| Author | Message | ||
     Logan Batoff (Surfnrovn) New Member Username: Surfnrovn Post Number: 1 Registered: 03-2003 |
Been offroading in my 99 disco serries two for about 6 months nowand im ready to make some changes on it...for one, im looking at getting a winch. I presently have rubar on the front, but it dosent have a winch mount. Ive noticedin the pictures tht most people have bullbars and heres a mount for a winch. I cant afford to buy both, so i was looking at the winches you can attach to the trailer hitch, is this worth it? Ive goten myself stuck two or three times (Not as a result of intense offroading, but just that im not good yet) so ive been using a strap and my brothers rover. Also, do many people lift their rovers? I have an adventure rack on top so i allready have trouble going under certain things. Would the two inches or whatever of clearance make a difference? Any ideas on what i should do, or add to my as of now stock rover to make it more effective offroad would be awesome. Thanks guys | ||
| Tom Fioretti (Tom_in_md) New Member Username: Tom_in_md Post Number: 12 Registered: 02-2003 |
Rubar, as in Kangaroo Bar ? Anyway, sounds like you've already replaced your front bumper. Get some new coils and shocks (OME 2" lift) and put some good tires on there (235/85-16 Goodyear MTR) and you should be set for a while. So long as you don't go it alone, save your money and don't get the winch yet. The hitch mounted winch seems like a good concept, but it can be hard to put on when you're hitch is buried. Read as much as you can on this site. It's great info and it's FREE. Have fun ! | ||
| Steve Biggs (Steve) New Member Username: Steve Post Number: 18 Registered: 02-2003 |
Logan, I'm in the same situation. I'm not new @ 4wheelin but I'm brand new @ the disco thing. Mine is a 99 dII also and what I'm doing first Is rock sliders, then a 2" ome HD lift and tires. If you paid as much as me for the Rover you will understand the top priority for me being protecting the body. And as I have found these disco dig damb good stock! Eventualy I will replace the front and rear bumpers to help with approach and departure angles, and the protection plates you can get with some of the after market bumpers for the steering linkage and fuel tank realy make me anxious. Ok i'll stop rambeling. Steve | ||
| Logan Batoff (Surfnrovn) New Member Username: Surfnrovn Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2003 |
Thanks for the input guys...i didnt mean a rubar, i mean the wraparound brushbar that came with the rover. Also, ive noticed alot of people take off the bottom bumper and fog lights and replace it with a skidplate, is this expensive? Tom - im also from MD, i live outside of baltimore, i mostly offroad on the BGE Gasline (i shouldnt be there...)but if you could tell me some places where i could offroad legally id really appreciate it. | ||
| Tom Fioretti (Tom_in_md) New Member Username: Tom_in_md Post Number: 13 Registered: 02-2003 |
I'm in Urbana. I've been to the "Sandbox" in Odenton, but I heard recently a group of guys got criminal trespass tickets after a day of fun. $500 each. GWNF and other trails in Va. are legal. Otherwise, Eastern Shore has some swampy runs. Unfortunately nothing decent really close to us. As I happen upon anything new, I'll shoot you a note. | ||
| Anthony Low (Bones) New Member Username: Bones Post Number: 20 Registered: 03-2003 |
I would recomend putting on a skid plate, and removing the valence bumper, not only does adding a skid plate provide greater undercarriage protection, but also increases your approach angle. Good luck rovering. | ||
| Corey (Discobro) Member Username: Discobro Post Number: 100 Registered: 12-2002 |
If you plan to put on a skid plate it would be wise and perhaps necessary to relocate your steering dampener. Check out these links: http://www.discoweb.org/steering/index.htm http://www.discoweb.org/steer.htm | ||
| Shawn McKenzie (Shawn) New Member Username: Shawn Post Number: 34 Registered: 10-2002 |
If you pull off the valence and lower lights, you get a better approach angle and won't wreck them. Someday you might want to put them back on and if they're like new, so much the better. It's not strictly necessary to "replace" them with a skid plate since they don't do the job of a skid plate today... LOL It's free and makes the front of the Disco look a lot better too IMHO. | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 2046 Registered: 04-2002 |
No, adding a skid plate DECREASES your approach angle. they protect those vital steering components by placing themselves IN FRONT of them, anything sticking out further than the steering components is going to further decrease your approach angle |
