Land rover series 1

Yeah....sell it quick and buy another toyota....fast....when only the best will do....toyta.

Well believe it or not mate!!, your sitting with the best, and most reliable mod disco out there! ( providing its been looked after a tad)probably Whether it be the 300tdi or the guzzling V8 petrol, in that particular year they where landrovers better models.

With out knowing your off road intentions, in standard form they are probably one of the best out there!!, Before releasing heaps of loot, i would hook up and do a run into something rough and take it from there.

Cheers Axle.

Hello troyza

I thought the Series 2 started in 1994 ! If the tail light assembly is low down near the bumper , it's a Series 1 , if the tail light assembly is almost halfway up towards the roof , it's a Series 2 . If you install Old Man Emu springs and shocks you will get 2 inches lift and vastly improve handling and ride . But it makes sense to wait for the original shocks to deteriorate [ which wont take too long ] .The Series 1 came with a manual diff lock and this was dropped with the early Series 2 . Serious offroaders fitted diff locks , but it may not be justified for touring . Is it deisel or petrol ? The deisel is thrifty but gutless ,you would want a light weight camper . If petrol , it will tow a heavy camper at speed up hills in overdrive . If you tow a camper the roof rack wont be necessary so don't have the extra drag stuffing up your economy . The Longranger [via ARB] fuel tank is a good mod , but make sure that your tow bar is fitted first .

troyza, is it a V8 or 300 TDi ?

A 2" lift, ATs, maybe a bullbar, a winch if you like but not necessary, spotties, a locker if you want, but if you put a locker in, you'll need to upgrade you axles too.


This is a great Land Rover resource

AULRO

Baz.

Mine's a '97, last of the Series I upgrades. Always amuses me. They finally got it right, then decided to go back to the drawing board it and stuff it up with a new model. Took them another 4 years to finally get the Series II right.

Front and Rear lockers? If yours is a '98 I reckon it came out with no Centre Diff Lock. LandRover reckoned that traction control would do the job, but it was hopelessly inadequate. Most definitely yes, at least rear Locker.
If it's the later Series II with reluctantly reintroduced Centre Diff Lock- they took a while to admit they'd stuffed up - it depends how serious you are off-road. This is my second Disco, (with Center Diff Lock) and in 8 years have only once wished I had a rear locker. in that instance I could have taken a longer route, but decided to boil the billy and wait for a couple of hours until the track dried out. I've put my dough into setting up the inside for camping. It's a question of priorities.
Lift? IMHO the Disco's factory supension setup is excellent. We've done heaps of touring across the top end and in the outback.
Have never got hung up, and rarely bottom out. Pick your line and save your dough.
Racks? Fine, if you never want to go into shopping centre carparks. Disco's are taller than most, you'll soon learn to watch for the height signs.

Welcome to the club, and expect to get heaps from all those Tojo owners who are jealous of your Disco.
Just smile and say .."It's a Landie thing. You wouldn't understand."

Here's an alternative to diff lockers for Series II Disco..http://www.amv.com.au/SeriesIIDifflock.htm