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I bought a set of terrafirma rock and tree silders for my D3 recently. Fitted them last week and have noticed a few things on them that i'm not overly happy with. The front holes to bolt to the underside of the car don't line up properly. The sliders go the full length of the car, but under...

I may have an answer. Google has shown that the Compomotive alloy that several people have fitted. DO fit over my Brembo brakes... So 18s ARE now ( at a cost ) available... This throws everything I had thought out the window now.. Time for more researching.

18s are out, Brake calipers are very snug under the 19s as it is. The Duratrac's start at 13mm, in 15k i have wore 6mm out of them, so i will have in theory at current wear rates, 7500 miles left before they are beyond likely practical off road use for the mud we get in Scotland. So, that is...

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Looking for new options for my D3 for off road tyres. Currently have Duratracs fitted, which are a fantastic tyre for my use but I've had them on a year and they are down to 7mm after 15k of driving. I intend to remove them at 3mm so will get to may or June before they are ready for the bin. I...

Having been on here for a while and seeing the love for modern LR products. I thought i would give a write up on my experiences and readings from looking, buying and running my own D3. Will break it down into a rough buyers guide, then onto maintenance as your truck puts on the miles and then...

From experience of off roading my D3 along with my mates D4s, mine being an early 04 model. My D3 for the TR settings has the centre diff locking as ON or OFF. 99% of UK cars don't have the locking rear diff. My mates D4 with locking rear has the locking going in stages of 1/3rd, 2/3rds then...

Good plan. My mate had a Alfa, was a lovely V6 engined thing. The electrics were a thing of beauty. Nothing worked properly and it was random in it's choosing what would and wouldn't work. Want to start it? Simply, put it in reverse, turn to position 2, switch on rear heated window, lower the...

I wish my own garage was tall enough to stick a 2 post 4 ton lift in. Makes servicing and changing diff oils SO much easier. On the plus side, i found a previous owner had already changed the oils. No record of it in the book but lovely clean oil poured out it. Unlike my mates who's oil was as...

At that mileage I would check the following as well. At the front. Lower wishbone bushes and the ball joint, the arb bushes, drop links, lower steering column. Steering inner arms and track rod ends. At the rear. Upper arm bushes, arb bushes, drop links and the rear propshaft bearing. These...

Original TDV6 engine was replaced at 478k. The torque convertor went at 330k, back then LR had the box sealed for life. This is no longer the case. Think the back diff has been changed as well. Then it's the usual front lowers, rear uppers, arb all round, drop links. Etc. He has a fastidious...

There is a D3 in the UK with 565,000 on it and climbing daily. He has folders of service books, all main dealer serviced for warranty and also courtesy car for when it's in for getting work done.

I demand more pictures of the model! :D

A LR3 can be perfectly reliable if you change your outlook a touch. A land Rover likes to get love and attention, otherwise it can get huffy. At 100k i would expect to have receipts for the following having been carried out. Front lower wishbones changed, arb bushes all round, rear upper...

In the Uk, we have a coil model as standard. It is called the Base seat 5. It has a 6 speed manual, high and low range but no terrain response. Many of the coil owners have had to fit lift kits to use them off road properly. There is a thread on Disco3.co.uk about a guy asking what kit's are...

That. The highest mileage D3 we have in the UK, is on 568,000. The original tdv6 did 478,000 before being changed out. The original autobox and TC did 330k before it went bang. That was before ZF released the info that the boxes ARE NOT sealed for life, and that oil changes of 75-100k should be...

I'll be watching to see how you mod this one. Point's 2 and 3 are what i'm interested in. I already have point 4 in autocad on my laptop getting final tweaks before i get a set made up. I felt the market didn't give a slider and plate kit i liked, so i've drew up my own. Haven't bothered with...

All you people are busy cutting up your cars to fit wheels and tyres.. I'm just sitting here with my 19s, quite happy with them.... Haha. That and I'm stuck with them due to the brakes... Ah well. How are the new locking diffs working?

Parts for genuines are £100 a side. It's simple to change. I would find online if you have a land rover club in your area. Go to a few meets etc and build up a few friendships. Doing that has saved me thousands with my car. One of the club members will happily help you change them over for a...

What i found out when off roading my 04 D3 and a friends 12 D4, the terrain response system has been changed. In rock crawl, my centre diff is either open or closed. No inbetween. The D4 has it in stages, 1/3rd, 2/3rds and fully on. The same with the locking rear diff. I think the later D3's...