I'd have to agree and note that I do the same.

Many Land Rover off roaders try to find the most challenging path just to see if they can make it. I'm more of the type of off road driver who wants to get from point A to B with the least amount of stess and wear and tear on my vehicle as it's the only one I have and being a 2003 it still has real nice paint and body on it. If the path is too extreme I may just not take it or I'll try a different one.

 

This is what I mean by a trail I would personally avoid!

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Im installing the front output housing off a locking T/C to my existing T/C.

http://www.toddcosuspensions.com/diiilodi.html

Then I just have to fab a handle to engage it... I cant afford the shipping cost of a complete transfer case to St. Croix, So this is the next best thing.

 

I recognise that,itsa shot from a section atmy local "pay and play" site. its literally20 yds from where my signature images were taken.

The First rule of offroad driving, "as slow as possible, as fast as necessary"

 

Urban Panzer, from the looks of most of your pictures I'm begining to think that your mum and dad wouldn't let you play in the puddles when you were little and you are making up for it now!

 

Looking at DAP's website, $180 for a under the bumper winch mount or $1000 for a new HD bumper like an ARB. Kind of a no brainer for those of us with smaller bank accounts. Think that's the way I'll go after I get my lift. I've already got the factory brush guard that I would like to keep once I clean it up and repaint it. The plastic like finish on the bar is peeling in a lot of little places so I want completely peel it off, prime the metal and repaint.

 

I put the dap-inc winch mount on the Series I I had and the Series II I have right now. I have been happy with the, and if you ever decide to sell/upgrade, it comes right off for your next rig and the vehicle looks almost stock. You will have to do some bumper cutting but its pretty easy. I also bought a winch with a wireless remote supplementing the normal remote. Keeps things safer and cleaner. Keep us posted on what you decide.

Enjoy your Rover,

Fred

 

Thanks for the link UP. I would much rather go that route than trying to fit an entirely different transfer case to my rig. I consider myself a very competent off road driver, I don't ever take the most challenging line just because that's the most challenging line, I would rather know that I am gonna make it out the other side. I would like to have a CDL just for the added insurance. Incidentally, back to the subject at hand, I have the '03 polyurethane Land Rover brush guard. At the area near the bumper, there is a slit all the way across the brush guard. Does anyone know if by chance this is to allow a concealed winch line to be fed thru?

 

Is this for real? Do you need a new ECU or anything, I heard you need "upgrade" the ECU or something to accomodate for the discos without CDL to discos with CDL? Just 300 bucks and you have the CDL? I'm going to call them right now and see what I can find out.

 

All I got was voicemail..