dellboykev

here are some better pics with the tyres on and a 2" lift

i have the 16x8 because the tyres are too wide for 16x7 but i think i should of got the deep dish 16x10 because my steering lock is pretty poor now so i may have to fit spacers in the future meaning it would of been cheaper to get the wider wheels but saying that the deep dish wheels will stick out of the arch abit

here it is with the tyres on i have fitted 2" terrafirma springs now it has a pretty bad turning circle but it dosent rub anywere with the springs fitted

yea thats what i was thinking but i was just trying to get away with the cheapest but you get what you pay for i suppose so i migtht have to go with the terrafirma unless anyone has any other sugestions

i have got the big wheels fitted so now i am looking for a lift kit and i am stuck between terrafirma medium springs and 5" long travel shocks or bearmach blue off road springs and 5" es9000 shocks i know i need cones and brake lines and the terrafirma stuff is more expensive and i need differant shock mounts on the rear but im just looking for peoples opinion and experiances on what they think is the best kit to start off with and that i wont have to change when i get the cranked trailing arms and castor corrected radius arms oh an the money to afford it all

Got the tyres on friday from mail order after a desaster with another company taking my money but not sending me any wheels or tyres an not telling me about it. They are massive i still need to adjust the steering lock but im not sure if that will even stop it rubbing on the radius arms i need a lift now because it rubs on the rear arches when i go over speed bumps i also had to cut the corners off the rear arches to stop it rubbing when i went round corners so if anyone was wondering what tyres will fit on a standard defender you can get away with about 35" with only a very small amount of trimming until you can afford a lift kit so i have to just be a poser for a couple of weeks now

yea i dont want to buy an extension cable and i like it being out of the way under the seat

hi what do you think would be the best way to waterproof the ecu on a defender without moving it i was thinking about using a sealable plastic tub but does the ecu need to breath or would this be ok? anyone got any ideas or done anything else to protect the ecu from water?

the clutch isnt slipping i was just wondering if a leaking crank seal could make it slip

i will tell you when me wheels get here, tomorrow hopefully

hi how prone is the crank seal to leaking on a td5 i have just noticed an engine oil leak at the back of the engine is there anything else it could be i know the filter some times comes loose and if it is the crank seal could it make the clutch slip?

thanks for the replys i have just orderd some insa turbo special track 285/75-16s i think there just over 33"s but im not going to go off road until i get a 2" lift so just a bit of posing for the time being me thinks

hi what are the biggest wheels that will fit under a standard defender arch without having to cut anything i have 265/75-16s now but im looking to go to about 35"s if its possible and then fit a lift kit in a month or so