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Thread: Approach angle Defender Vs Disco 3

  1. 2nd March 2008, 06:29 AM #1
    Diego Luego
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    Approach angle Defender Vs Disco 3

    I still haven't convinced myself that I will be happy downgrading to a Discovery.

    Whenever me and my little brother are out and about, me in my Xtreme and him in his 2002 Disco 2 with air suspension, it is either the approach angle or the departure angle that lets him down and we have to go back and collect the bits.

    One trip he smashed his air dam, the next he broke his (landrover branded) tow hitch.... and he is not a cowboy. Needless to say, I have never gone even near to breaking anything on my Defender.

    Can anyone please reassure me that a Disco 3 with height adjustment has a good enough approach angle/departure angle?

    The nominal approach angle on my Defender is 49 degrees but with the bull bar and winch it is more like 45 degrees. And according to the blurb the Disco 3 is 37 degrees with off road height.

    Speak to me Discovery 3 owners, what is your actual experience. Do you leave bits behind when the going gets tough like my little bro?
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  2. 2nd March 2008, 09:36 AM #2
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    Have you ever seen a Disco 3 (I assume)factory towbar?
    Its about 100MM from the ground.
    I couldn't believe the stupid design on the one camped next to me at Mollymook a couple of weeks ago.
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    I've had no probs with approach/departure angles and the only bit that's fallen off is the front recovery point cover (which you're supposed to remove prior to leaving the tarmac anyway).
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  4. 2nd March 2008, 11:04 AM #4
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    Now you've relly got me worried, will my 4WD camping trailer look like it's nosediving if it's attached to a Disco 3? It sits perfectly level behind the Defender.
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    I'm not at all convinced that going from a Defender to a Disco 3 is a "downgrade"... it's almost a paradox.

    There are ways around these problems - a front bull bar on the D3 will surely restore the approach angle, and the last time I went on a trip a gent in a D2 removed the rear bumper and left it at home, quote "because it always fell off".

    As for the tow bar, it is possible to use a static one instead of the height adjustable one... I believe Land Rover offer both, In my pdf Disco 3 manual it shows both. I can post the diagram if you like.
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  6. 2nd March 2008, 04:34 PM #6
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    (I wrote "downgrading" sort of tongue in cheek -> it depends on your perspective)

    Thanks a lot - why can't the salesmen tell me these things? What are they actually there for?

    I have just spent three hours in the showroom and I queried the heights of the towbar - 400mm normal height - 450mm off road height in the D3 against 600mg in the Defender.

    Can I get back to you if I need?
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    They are there to take as much many as they can.

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    To stop us stealing the Range Rover Sports
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    Quote Originally Posted by Diego Luego View Post
    (I wrote "downgrading" sort of tongue in cheek -> it depends on your perspective)

    Thanks a lot - why can't the salesmen tell me these things? What are they actually there for?

    I have just spent three hours in the showroom and I queried the heights of the towbar - 400mm normal height - 450mm off road height in the D3 against 600mg in the Defender.

    Can I get back to you if I need?
    I believe 450 mm is the Australian Standard for towbars.
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  10. 3rd March 2008, 06:01 AM #10
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    That implies the Disco 3 towbar is 50mmg too low - it should be 450mm at normal height not at off road height.

    What I really want to know, does the towbar on the Disco 3 cause a problem in real life, like on the Disco 2? (which I have seen broken off in a step-down )
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