Recent content by LandiesInThatFrance

TVM, useful. I have known what the figures mean for a long time, but I'm not involved with tyres on a daily basis, and I just have difficulty in making an accurate mental picture. It seems that I can get BFG MTs in 245/75/R16, which I think are what I had on the old D1, although I won't get to...

Oops! Surfing the net tells me that 255/55 BFG MTs don't exist, but 235/70R16s do. If I go for this size, will I still be OK with stock arms and no lift? (Treat me gently, tyre sizes are something that I just don't follow.)

Sorry, I should have been more specific - I'm in Isère (38), a gnat's north of Grenoble. Agree about the scenery, we can see Mont Blanc from our garden (yes, even at our age ;-) Tell me more about 'Rob who runs the place'; we're about 3 hours north of Montpelllier. Oh, and yes please, I'll have...

TVM, I will bear that in mind.

Again, TVM; part of the changes to my D1 was the use of a D2 double-cardan front prop, so I have a spare; and I have new HD D2 front and rear bumpers in their boxes to go on.

TVM Pawl; I had a 50mm lift on the D1 and the received wisdom at the time that I built that was that a castor-corrected arm was essential. WRT wheel/arch contact, I'm assuming that my 255/65s will be a tad narrower than your 235/85s (am I right?) so if my wheels have an offset of 57 (mm?) which...

TVM; my missus and I currently have 5 Landies of various types, and being retired we need to not spend quite as much as I'd like; we go laning twice a day, and the Terrafirma gear has been good enough for our now-dead D1. I have pulled our Ifor 3.5tonne trailer with it and not noticed too much...

Mornin'All 2004 D2 TD5, planning a mild improvement to it for mild off-road use. Things I WILL be doing - Will be having a replacement galvanised chassis fitted; Using 255/65R16 MT's on 8Jx16 wheels (type not yet fixed); 2"/50mm Terrafirma lift kit getting rid of the airbags (yeah nah yeah, I...

Hi from not-a-newbie, more a lurker. Just bought a 04 facelift TD5 in from the UK, it'll be re-regged here and be a keeper. I've imported UK vehicles into France before, am well acquainted with the procedure (CofC, 'ordinateur dit non', etc). Can anyone recommend a company offering replacement...

Evenin' all. I'm in the middle of fitting a T-Max twin battery controller setup, and I've modified a really old and solid mobile phone holder to suit the display unit. The holder has a flat, circular base with 4 countersunk screw holes. I intend to put this on the top of the dash on the flat bit...

TVM - time flies quicker when you get old.......

TVM :)

I am the (****)artist formerly known as Minesthechevy, but having lost my old p/word, it's easier to re-register. I'm in the middle of following the instructions from Mantamad on installing Facelift headlights to a preFacelift MY2000 TD5 Discovery, and have a few questions. First, about the...