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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    Am quite keen to try an event, But at present waiting for new parts to turn up, After having my front wheel fall off ! Was using wheel spacer , so they are gone now, as it could of been serious , So new offset wheels coming, new break discs as one got screwed. Should be all here so will be up...
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    Arb locker

    wether she needs a clean or not !!!
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    Disco 1, Worth buying a welding set?

    HI Yup get one i use a 150amp mig for mine, use the argon gas mix buddy gets better welds. Dont use co2 from a drinks tank, you will not achieve strong welds as they use a different mix of c02. Many do use it and have used it well, but for a novice i would use the argon mix as its easier to...
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    Wheels and offsets, advice needed

    sorry tried to copy and paste a reply someone sent me !!! look at my threads i have a disco 1 too, dont use wheel spacers !!!! mine came of when i was driving and i have heard it happen to other disco's too !! so offset wheels are better by far
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    Wheels and offsets, advice needed

    assuming its 35mm offset from the centre line towards the hub - so the tire sits futher out ....vs land rover standard wheels (disco /fender steelies ) which are offset to almost the outside of the rim meaning the tire sits closer in see how your rim centres quite close to the OUTSIDE face...
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    Being Thick !!

    Hi Thank you for explaining that. So i think i get it all measurments in off set are taken from the centre line !! meaning on standard rims they have a plus off set , meaning using wheel spacers just brings them back to the centre and then a small amount of negative off set. using...
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    Being Thick !!

    yes they are insa turbo special tracks. am just struggling to work out the differance between a 35mm offset wheel and using a 50mm spacer. cant see how an offset wheel would work better than the spacer. but i am not very good at engineering stuff lol
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    Being Thick !!

    was trying to work out how 35mm offset works better than 50mm spacer i guess its down to shape of actual wheel
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    Being Thick !!

    HI All Can some one explain how lol ? ok a bit of back ground, i have a disco 1 , its lifted and i have 285/75/16 insa turbos fitted using 50mm wheel spacers on standard steel rims..( still cant get full lock ) so i wanna get rid of the wheel spacers because they well just aint too...
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    Anybody got the Memory Map cd ? or software on a usb thingy they are willing to share lol !! Beer could be used as a carrot
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    i can still hear his stereo squealing at high pitch !!!! i wonder if the electrics seats are working again ?
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    thats not fair, i did get some water on my boots lol !!!
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    whats wrong with the water ??? twas a pleasant day for a swim lol
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    That water did look very cold !!! glad you guys got home safe and i am sure they will get fixed once they dry out ! but again good to meet up with a good bunch of people
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    Wheels - to offset or not?

    how are you getting on with these wheels ? as i am looking at them for my disco !!
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    My Tray back made it across ! got too the other side and had to turn round and come back lol !!! was a great day out though !
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    Good vids cheers Mark !!! no one else wanted to do the last swim lol.. just 1 more lane
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    PS unfortuantly the FISH i caught has died !!!! hopefully more vids will be up soon
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    Hertfordshire Lanes?????

    Hi All Great trip out today good bunch of chaps too !!! many thanks for letting me pop along , needed a few lanes and a swim, just gotta check the vids out !!!! hope the Disco/jeep/and freelander all made it home !!! JUST 1 MORE LANE LOL