Discovery door

Jun 15, 2004 7 Replies
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Hi all,



Well I heard rumours that it happens and now it has. The back tailgate has been difficult to close for a while and finally yesterday I noticed that the door hinge has snapped. Well the piece of metal in the middle, pin going through the centre. I have ordered the part from Land Rover for some £35.



Anyway it seems the problem is the weight of the spare wheel and the amount of off-roading I do. Also, some of the roads I travel are not that good.



So I have been thinking is there a way to drill out the old pin and put say a stainless steel pin in. Something that is a little stronger.



Failing that I am considering putting the spare wheel on the roof bars. Does this affect wind resistance or the centre of gravity?



Vehicle:


1993 K plate Discovery - English. 2.5 TDI Mods - Gas shocks Checker Plated bumpers Stone chipped sills Huge spots on the front.

Any thoughts anyone?



Andy



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Both.

Even though spare wheels are moderately heavy, Discoveries are proportionally a lot heavier, so although your CoG will go up, I don't think you'll notice much. I've carried a heck of a lot more weight than that around on the roof for extended offroad driving and haven't found it a problem.

Discoveries are also not very aerodynamic, but from experience I think you

*will* notice a bit of increased wind resistance (more noise, less mpg) but hey, what does it matter.

I think your biggest problem will be working out a strong, secure & safe way of attaching the tyre to the roof bars.

David

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35 quid, for the whole hinge I take it?

Might be possible, stainless isn't always better though...

yes and YES the wind I wouldn't worry about, the CoG I would....

Niel.

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I wouldn't worry about CoG. A wheel weighs (I'm guesstimating) about

15-20kg. 4 adults weigh about 300kg, so even if the roof is 3 times further from the CoG than the seats you are still making a relatively small contribution to CoG.

Just imagine what your CoG would be with Martyn and Wayne in the dicky seats.... :-)

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You got a picture of your series 2a that is for sale?

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Auction long since expired with no takers, but the details all still stand true.

Cheers

Tim

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Okay Tim I remember the auction.

I looked at it daily.

I am interested but I suspect that you can't go much lower than £700. This is for charity as I am driving it to Afrcia and leaving it there for use by a school.

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I would think it depends on what sort of a lean your vehicle is travelling at, whether the difference is significant.

I also think it depends on how many punctures you get and how much you like holding a 15-20 kg tyre above your head to load it or unload it.

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