here's the trim I had to finally put on mine -it doesn't touch with this cut ( well not that I've found ). The shot is a close up and makes it look worse than it actaully is.

read on Disco web, a few year back, were you can also push the guard out, by putting a spacer on the mud flap bracket, which pushes the guard out.