Thread: Disco 2 accessories -questions/opinions

I have a disco 2 TD5 and I'm chasing some side steps. Has anyone had any of the aftermarket or recommend any? Do these also act as rock sliders? No the OEM ones are probably better at this than the ARB, but they do act as low down side intrusion protection

I'm also looking for a spare set of rims (for muddies) to change from the town wheels... Try Triump Rover Spares in Adelaide, they can post out a second hand alloy to you

Originally Posted by twigrx7

Hey there guys.

I have a disco 2 TD5 and I'm chasing some side steps. Has anyone had any of the aftermarket or recommend any? Do these also act as rock sliders?

I'm also looking for a spare set of rims (for muddies) to change from the town wheels...

As I'm new to the world of 4x4, tyres are an unknown. My boss has a Sorento with Maxxis on and they are noisy - getting noisier with the more kms traveled.
So I'm a little weiry of them.....anyone know of a good alround 'town' tyre?

Also anyone suggest methods to mount recovery hooks to the front of the vehicle?

Thanks.

If you want rock sliders, then 4x4Intellignece are about to run a D2 batch. These are pretty good, but you may want to contact them fairly quickly if thats what you want.

Rims, check ebay. Disco2 or Rangie P38a rims are interchangable and sell for between 100-150ea in 7 and 8" widths. My last set of 16x8's cost me $500 for 4 and then I sold off the near new tyres for $250.

It depends on what you want the tyre to do if its second set, but I think that you'll generally find that the better the tyre is offroad the noiser it will be.

Recovery points... I use the ARB winch bar. I still think this is the strongest setup - check it does have the rings though, and as with any recovery point just don't be silly with it. The only other front recovery points that I've seen and like are the ones sold by Davis Performance Landys in Annangrove Sydney.

Can someone confirm that any D2 steel wheels will fit my 2000 TD5 (buying two with tyres as spares for a desert trip). Any dramas running a steel and alloy wheel on the same axle for recovery purposes? The TD5 has the standard factory alloys. Tx.

Originally Posted by caledoniastore

Can someone confirm that any D2 steel wheels will fit my 2000 TD5 (buying two with tyres as spares for a desert trip). Any dramas running a steel and alloy wheel on the same axle for recovery purposes? The TD5 has the standard factory alloys. Tx.

Thats no problem. There are wheel nuts for the steel wheels, and the D2 did come from the factory in very limited numbers. As I understand it, the alloy wheels wheel nuts will suit the steels wheels also, but they just look really silly.