No worries being center diff-locked off road. There's likely much less traction off road, and the wheels will slip when needed and not bind the driveline. Also, our axle diffs are open (stock), and will not bind either. If anything, you can damage the center diff by driving off road with too much wheel spin while unlocked, as it can fail with too much differential. There's an upgraded diff cross pin for this reason. https://ashcroft-transmissions.co.uk.../hd-cross-pin/

 

Thanks wjsj. I know in general off road there is less traction. My comment is probably quite hypothetical, eg turning sharply on rock, but it’s probably no worry even at that.

 

You got it! The failure of the cdl is also kinda hypothetical; It usually only fails under severe loading and slippage; as in mudding while unlocked or hammering up rocks unlocked, which not many people do anyway. But I guess it happens enough to warrant producing that aftermarket part..

 

The CDL does put some strain on the drive train on corners but far less than a lock Diff. I only enage CDL when I need it or think I may need it for a section of trail. I find steep uphills with loose rock are my most common use, along with weird angled cross ditches/humps. As noted though go easy on the skinny pedal.

 

Basically when I engage it also

 

Does buying your first Disco, then immediately parking it like this to introduce it to the family count?
04 - seems to be very well maintained - minor issues all around, but drove it an hour home, then loaded up and straight to our local mountain for some snowboarding.

 

it only counts if that's your neighbor's yard and you left deep mud ruts when you spun the wheels trying to back out of that.

nice find, though. and welcome to the club.

 

Not quite that bad, but if you look up a bit, you'll see his '21Rover parked above looking down on mine. His came back on a flat bed like 3 weeks ago and hasn't moved since. He's been driving his Mom's Tahoe lately, but I haven't had the chance to ask him what happened.

I thought to myself "Oh, well what could possibly go wrong buying a Rover if his is clearly super reliable". And here we are, with me flexing my vintage Disco muscle in plain view of his! ;-)

 

@ajpags Congratulations. Nice color and an '04 with CDL. First thing among many others: check the drive shafts, especially front because it can blow up without warning.

 

Previous owner did the front driveshaft less than 3 years ago - and the crank position sensor - and intake manifold gaskets - and repaired the rear frame area. Dude clearly knew what he was looking for!