will4x4

5 or 6mm there is a simple answer get the guy who bought them to measure it lol products look good to me, but im going to be hard pushed to change from Gwyn Lewis Cheers

We bought some Mickey Thompson AT tyres. For an AT tyre they are very aggressive and work excellent on the road. Off road there no different to mt Wrangler MTR's... The Cooper STT are a lot noisier on the road but are a good off road tyre so that's your compromise. I would get the mickey Thompson AT for that many road miles. Have done 40000 in ours and still about 70-80% left plus they have good side walls and lugs for an AT Cheers Will

Good Job for adding this post, I wonder if the police could always do this and post pictures directly to a site like this? Cheers

http://forums.lr4x4.com/index.php?showtopic=59095&st=0&gopid=517412entry517412 you can see my response further down...am interested now My defender does it, does yours?

HI Tony not sure but my defender does the same... the only thing i noticed was as soon as the tock sound happens my volt meter goes up to 14volts - i reckon yours is the same and must be alternator related... be interested to know.. hold a volt meter on it before and keep it on while starting the car? Cheers oh i changed my alternator and it still does it so must be a relay somewhere

hi bit off topic but how do you convert to an oil lubricated setup? ideally an idiot proof answer would be great. thanks Will

Well i have the death wobble......................doh its not wheel bearings, steering box, panhard rod radius arms, drop arm ball joint, or track rod / steering rod.. going to try removing a shim from the top and bottom of the king pin.... only happens between 35-45mph and if your brave you can drive through it as over 50mph is fine again.... all very gay ill let you know how i get on Cheers

Hi, just wondered how people got around the problem of how to fit a soft top sides down when you have rear body / tub sliders.. im thinking of drilling them and adding a bolt with a spin washer to try and pull the material flat but is there any other ways - without talking them off? Cheers

I think that seems a bit harsh from the Police... i would give a warning to those parked up.

how do i add colour to it then? as its really stained? Cheers Will

apparently you can paint them with a NATO paint... well that's what I'm doing this weekend so i will let you know how i get on and if it drys / works

Yep, i really knew it would be a bad idea to set fire to the truck this morning

Thanks for all your help its fixed. Managed to get the pulley off and its all good .....for now. another job learnt. (i can take an alternator out in 10 mins now)

prob is you cant hold an Allen key on it with a nut on it. think ill drop it in and use an air gun on it. With the upgrade on the wiring that goes from alternator to start motor to battery can i just add another wire from alternator straight to battery? Cheers

Thanks errol but thats the prob i cant get passed stage 1 :)the 24mm nut

Hi bit of an update. It is the alternator that needs changing.. i bought a second hand one from a 300tdi discovery however the pulley is different. I have tried to change it over but cant for the life of me get this one off, any ideas or tips? Also thought i might just get a new one and it seems the 65amp replacement part is £110 and the 100amp upgrade is £100 however i would will still need to change the pulley or buy a different belt? I'm a bit confused now can someone shed some light i just want to get her charging again with a simple bolt in bolt out job without having to change the belts as (i bought a few spare this size) and if i can upgrade it if it wont cost much to do so ... thank in advance Confused Will

or you could fit the heavy duty lines... i have had mine on a couple of years now (20k road miles) some challenge events and play days and not had a prob. Cheers

even though the volt meter is shownig its charging fine? seems really odd

Hi my 1994 defender battery light has just come on after driving 40 odd miles. I have a voltmeter and it is still reading 13.5 when the engine is on and 12 when off... My batteries are both about 12 months old and seem really good (their the maxim type or whatever there called) Any ideas where to start looking and why it would come on when all seems fine and dandy? Cheers

Thank you for the fast response Cheers

Hi whats the correct oil for a husky winch? I have done a few searches but seem to come up with different oils over the Internet... its definitely not EP90 like in my 8274 i know that Thanks in advance Will

no good ahead.. lol but yeah i dont strain it and its always got just a 1mm disk on so not what i call hard work how much are the 4.5 INCH Metabo's? if not ill go for 2 **** ones thanks all

Hi whats in people's experience the best angle grinder to buy?.... i have gone through 3 of the £30-£40 bosch ones in 2 years....i do a far amount of cutting but nothing serious maybe 1 hour cutting ever 2-3 weeks anyone had any good makes don't might spending £80 if it will last. I did buy a cheap one for £14 and that seemed to last as long as the bosch one from memory Cheers

with arms and trailing arms etc and all the bits shocks springs etc must be 480kgs

as a guesstimate i would say the following standard wheels and tyre would be say - 90kgs Chassie - not really sure - maybe 150kgs 2 x axles complete i reckon - 140kgs so closer to 380kgs