Suggestions wanted for 99 Disco I

cnieri said:

I just purchased a 1999 Discovery I, nicknamed Red Rover. Any suggestions on what to do first? It has a lift kit installed already, but I was wondering what modifications to make, and how much I can expect to pay for them. I'd like to find out what will give me the most bang for my buck. I'm not planning any serious off roading yet, but want to make the Rover look really good, and possibly increase gas mileage. Any advice welcomed, thanks! :rellye

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What mods to do 1st really depends on whether you plan to take your D1 out on the trails. Since you said you weren't planning on doing any serious off-roading yet, I would suggest aftermarket exhaust, which will be huge improvement to your D1--you'll feel the difference going up hill & passing. If you plan on doing any off-roading in your Disco, avoid aftermarket "brush bars" and other nonsense that is purely cosmetic and will fall apart off-road. You'll just end up replacing it later anyway with a real winch or bull bar with solid tow points. Cheapest & easiest 1st off-road mod is a solid rear tow point. You can get one for $25-ish that will conect to your tow hitch. This way when you get stuck (and you will if you do any serious wheelin'), you can be extracted without serious damage to stock parts. Finally, one of the 1st basic off-road "mods" for D1 is new tires. Stock Disco tires are absolutely useless on any hard-core trail. Please do not find this out the hard way. At least go to BFG A/Ts or equiv. You may not true mud tires but the stock tires are really not "All Terrain" in the 4-wheeling sense of the word. You have some great trails out there in CA. Good luck ! :wave: :drive: