Im having a hard time making a decision
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Im having a hard time making a decision
2004 discovery se with black interior and 120000 miles. Owned for 7 years and in excelent shape. This is my spare vehicle and i want to get back into offroading since my children are a little older now. I have 2 options that im considering and that is either keeping her stock and getting another truck for offroad, or lifting the discovery for my offroad toy.
Last edited by MATT04; 01-28-2018 at 09:34 AM. Reason: I suck at spelling
#6
Before you start dumping money into lifts, tires, bumpers, roof racks, etc make sure your drivetrain is healthy. To you have good temp and oil pressure gauges/monitors? Good rad/t-stat/recovery tank? Spares like belt, hoses, cks, maf, etc. Nothing worse than spending money on goodies and be broke when that head gasket blows.
#7
Im actually slowely going over the entire truck already. I just replaced the water pump, thermostat and recovery tank last week and ordered a new radiator last night. ill be replacing all the hoses and replacing the head gasket with arp head studs and changing all the fluids soon and rebuilding the front driveshaft. the truck runs great but im just doing it all as preventative measures.
#8
Also this depends on the what you define as offroading... If you mean getting off on some dirt/mountain roads it's one thing, if you mean rock crawling and stream fording then thats another thing entirely.
A simple 2" lift and slightly larger tires will not make your truck into a three legged beast on the highway. 35" tires with a 4" lift and lower gearing will.
A simple 2" lift and slightly larger tires will not make your truck into a three legged beast on the highway. 35" tires with a 4" lift and lower gearing will.
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Before you start dumping money into lifts, tires, bumpers, roof racks, etc make sure your drivetrain is healthy. To you have good temp and oil pressure gauges/monitors? Good rad/t-stat/recovery tank? Spares like belt, hoses, cks, maf, etc. Nothing worse than spending money on goodies and be broke when that head gasket blows.