Thread: Discovery 3 for towing advice

Originally Posted by Meken

Stretch your budget to a 3l / 8 speed ... You will forget the van is even attached

That's a lot of stretch...

Cheers

Dan

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

I saw 2 lifted D3 coilers over easter,they looked so wrong.Yes the CV wear would be an issue.
Whilst in Albany over easter I was asked by a toyota landbruiser owner who parked next to me did I have my suspension lowered to make it look cool.
I pointed out that I have a back issue,I simply press a button to lower it to make getting in and out easy.Told him when we go off-road I press another button for an instant 2" lift,and we dont have diffs to drag thru the sand either.He looked confused and asked how.I told him it has air suspension.He thought I was talking about pump up shockies or the airbags you put inside coils.
As he wasnt a smart arse,older gent with an 80 series I gave him a demo with the heights.Blew him away,he said he had heard these Discoveries were good off road and said know he understands why.I told him to have a drive of one,IF I had time I would have taken him for a spin.
Look for an air suspension version the terrain response works really well.Its very hard to find a coiler with terrain response
Andrew

Hi there I have a Disco 3 with Air to coil conversion with all the off road bells an whistles wouldn't go back to air if you paid me.I travel remote every week in the NT and never have an issue .Prior to that the ride on the dirt corrugation's was smooth but always had faults and lowering to bump stops ,but now just flies over them and no problems. Had the coils now for over 4 years ...Terrafirma HD from Rimmers in UK. Towed 3 ton caravan right round Aussie without a hitch and never dragged its arse Lol

Originally Posted by Truck69

Hi there I have a Disco 3 with Air to coil conversion with all the off road bells an whistles wouldn't go back to air if you paid me.I travel remote every week in the NT and never have an issue .Prior to that the ride on the dirt corrugation's was smooth but always had faults and lowering to bump stops ,but now just flies over them and no problems. Had the coils now for over 4 years ...Terrafirma HD from Rimmers in UK. Towed 3 ton caravan right round Aussie without a hitch and never dragged its arse Lol

Majority here do the same on air without any issues, system requires maintenance like anything else.
I wouldn't touch coils if it was a last resort.