By MococoMike on Tuesday, August 07, 2001 - 01:31 pm: Edit

Sorry if this is a dumb question but what is the difference between a disco 1 or 2? I have a 97 Disco is that considered a 1 or 2? Or are 2's the newer models with the rear tail lights bigger and higher up?

By Blue Gill (Bluegill) on Tuesday, August 07, 2001 - 01:42 pm: Edit

DI up to & including some 1999

DII = 1999 & up

rear tailights most noticeable difference.

By ryan on Tuesday, August 07, 2001 - 02:57 pm: Edit

the DII is also 6" longer and shares only 25% of its parts with the first one.

By chuanchen on Tuesday, August 07, 2001 - 03:41 pm: Edit

85% of parts of Disco II are new. The 15% old parts are some thing like the big tailgate, the mirror assembly, the engine body, etc. Basically, you can say that the almost entire vehicle is structurally redesigned and re-constructed, except it still looks like Disco I. you'll tell the difference when you open the hood. you'll feel and hear it's a totally different vehicle from Disco I when you drive it.

chuanchen

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - 03:58 am: Edit

The 1999 Disco Is are essentially what was left of the 1998 Discos. (ie, mine)


In addition to the taillights being moved up and the body being a bit longer, other things to look for:

The door-handles - Disco Is have the same ones as the RR Clasics - a flat pull-plate. The Disco II has an actual handle instead.

The rear alpine windows - if you'll look at your Disco's alpines, you'll notice that there's a rubber gasket encircling it. Look at a DII, and you'll see that the window is glued in, w/o the gasket sticking up around the window.

Side-signal lights - A DI's signal lights on the fender behind the wheelwell are square, whereas the DII's are a longer oval shape.

Wheels - the DI has the wider 5-bolt pattern; the DII has the itty-bitty tight-in 5-bolt pattern like the new RRs have.

Personally? Well, I intentionally bought a '99 Disco I over a II... and cost wasn't the deciding factor. YMMV, IMHO, etc......

-L

By JEEPETR on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - 07:07 am: Edit

Seems alot of the responses are the cosmetic changes, which there were plenty of. However, mechanically there are a multitude of signifigant changes as well...

~> Watts linkage rear suspension design
~> Longer front Radius arms
~> Wider axles (straight from the RR, complete w/ different bolt pattern)
~> Eye mount shocks front and rear
~> Double cardon Front Driveshaft
~> Reworked 4.0 liter V-8
~> Deleted Center Differential Lock (Still there, but not functional)
~> Electronic traction control/Hill descent systems
~> Available rear air bag suspension
~> Available ACE (Active Cornering Enhancement)
~> Available heated windscreen
~> Longe rear overhang w/ increased storage space
~> Larger Wheel Well openings

And On, And On, And on...

~Scott T.

By RVR OVR (Tom) on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - 07:20 am: Edit

Don't forget Electronic Traction Control and that long ass end which reduces departure angle.

Tom

By chuanchen on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - 10:12 am: Edit

Disco II's articulation is greater, too.

Generally speaking, Disco I and Disco II can be said that they are two differnt animals (wolves) with the same (or similar) sheeps skins. haha. do you folks agree with that?

chuanchen

By chuanchen on Wednesday, August 08, 2001 - 10:13 am: Edit

But they both have the pure blood in side their bodies!!

chuanchen

By Ho Chung (Ho) on Thursday, August 09, 2001 - 05:58 am: Edit

kinda agree... all depends on who's dominating that wolf... or sheep...

By 94Rover on Thursday, August 09, 2001 - 06:03 am: Edit

That's like the 4.0, and 4.6 question.....whats the difference..........the number behind the dot is what I tell folks.....

By Jon E. Yermo (Jon) on Thursday, August 09, 2001 - 09:13 am: Edit

Forgive my ignorance, but what about the Center Diff Lock? No longer there / automatic / inactive?

Cheers,

Erik

By Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) on Thursday, August 09, 2001 - 02:05 pm: Edit

Because of the 4-wheel traction control, Rover change the linkage so that the Disco II's high-low range lever doesn't lock the transfer case the way the Disco I lever can.

The transfer case is the same, though. So, it's possible to add the ability to a DII to have the x-case locked.

-L

By chuanchen on Thursday, August 09, 2001 - 02:41 pm: Edit

My experience is the current 4-wheel electronic traction control system is quite effective on Disco II. The reaction time for a wheel to lock itself when sensor knows it's skidding is extremely short. it sharply and immediately locks the wheel. My feeling is it'd work pretty well without transfer case lock.

any comments from other Disco II owners?

chuanchen

By daddy on Monday, August 20, 2001 - 06:06 pm: Edit

I agree CHU

I have 2001 DISCOII and am very happy with it.
Traction control does wonders.
Few months ago i joined a LR outing and surprised alot of people what my bone stock DII can do.
That was good enough to leave my DSII stock.