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Old 01-21-2013, 08:43 PM
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Not my Rover, but I helped a guy in my neighborhood diagnose and replace his water pump, and helped a friend replace his radiator.
 
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Old 01-21-2013, 08:54 PM
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Finally got that stubborn brake dust removed from my rims! **** was caked onto the front passenger tire and rim. Word to the wise: Replace your pads and calipers BEFORE they burst and spew out brake fluid all over the place Save you alot of cleaning hassles... Afterwords I applied some tire polish to make the rubber look new Also polished my headlight assemblies using a TurtleWax headlight cleaning kit. The results are amazing! I dont have before pics but anyone with a 03-04 Disco knows what Im talking about (Yellowing, scratching, hazeing etc).

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Old 01-21-2013, 09:05 PM
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Replaced the throttle body heater plate on my daughters 02 D2
 
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:27 PM
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Got to go exploring a little and used it to recycle our tree...

 
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:29 PM
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^Damn... do you rub? Your fronts look like my Volvo's wheel fitment haha. Are you lifted?
 
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Old 01-21-2013, 10:36 PM
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I only do on the drivers side because I pushed my bumper back a little. I'm working on getting enough ***** to cut the bottom half of the front bumper off. I am lifted on Terrafirma HD 2" Springs in the front (plan on a winch and maybe bumper) and medium in the back with a 1" spacer in the rear. The picture does look a bit odd because of my cell phone's wonky wide angle lens.
 
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Old 01-21-2013, 11:01 PM
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What size are your tires? And have you measured from the center of the wheel cap to the fender flare? What was the measurement if so?
 
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Old 01-21-2013, 11:12 PM
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I'll get you the measurement tomorrow for the hub to arch, but I know the back of the stock roof rack was 3" closer to my garage door frame when measured before/after. The tires are 265/65/18. They are Treadwright retreads and are right around 32"
 
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Old 01-22-2013, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by DiscoWest
Thanks, it does work pretty well. Once you learn how to keep the throttle in the sweet spot for the tc, it works well. Too little or too much throttle will render the tc useless, but there is a sweet spot where it is extremely effective. I wheel with jeeps, and I can definitely say that my disco without a CDL is more capable in hill climbs and technical rocks than a wrangler with CDL and no lockers, which is what I drive with the most. My friend with a rear locker and CDL usually has less front wheel spin climbing hills than I do, but he hasn't made it anywhere I couldn't go, and I've taken mine through things he decided not to try, so it hasn't been a limiting factor from a capability standpoint. But, I know that if I had the CDL and a locker or two, everything would be smoother and take less skill. It would also give more control breaking down a hill, as it keeps the front and rear brake bias essentially locked. One day ill probably get one, or I'll buy a new rubicon.
I have also always found the Tc to be pretty effective but, like you said it takes a bit of skill and know how to get the most out of it. There are certain members on here who will tell you you cant go off a gravel road unless you have installed a cdl but, I really think it comes down to their inability to drive and they have to compensate for that through a cdl.
 
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Old 01-22-2013, 01:34 PM
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Jesus man...you just never shut up about that do you?

Brandon, he's basically just complaining that he doesn't have a CDL, you can read the whole treads of him trolling Justin from Lucky8 over at Exped Portal.
D2 traction control VS CDL being locked - Expedition Portal
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