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Old Aug 8, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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Does anyone do a bit of off roading?
Are there any decent forums?

Was thinking about getting another 4x4 for a bit of fun. SJ or something, but then i'd like something i could use on the road as well. any ideas
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 08:26 PM
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 08:28 PM
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yep few forums i use are difflocker and devon4x4 kev sharp is from up scotland hes well into it
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 08:29 PM
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I would recomend an SJ i've had 2 and love em!
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Old Aug 9, 2010 | 08:33 PM
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fuck getting an sj if you want to use it on road aswell mint offroad wank on road ive owned loads
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 07:26 PM
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Decent Landy's do crazy money
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 07:43 PM
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Decent Landy's do crazy money

do they fuck as like i paid 600 quid for my 200tdi taxed and tested and never missed a beat went offroad in standard form and was mint in that snow we had!
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 08:01 PM
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I use a modified L200 Warrior (03 plate) and it is a right giggle

So far I've done the following:

1.5" body lift
2.5" suspension lift
33" mud tyres
front winch

I had at one point bobtailed the tub but needed a standard size one again so swapped it with someone who wanted a bob tub. I had also converted it to coil springs at the rear and this gave me an extra couple of inches lift aswell, but had nothing but bother with the springs so went back to leaf springs which i modified and took 2 leafs out of each spring - Much nicer ride and better articulation (full travel now only limit is the damper lengths)

I'm also an emergency responder with the National 4x4 response network (Yorks Lincs group) so have a few goodies in the truck to use for that too

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i regret selling my mitsi i keep toying with another but ive sunk thousands into my current landy ive still got a bobbed tub for l200 aswell
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 08:23 PM
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Re Landy prices - 'Proper' ones - Expensive. Discovery's cheap as fook.

I had a disco with a few sensible mods - went most places and right good fun

www.landyzone.co.uk

http://www.lro.com/forum/
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 08:25 PM
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Graceland - Fooking quality!!
I need to get me one of these.

Whats the script with off roading? Police still funny about it then?
They tried to ASBO me a while back, was only minding my own business
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 08:34 PM
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this you bing bashing the saff
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:21 PM
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well it is a 4x4 after all.
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Old Aug 10, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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Id go for a discovery for the best of both as for forum's i go on www.landyzone.co.uk and difflockers

these are my toys for my local pay and play site and some gentle green laying





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Morrisons loved me LOL



Whatever I did I just slid down (left).... Winch please

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discos are mint but just look out for the rot lol
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discos are mint but just look out for the rot lol
We played spot the solid bits LOL.
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Nice! I had a couple of those frontera sports, cheap as chips eh
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Originally Posted by St3V3_C
We played spot the solid bits LOL.
i know that feeling
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LOl @ Morrisons - I have been banned from the local Morrisons and Sainsburys car wash for taking the truck in looking like a mud bomb
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Originally Posted by cossiecrew
i regret selling my mitsi i keep toying with another but ive sunk thousands into my current landy ive still got a bobbed tub for l200 aswell

Did you buy Ezz's tub off the L200 club?
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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I do it, love it, great technical driving, and if you can't work it out hit the loud pedal. My disco is spot on, on and off the road.





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Originally Posted by BIG WULL
Nice! I had a couple of those frontera sports, cheap as chips eh
they are far from the best off roader to buy but when you can buy them for scrap money thrash them until they loose oil presure and break it / weigh it in for ya money back

you cant beat it not sure if i'm going to get another trip out of mine it's very close to scrap its only got rear wheel drive, oil light is on at idle and its missing on start up.
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Originally Posted by Graceland
I use a modified L200 Warrior (03 plate) and it is a right giggle

So far I've done the following:

1.5" body lift
2.5" suspension lift
33" mud tyres
front winch

I had at one point bobtailed the tub but needed a standard size one again so swapped it with someone who wanted a bob tub. I had also converted it to coil springs at the rear and this gave me an extra couple of inches lift aswell, but had nothing but bother with the springs so went back to leaf springs which i modified and took 2 leafs out of each spring - Much nicer ride and better articulation (full travel now only limit is the damper lengths)

I'm also an emergency responder with the National 4x4 response network (Yorks Lincs group) so have a few goodies in the truck to use for that too

A few snaps


















whats this like to drive on the road mate?

i'm tempted to get one and do very similar mods and use it as a daily, off roader and tow vehicle to tow a FORD for track 8)
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buy a ford maverick 2.4 petrol 5 door they are the best been it one in the snow which was 4 foot deep no one chouldget thoughbut we did in it
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 06:29 PM
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Is the L200 horrid on the road with mud tyres?
Noisey on the motorway i presume?
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 06:34 PM
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Is it horrid on road with mudders? - Nah, it's not too bad, a bit of tyre roar and it breaks traction in the wet quite easy due to the nobbles but other than that not bad. Then on the motorway I don't go over 60 as it drinks like George Best and gazza at a brewery open day
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its all down to the tyres mine was noisy as fuck on the road but i just turned the system up more
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Originally Posted by Graceland
drinks like George Best and gazza at a brewery open day
PMSL
Thats one way to put it.
Got a local L200 in mind. Has the big box on the rear, can these be easily changed to a pick up?
Cant be that bad on the fuel in standard form eh
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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mine was shit on fuel as for the box it just clips off to be fair did everything i threw at it only thing i faulted it on was the amount of times i had to rebuild the alternator as they dont like deep shitty water the brushes get stuck down
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quick off roadin question.

Are these any good?

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classifi...1500?logcode=p
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Old Aug 13, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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I have a v8 range rover, had 3 land rovers and 2 sj's

Sj's shocking on the road
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Daryl - They are the same as the Mazda B2500 or whatever number it is - seen a few at P&P days but never seen them doing anything silly really
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