Thread: Standard disco 2 in sand dunes

My limited experience on Qld beaches is tyre pressure is king, keep the revs up, lock the cdl, 2nd low is probably the gear, in real soft sand. Be aware the engine temps rise quickly in low range soft sand driving. Your engine cooling system has to be spot on.

Yeah alas mine doesn't. 2001. Definitely no selector on tc. Got it cheap though with the thought long term to put one in...

Originally Posted by Slunnie

Disco2 rims will take pretty low pressures because of the bead retainer design, so don't be afraid of going low - quite a few will say 18-20psi and at those pressures aftermarket rims, Patrol rims etc will spit the tyre off, but their bead retainer is not remotely comparable to a Disco2.

Can same be said for 16 x 8 P38 wheels?

Originally Posted by Jimgee

Hello again.

I have limited off road experience and no sand dune experience but would like to gain some!

Just wondering how a standard disco 2, no cdl or chip would fare? Specifically it would be lancelin in WA for anyone with specific experience here.

I'd be going with a crew and would be taking it pretty easy to begin with of course.

Thanks for the input.

I took my D2 for 500Km of sand driving on Fraser Island. LT265/70R16 tyres. I found that 18psi was ideal after trying 16 and 20 psi. Used Low range auto on the sand tracks, high range auto on the beaches. Never even looked like getting stuck, but did get to pull a couple of other 4WDs out, including a D4!
Key is to keep your momentum and don't turn too sharply.
Hope that helps.

Originally Posted by conehead

Discovery 2 Does have a CDL in the gearbox, they just don't use it. There is a kit that allows it to be used. Also the is a wire on the SLABS computer to be cut for Traction control operation.

My '02 doesn't, no locking dog or shift fork in the t/case at all.

Mine is August '02 make and didn't have any of the CDL parts.
I did Simpson desert with no CDL and a stock car except for 245/75R16 tyres then Hay River a couple of years later with retro-fitted CDL.
Didn't have any issues in very soft sand in the first trip in the company of CDL equipped D2a's and Defenders. Tyre pressure 20psi and the TC worked beautifully when needed. With the CDL all I noticed was less TC light coming on. As others have noted it's all about tyre pressure first then momentum as needed... and we routinely snatched a then new D3 out of holes as the driver wouldn't follow the tyre pressure advice!

Originally Posted by rick130

My '02 doesn't, no locking dog or shift fork in the t/case at all.

Yes they dropped the internals out around 01/02

Then the full diff lock with lever, re appeared in the D2a,which was MY 03(or maybe MY04) onwards,with the facelift front and rear lights,and a few other changes.

My '99 had internals,the '02 had nothing,the '04 had it all.

Yes the D2 did very well in sand without CDL but CDL made it better especially when moving off from stationary in powdery dry sand and more so again when towing and having to stop half way up a cutting because a goose has come down whilst seeing you towing UP the rise...

Cheers