Discovery 2 question

**jvdk41** · 8th November 2008, 06:06 AM

Hi how' s a going?

In april 2009 i'm coming to australia and i'm taking my Discovery 2 from holland as well.

I'm gonna drive from sydney to melbourne to adelaide to alice springs to cairns to cape york to cairns and we're ending our trip in brisbane.

We want to do several tracks.

The discovery haven't got a centre difflock. (yet)

Will this be a problem???????

Hope to hear from you.

Greetings jeroen

Land Rover Discovery td5, 2000, manual gearbox
TJM bumper, winch, Airtec Snorkel, TJM coils and springs,
BF goodrich AT, 2x diff guards

**camel_landy** · 8th November 2008, 06:36 AM

Should be fine...

The only tip I've got for you is to pack light. It's always tempting to take far too much on a trip like that but the lighter the car, the more reliable it will be.

HTH

M

**weeds** · 8th November 2008, 06:46 AM

the only issue i can see is if you a prop shaft failure i.e. that non greaseable front as you will not be able to continue on in two wheel drive

know the condition of it or have greasable uni's fitted and all should be good

**Piddler** · 8th November 2008, 06:46 AM

I would certainly go the centre diff lock and good lights.

cheers

**Narangga** · 8th November 2008, 07:53 AM

Good trip preparation is essential and although most of the trip is on bitumen and via large towns and capital cities, the Alice Springs to Cairns would be the section that would require the use of a four wheel drive.

Therefore I would agree with each of the previous 3 posts and if you can afford it then get the diff lock installed as well as a greasable front prop shaft. The amount of wildlife on our roads also means that even in early eveing and early morning a good set of driving lights is also worthwhile.

Sounds like a great trip!

**wardy1** · 8th November 2008, 08:32 AM

That sounds like great trip. It's also a huge trip covering a massive area, can I ask how long you are planning to take to complete the trip?
Just one other piece of advice, get some decent tyres under your truck.

**Psimpson7** · 8th November 2008, 08:42 AM

Yeah I would say you would probably be ok without it too, with the exception of a propshaft failure, or if you were unlucky enough to break a halfshaft.

However, Cape York, if you do the OTL can be anything between OK and impassable depending on the previous wet season as well as the weather at the time.

If you are on your own, and planning on doing the remoter tracks it may be worth having it I suppose.

**jvdk41** · 9th November 2008, 07:50 AM

Thanks for the tips all of you.

Are the lightforce 170's expensive in Australia and is it possible to let theme install in or near Sydney?

What would be the costs to install a centre diff lock in Australia and what sort of CDL do you advice/prefer?

Hope to hear from you.

thanks allready

**jvdk41** · 9th November 2008, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by wardy1

That sounds like great trip. It's also a huge trip covering a massive area, can I ask how long you are planning to take to complete the trip?
Just one other piece of advice, get some decent tyres under your truck.

Hi Wardy,

I'm really looking forward to this trip

3 or 4 months for the complete trip.

The Disco is running on 245/75/16 BF Goodrich AT tyre's and i have got 2 spares. Hope this is a good tyre choice?

Hope to hear from you

**scarry** · 9th November 2008, 08:42 AM

Those tyres will be fine,2 spares will be adequate,unless you get real unlucky,in fact since having my BFG's,i have never changed one.......yet.

The most important thing on a long trip is to look over the vehicle every day or to,not just under the bonnet,but also crawl under and have a good look at everything.Also check for tightness of all suspension components regularly.
And always listen for any odd noises.

Also take a list of all the private LR repair specialists with you(not dealers),there is something on this site about making up a list ,but i cant find it at the moment.

As for the centre diff lock,i wouldnt worry too much about it.I didnt have one in my old one,didnt have any real trouble.As said get the front drive shaft sorted & you should be OK.

Take as many tools as possible,& as said travel as light as possible,if you only need the front 2 seats,take the others out,i always do this on long trips,they are easy enough to remove.

Good luck

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