Newbie here. Wondering how you can fit 37inch tires in a Discovery 2. Are there any cons to doing this? The Discovery will primarily be for off roading with buddies in Jeeps. Will possibly use it once in a while as daily driver but no plans for it be my primary vehicle.

 

Took me quite a bit of work and cutting to get them to fit. I would not recommend more than 35s though. I had to upgrade drive train and cut a lot on both front and back. Figure around 10k+ in cost.

 

Lots of lift, body trimming, and axle upgrades (or swapping to something stronger).

The con is to do it right requires lots of money (in just parts, or in parts and to pay folks for their labor). To do it half-*** costs less, but makes for a dangerous vehicle on the pavement (versus trailered to the trail).

 

If your going to go the that expense buy a used second hand Tank, best off road vehicle in the world!, I have drove a 52 ton Chieftain OK heavy on fuel but nothing stopped them , but you can get something smaller,

 

To fit 35s would the amount of work and cost be the same?

 

No. Allegedly (according to the guys at RTE) you can stuff 35s under a 4" lift without trimming. Cromoly axles and a gear change would be a nice upgrade, but not necessary till you start breaking stuff.

 

Is there a big difference in the off road capability of the 35in tires using a 4inch lift vs 32in tires and a 2 inch lift?

 

That really depends on what kind of off roading you'll be doing, which depends partially on your geographical location. The short answer is yes, however oh, it is not always or often necessary.

 

approach/departure angles are really the limiting factor between those two options. Bumpers and going higher help with this immensely but no matter you will be dragging the rear end a large portion of the time off of ledges. Unless you bob the rear end but good luck with that lol. Running 33s on a stock motor and drivetrain is barely tolerable so I can't imagine running 35s without regearing and upgrading axles. I think best happy medium is to run a 3" kit from RTE (with all the correct radius arms and extended watts) find a D1 or RRC classic ARB front bumper (they will fit a d2 and have a better approach angle) and rear bumpers (the rear options out there I'm not a fan of), then spend the rest of your money optimizing the suspension and working on maxing out your articulation.