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I've dragged Jeeps out of rock gardens with broken off control arm mounts. It suuuuuucks.

Those brackets are cheap and easy enough to be insurance against that break. Thats a BAD recovery situation. I'd rather drive out on the bumpstops.

That’s an interesting break for sure.

Anything worth buying is hard to find now. Shipping something, or doing a fly then drive (even on something as “normal” as a 15 year old Chevy) is what we as enthusiasts need to do now. There is no such thing as an “undiscovered” platform anymore. GM full-sizes, Lexus trucks, hell even Land...

what kit is that? link?

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GAP Tool. That overrides most faults.

Fingers crossed I never need to do mine. 6/2013 build date.

If you enjoy wrenching, you'll be good with the D1. And I'd argue that a one or two owner sub 75k LR4 will be more reliable than a 5,6,7 owner 150k+ LR3. Either way... pay up front, or pay later. It's still a Rover. The timing chain thing is for real, but if you get one that was taken care of...

D1 now. Skip the LR3 and go right to a 4 in a couple years. Nice D1s are going to get even more expensive than they already are as time marches on, so you may be able to own one for very cheap if you sell it later.

TTT.

oh yea. and the issues I experienced are really well documented. anyone who has done a google search on "common land rover discovery problems" would be aware of them.

My D1 was actually super reliable until the head gasket popped. Lots of road trips and wheelin, never skipped a beat until that day. Then I drove it for another two months with K Seal in it, then on a freezing cold day the fan clutch seized and threw the blades through the radiator and hoses.

The 4.4 isn’t an instant boat anchor when the SHTF like the 5.0, but I’d still wager against ANY neglected Rover, old or new, unless you absolutely know what you’re getting into. Things go from “fixer upper” to “hair pulling anxiety attack” real quick. I’d offer that guy $1000 which is what you...

Ok, so I think I understand you. I own a D4 now, but I will always miss my D1. The 4 is a better car in every single way. 3x the power, infinitely more comfortable, more reliable, much safer, quieter, blah blah. It’ll never be as cool as a D1. Doesn’t matter how many tents, bumpers, and maxtrax...

For wheeling, D1. For driving/overlanding/trails anything else, LR3. Its getting pretty hard to find "good" ones, since they aren't nearing the collectible phase yet. A lot of junk is still out there for cheap. Its the opposite for D1s now, most are in good shape and have a high asking price...

tug of wars are dumb. whoever loses traction first, loses. you can repeat that test but have the rubi break traction with the defender on the brakes at first and then it would win. theres a video floating around of a D90 dragging a cummins on youtube... its pretty obvious to anyone that a tuned...

$10k or under? Don't want/need anything special? Go domestic. Pick anything on the GMT800 platform (Tahoe, Silverado, Burb, etc) put some decent tires under it and call it a day. Titans are real cool, but early ones also had weak brakes, weak rear diffs, and all of them crack exhaust manifolds...

Real common to swap for a double DIN unit. Lots of threads on the UK forums.

I've run BFG ATs on almost every vehicle I've owned and have always been very happy with them.