Britpart's "Yellow" range of springs have exactly the same specs
as OME (indeed some of the 110 rears *are* OME). Bearmach "Blue"
are probably very similar.

Larger tyres can cause all sorts of problems with regard to the
body work, truning circle etc. You need to ask yourself some
questions before deciding which one are right for you, e.g.
what is the avarage sort of ground in the woods? Is it very
wet and soft, or dry and sandy. or some of each? Personaly
I'd go for an all-round slightly over standard size (the lifted
suspension should prevent to much damage to the body work), not
too wide, and see how you get on. With that experience you can
decide where to go next. Massive macho tyres might look the part,
but are not always the best choice.

Just my 2p.

Richard

Where are you based?

Another thing you will have to consider is the actual use of the car.  Not
so much what you would like it to look like but more how you will be using
it.
Unless of course you wish to modify/customize the car for looks and not for
functionality.

There are several options for coils and shock absorbers so do not limit
yourself on the OME ones.

A roofrack and lights on it will GREATLY increase your fuel consumption,
alter the roadholding and stability of your Disco when you offroad
(decreasing considerably the amount of sideways lean you can negotiate
without the danger of rolling sideways) and will increase road and wind
noise.

Same kind of problems are created with a heavy winch bumper and winch
assembly at the front.

If you do not intend to use your Disco extensively off the road and on very
tricky condition a HD bumper and winch is something that I would propose you
reconsider.

If on the other hand you plan on using your Disco for serious offroading I
would suggest you start from protecting your Discos mechanical bits
(transmission and bodywork) and then start spending money on winches and
roofracks.

But as already quoted above if you just like the looks of a modified Disco
with roofrack, lights and big chunky tyres go ahead and do it.  After all
cars are just like women.  If you like her like she is then she is the best
one in the world and noone can change your mind (and is NOT entitled to do
so)

If you do it knowingly then you will enjoy your car for its looks and you
will accept its shortcomings from these modifications.
Just think, decide what you really want to do with it and what you like
doing and then proceed.  I am sure everybody on this group will be happy to
provide his/her input so that you will be able to achieve the best results
according to your preferences.

Take care
Pantelis Giamarellos
LAND ROVER CLUB OF GREECe

A winch can be most useful in the wilds, I'd recommend using Dynema
rather than wire - much more user friendly - and can be coiled and
thrown, great when you're up to the wings in bog ;-)

The rack and tent will put a lot more weight up top - take particular
care on side slopes.

Can't help here.

I'd go for a second set of rims & tyres for off road. It's not much of a
hassle to change them before a trip. Probably a mud pattern, given where
you are, something like BF Goodrich MT or General Grabber MT should work
well. I use 235/85 16s on my Defender and wouldn't want to go any wider
than that for muddy conditions. Then you can have ATs for every day use
and a more aggressive set of tyres for more serious use.
The off-road set should be steel and not too pricey - you don't want to
wreck expensive wheels on a rock.

HTH

Will