Thread: so I just bought a Disco, what's next?

Originally Posted by benzini

Hi all,
I only just picked up my rig yesterday and am already keen to add some bits to it! As of now it has a 2.5inch suspension lift, nudge bar, roof rack, lights and trail cutter tyres (not sure what size). Initially I have about 4k to spend, which I know isn't much in 4wd part terms but it's a start for me

I don't know much about these cars nor where to even start when adding bits.
Intially I thought about some lockers but now I'm not sure. What would be the first things you would spend money on working with a 4k budget?

p.s: added a pic of the truck!

A $4000,00 dollar holiday!

Trev.

4k, nearly a tanks worth of juice nowadays


Seriously just enjoy it, get use to the car before you get to keen to part with the cash. Find out what your limits are first, then when things get boring and you've conquered your local area, then consider moding.

i would add a rear locker at least if you are going to play moderate to hard discos and rangies are known for weak diffs and axles arb locker with mcnamarra axles aint a bad start and a cheap option

I wouldn't be spending much until you work out what you do and don't like about the car.

When you do start spending it'll depend on how you want to use it (for tough tracks, for touring, for towing etc). You might think a fridge is more useful touring through the Simpson than locking diffs.

Either way - nice looking car. Is it a diesel or petrol?

thanks for all the replies guys!
as for the usage, I won't be touring in it ie: Simpson desert type scenario but will be using it to run some moderate/hard trails on a weekend type basis. And using it as a daily in between. I don't really want to go too over-the-top but things like lockers, general protection stuff like rock slides, bash plates, diff plates etc are ok with me.

A holiday would be awesome but not with my work unfortunately

I've got some more specific queries:

- where can I find a steering stabilizer relocator kit?
- I read about injector pump tweaking/upping the boost, do these things have an adverse effect on economy?

p.s: yep it's a diesel spudboy!

Hi, dont worry about the locker just yet, get a second set of tyres and rims for weekend play so you can run highway tyres during the week to save your fuel bill and then get some muddies on some steel rims for the weekends.

Go out straight away and buy an uprated track rod (the bar that links between the two front wheels behind the front diff with the steering damper attached to it) they bend easy as **** when you have big tyres on and you are trying to manuvre around in the bush, and rocks etc bend them quite easily, the 32mm solid steel ones with a steering damper relocation kit is money well spend, graeme cooper in sydney does both the rod and the damper relocation kit. rock sliders are handy but not essential, if you plan to play in water a snorkel is handy, and a cargo barrier is handy to keep gear in the back from coming forward in a shunt or an accident off road, and it offers support for the roof in the event of a roll over should one happen.

thats the basics, if you arent going to go hardcore to far from the nest keep the standard axles etc until something lets go then spend the dollars upgrading, get your moneys worth out of what you have first. Matt

Being a diesel I'd be looking a snorkel very early up, then some decent front recovery points, the tyres look ok from the pic

A cargo barrier and good recovery gear will certainly build a good base to work from.

Maybe a decent front bar but thats a personal thing, but easier if you want to mount a winch.

If you are going to do some harder style trips then a diff guard or two wouldn't go astray if not already fitted.

BTW that's a very neat looking truck, you bought well. Tell us some more about it.

Originally Posted by benzini

I've got some more specific queries:

- where can I find a steering stabilizer relocator kit?
- I read about injector pump tweaking/upping the boost, do these things have an adverse effect on economy?

p.s: yep it's a diesel spudboy!

More power=More diesel, although on TD5s you can (supposedly) get more power AND more economy by enhancing the ECU.