Fair enough, I wasn't worried, just more curious as to where you'd heard that. I'm sure with my mileage, my suspension will outlast everything on the truck, unless I win the lottery and order up myself a diesel

 

you have similar mileage to me. i put my TF kit in at 115. i plan on making it to 200

 

This is a 4.0i LE.... what would be my best option. I would be driving pavment mostly but still like to off road and go up to the mountains a lot.

 

If you're not planning on putting heavy bumpers on, go with a medium duty kit, the heavy duty kits will be too stiff without the added weight of bumpers and other off road add ons.

My wife drives our Disco (with a medium duty OME) to and from work on a daily basis and thinks the ride is 100% improved over the stock suspension that had 125K on it.

 

Is this a 2" lift and what size tires and rims does ur wife have for her ride. I want more of a bigger tire like a 32" 33" or is that too big for a 2" lift? Should I stick with stock rims?

 

It depends on whether you care if it articulates much or not. If you just want big meats for looks, you can use really stiff springs that will nearly top out the stock suspension and then you can fit 32's and such. Just make sure you keep your sway bars on and watch out for pot holes and you won't rub.

I have a 1 5/8" lift and 245's (30") -- all done by the PO. My Land Rover is for off-road only but presently has stock bumpers and stock weight all around (I haven't added any steel). It rubs badly. I would need to trim the fenders to stop it from ripping them. I took the sway bars off so the suspension would compress and droop and it would articulate, and now it rubs even more. I am going to install a RTE 3" lift that relocates shock mounts for longer travel shocks and includes the offset radius arms and rear links etc. I understand this lift really gives closer to 4" over stock. Still, I'm going to keep the 30's for now and later I expect to install 32's (235/85) but expect to need a minor trim on the back of the rear fenders.

I have a '98, not a Discovery II. I suggest keeping the stock rims until you damage them. Then you can either try to find used ones or get the steel NATO or Wolf wheels. If you offroad, stick with the 16" rims. The 18's are for road tires.

 

This is my Disco : 2" OME Medium Duty with 265/75 R16 Goodyear Duratracs which comes out to about a 32". I had to do some bumper "trimming" on the front passenger side, inside the wheel well, there was some minor rubbing.
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My only beef with TF is that I have found NO specs on their shocks. No valving, compressed length, or extended length info. Only the vague +2", etc. This makes it difficult to compare TF to other shocks like OME, Bilstein, etc.

I was doing some shock comparing for future purchase and will NOT be going with TF simply because there are no specs available. Even a well respected TF distributor could not produce any.
That said, I have no experience with either their shocks or springs.

I run RTE HD 2" springs on my '98 with OME Nitro shocks. I just installed some spring spacers to gain back what I lost with bumpers, winch, skids, etc.

 

Hi Guys,

I’m currently doing some OffRoad preparation on my old Disco 300 TDI '94, which was from my father and is "part of the family" since then, so I decided to come here since I need some help.

The idea is to prepare it for some touristic OffRoad courses as well as some trips/expedition, etc. Nothing extreme such as trial, etc.

I’ve installed OME Nitrocharger Sport +2” springs and shocks (it was still with the original suspension which was quite saggy) and am thinking on putting the TOUGH DOG RTC steering shock (is it a good idea?) and more appropriate tyres (currently it has Michelin Latitude).

And it’s really regarding tyres that I need your help. I want something more robust for this purpose but nothing with "bigfoot" looking (that ones getting too much out to the wheel arches).

I've been reading several opinions about this subject and was thinking on installing some AT ou MT on size 245/75R16, 235/85R16 or 265/75R16 but I'm still trying to know what's the more adequate, which ones need more changes and which (“camel cut”, reinforcing steering, etc).

I kindly ask you opinion about brand (BFG, other), type (A/T or M/T), size and recommended wheel hubs (iron/aluminium?, brand, model, etc).

On option I was seriously considering was BFG’s MT 265/75R16 with boost rims, an alternative would be Cooper STT or Michelin XZL but I’m still very un-decise…

On the other hand aren’t MT tyres too un-confortable on road? And about fuel consumption?

Best regards and thanks in advance for any help you may provide.

 

Tire tread design is based on needs other then looks. I have rum BFG MT's for years and that being said, if you are looking for a suggestion, consider the Good Year Dura-Trac for the best of both world.