Scott I would argue that of all the D4 set ups in Australia, yours is the Champion. Very impressive, thank you. I've read your write up on your build, providing me with great ideas for my 2015 D4 build for a Simpson Desert crossing in 2023. Truly appreciate your skills and ideas. Safe travels and hope to cross paths with LRD414 one day. Thank you.
re-visit, just bought a 2015 sdv6 Black Edition, with town swish 20,s, 125 000 km no sand , bush or offroad, so picked up 5x18rims will fit Cooper A/T3 LT DISCOVERERs, you swayed my decision as I had a set of 19s too
Better late then never! Great video Scott. Definitely the best LR4/D4 walk around on the internet! So many unique ideas and very well thought out. Your roof rack lift is amazing too. Too many things to compliment actually. Inspired!
@@sienaoverland Only because most people don't appreciate how capable, comfortable and reliable the D3/4's can be as touring vehicles... most practical vehicle I've ever owned.
Thanks 👍 the compressor under the seat has worked quite well. I would need to build a full cover if I had second row passengers but we virtually always tour just the two of us.
Scott, can't quite make out the name/brand of your ipad holder? What's it called, think I'll grab one of them, now that my HX1 has died and my ipad is too big to sit up on the top of dash.
It's all by Ram; a wedge mount beside seat and ball/socket arm finished with their iPad holder. However, since filming this video I bought a Garmin Overlander, which I would go with if only wanting a single GPS device. I still use the iPad as shown because I've got it but the Overlander is better.
Thanks very much. I see you’ve got a Disco Sport, so a D4 would feel huge in comparison and give plenty of scope for overlanding builds. PS .... I’d still be keen to see your finished setup in the Sport 👍🏻
Hi Scott, Thanks for the video and ideas about set up for my LR4. One thing I really like is the hidden winch. Did you fit it yourself or did you have it fitted and where did you purchase the prospeed winch assembly? Cheers Trevor
Thanks Trevor. The winch was all my own fitment. The Prospeed cradle is purchased direct from prospeed in the UK, Carbon Winch 12K is direct from Carbon, the BlueSea solenoid isolator was bought from Outback Marine. A few more details on my webpage: scotthumphris4.wixsite.com/trips/land-rover-discovery
Definitely the best set-up out there! I was wondering, do you have the optional extra rear differential lock selected? I mostly do driving on beaches and soft sand and didn’t know if stock centre diff was good enough or if you would find one with a rear diff too. Great vid!
Standard drivetrain for me, no rear e-diff. For everything except the most technical, loose rock crawling the lack of rear e-diff is inconsequential. For beach driving you don't need it at all and a standard drivetrain with terrain response is more than good enough. Tyre pressure matched to the sand conditions is far more important.
Like to see what you've done for the spare wheel swingaway. I'm assuming you've put in a long range fuel tank where the spare was.Just have put on a Rhinorack platform with the backbone rails, Didn't realise you could get mounts for the existing D4 rails.
Hi. The spare wheel holder mounts to the tow point and is removable. No I don't have a long range tank, I have the spare mounted under. I use the spare wheel holder for big trips if I want to carry 2 spares and/or extra fuel. Backbone was not available when I setup the roof platform and to be honest I'm pretty happy with the track-mounted legs anyway.
Hey Scott, love your setup. Am doing something similar on my D3. There’s a few discreet winch mounts out there (at various prices). I’m looking into one. Interested to hear your reasons for the Prospeed as it’s one of the more expensive ones.
Cheers Zac. I spose I took something of a punt, assuming that the Prospeed unit would be of a higher quality than some of the more basic cradle mounts & I feel that punt has paid off. I had read a few comments along the lines of other ones needing slight modification around mounting which wasn't very inspiring. I also really rated what Prospeed had done regarding the side extensions. They are not just flimsy brackets to pick up the washer bottle and valve block. They are tubular loops that I believe will have similar strength to the factory steel bumper that gets removed when the mount is fitted (factory steel bumper extends right across the front). There is another brand that has similar features and is similar cost but I "knew" Prospeed having bought spot light mounts and a mate had their rock sliders. Devon is the other mount that I considered.
@@sienaoverland I am thinking along the lines of the chance to sleep inside the LR4 rather than outside, much of the space inside is used to store items, and not much room for shelter. We get really harsh weather I am looking at what Kasper Hogland is doing for example. (Instagram he is showing his build process). Perhaps adding side window boxes such as in the new defender would help for example. I am also looking at Egoe Nest solutions as it has an upper sleeping arrangement with a lower kitchen and utilities. Would be nice to see your opinion on all this 🙂
Hey. Great work. Did you have to make any modifications to fit the BFG KO2s in 265/60/R18 on the D4 (wheel spacers? Lift kit? Cuts in the bumper?...) ?
Thanks and no, there's zero modifications required to run 265/60/R18 or even 265/65/R18 although for the 265/65 you do need to fully deflate the spare wheel to make it fit and even then it's typically tight.
@@sienaoverland ok it's good to know. Thanks. And what about the speedometer? Does having bigger wheels affect speed accuracy ? In theory, more distance is made with a wheel having a larger circumference, so the speed should be higher for the same RPM... ?
Yes bigger wheels change speedo but these sizes actually bring it closer to correct, at least in Australia. Here the speedo is required by law to never over state speed so manufacturers always apply a factor such that it under states.
@@sienaoverland Hey Scott! Thanks for sharing your priceless experience with LR lovers) Respect ✊ You can congratulate I've me just became me the part of the Discovery Family and bought my first LR Disco 4 2012 5.0 🤘 Thinking about the list of the upgrades but really want to start from the wheels, from the previous owner I've got 2 sets of wheels (summer/winter) on rims both 255/55/R19. Since I was never a huge fan of low profile tires but just going to do my first steps in off-road and over landing could you please recommend me some nice balance (in your personal opinion) between comfortable city ride and off-road capable size of the tires? I'm definitely looking forward to go for R18 but not sure about the proper parameters of the wheels would be better to buy. If you can also give some ideas of the brands and models that could help me a lot) Don't want to waist my money for unreliable products that might set me up being in the middle of nowhere. Thank you Australian LR brother! Cheers to all, Max
Great vid. Watched a lot of your vids and this is awesome to see what you did. Just got mine back with the 18 in Compos with 265/65 Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx on them. Have the Johnson Rods installed full time but also going to get the Proud Rhino SYA Extension Kit with the bump stop extenders and limiting straps, as I’m now scared as hell to drop to bump stop height offroad if something goes wrong. Query- if that were to happen, assuming the issue is electronic and not something mechanical with the system, like compressor failure or torn line, does the Llams allow you to clear the codes and get it back to height? I’ll do a build out vid soon and post to my channel, so keep an eye out if interested. I need to carry a kid, a dog and mountain bike or two, so a bit of a different layout for me. Have fun down there- best part of the year is coming for you guys. Not sure how many trips I’ll get in here in the States before mountains get snow.
Cheers and I will look out for your video, always good to see what people do. You won't have any issues with 265/65/R18 other than minor rubbing, depending on tyre choice. The vehicle will still drive/roll on the bump stops at that size, although it'll be a very bumpy ride. I personally would never run the extension kit and therefore be higher in the suspension travel full-time regardless of clearance actually required. The ride is far worse and things get quite bouncy in steep technical terrain the higher you go in the travel range. The beauty of Llams is that you can select a height that's no more than required for any given situation and so have the suspension as low & supple as possible for only the clearance you need. Llams will allow you to raise up close to normal height for certain types of faults where the system drops the vehicle to what it considers a "safe" height, which is approx Access height. But a diagnostic tool like the iiD from Gap will achieve the same thing and more in terms of fault clearing. Llams is great because it's so easy and quick to set the height where you want it you can respond to clearance changes rather than just set the suspension high and leave it.
Battery tray supplied as part of the Traxide dual battery kit. Not sure if they can be purchased separately. I believe Front Runner make a battery tray that suits but haven't researched. www.traxide.com.au/diy-dual-battery-kits/land-rover-dbs-kits/discovery-4-dbs-kits/d4-5s.html
Hi, well done, both all the mods and the vid itself. Wouldn't you mind repeating , what brand/model the TFT resp. tab is ( guess 10" size)? I contemplated to buy a used D4, too, but the mass of damaged engines ( V6 Diesel) strikes me, which I found in the ads. Most of them suffer from a broken crank-shaft, at least rotten crank-bearings. Are you not afraid, it will happen to your D4? Any precautions to reduce the risk? Cheers Heinz, Germany
Hi and thanks. The tablet is an iPad Mini, the version with sim card capability which also has gps. It's mounted using a Ram Wedge, arm and iPad Mini bracket. Have also recently bought the Garmin Overlander.
Yes, I do worry about the crank shaft breaking and needing an expensive replacement engine. But it is a relatively low risk and I'm prepared to take that risk because the D4 is so good for how we use it & nothing else appeals, except maybe a new Defender. There's really nothing you can do as a precaution except regular oil changes, which are no guarantee.
I've got a 2016 HSE without locking diffs. How often are the traction settings enough, and how often do you need to lock the diffs? Any videos that come to mind where you definitely needed the lockers? Any where you were surprised the settings were enough?
I don't have the rear ediff (locking) either, just traction control. I have never found a situation where I "needed" the locking diff but quite a few situations where the locking diff makes progress smoother with less wheel spin. You can see a comparison in one of my early videos of a short but steep and scrabbly hill climb. ruclips.net/video/ZylNtWfhKQM/видео.html
The current set is 265/65/R18 but mostly I have run 265/60/R18. However, I haven't found much benefit from the bigger 265/65. Especially for touring, where its worse fuel economy doesn't offset the advantages of slightly more clearance and sidewall. I'll most likely to back to 265/60 in future.
Wow, Scott, the work you have done on your D4 is first class. Everything is done properly without cutting corners. Very inspiring. The one thing I noticed is that you don't have a snorkel on your vehicle. Was this ever a consideration? I have just had one fitted to my D4 as I'm doing a trip up to the Cape at the end of July. Otherwise I also have APT underbody protection, LLams height controller and the Traxide dual battery. I was thinking long and hard of putting on the 18" steelies but have kept the 19" and gone with Maxxis 980 LT. I will keep chipping away and on day my rig will hopefully be similar to yours. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback. I try to do everything properly as best I can. Did consider snorkel but in the end decided not required. If it’s deep enough to really need one I’m likely to not attempt crossing anyway. May do OTT all the way on Cape one day but even then may decide against Nolan’s
Thanks Cameron and that's a good question. The D4 really is underrated for self-sufficient long distance travel. It is such a versatile vehicle and almost perfectly suits all the types of trip we like to do, from short camping weekends to multi-week overland journeys to van towing, plus it's been a great daily driver. I had a Range Rover Classic in the 90s and then nothing for 15 years so had a soft spot for LR. But when we looked closely at the D4 in 2014 it just ticked all the boxes; the space and the ride are brilliant.
How did you route the wiring/switching for them ? I assume off the traxside auxiliary battery wiring ? Be really keen to see a vid on how you did it....I suspect there are thousands of us out there that would like to see how you did it. It’s a great mod.
@@vasculardoc Yes added a cable to the rear aux cabling and then routed up into the tailgate. Will do a video one day when I do the same thing to the D3 but don't hold your breath, probably won't get to that for a year or more.
Nice setup and very well thought out.. I have a D4 to and have gone some of the way along your journey. But you've done quite a few extra smart things. I love the flat plate under your sliders - I've always though that was needed on those things. And placing the winch isolator switch under the RHS battery cover on the RHS is such a good idea. It's your wheel setup that I've been debating with myself for quite some time. I still have the stock 19" alloys - How do you rate the 18" tuffant steelies verses the 18" compomotives? is the extra unsprung weight of the steel wheels an issue do you think?
All depends on your needs but I do really believe in the value of 18" wheels for the far greater tyre choice and additional tyre volume to allow running lower pressures for sustained periods. I haven't noticed any detrimental affects from the steelie's additional mass but these days Tuffant also has alloys, which were not around when I bought the Compos. Obviously steel wheels offer the advantage of being somewhat "repairable" trackside as they're more likely to just bend rather than break or crack. But for most places there's very low risk with good quality alloys like Compo and Tuffant.
Hi Scott, love the truck. Our D4 is looking more and more like yours as time goes on! I would like a hidden winch too, although I think I’m right in saying that the front parking sensors have to be disabled with the prospeed hidden mount. Is that right? Thanks!
Thanks Charlie. Front parking sensors are fully functional. They are mounted in the front bumper away from where the winch cradle sits. I think if you had radar cruise control it may be an issue but we don’t have that so not sure.
@@sienaoverland awesome, thanks so much. We’re all good as we don’t have radar cruise control. Btw, having just looked at your vid again, at 1:16 you seem to have a 13mm (?!) spanner stuck down in the winch bracketry. Hopefully you spotted it ages ago, but just in case…! 😁
Hello Scott , I am a huge fan of your channel - I am planning to buy a used LR4 2014/15 SCV6 , need some expert advice what all things I should look for while buying a used LR4.
Thanks for the support. Can't say I'm an expert for buying secondhand but what I'd be focused on is service history. I understand the SCV6 is a very reliable engine but as with any vehicle fluids and filters need to be changed on time or early.
Hi Scott, love your work been following on aulro. 6 years with our D4 HSE and no faults, same llams, traxide looking to install redarc and finally unbox my compos, how do you find the compos vs the 18 steel tuffants?
Thanks Daniel. The Tuffant steelies are great. Obviously very robust & more able to cop a beating. I prefer the look of alloys and good ones are also plenty strong enough. I have not detected any difference in performance resulting from the extra weight in the steel wheels especially given that I run heavy LT tyres anyway.
What an awesome video Scott! Your set up is very very nice, well done. Question: What are the exact dimensions of your Rhino Rack? And what legs are you using to fit the rack to your factory installed tracks? Any additional mounting hardware needed for this? I love how low profile the rack looks. Thank you in advance!
Thanks very much. My Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform is mounted to Rhino tracks in lieu of the factory ones. You may need different legs if already have factory tracks. 1528 x 1376 wide c/w RLTP legs x 4 RTS502 Trackset (suits D3 and D4)
Hi Tomasz. The mounts are a combination of Prospeed mounts through the grill and then custom ones I had fabricated to suit my specific selection of spotlight. The rospeed product is a great starting point and depending on what lights you choose may be suitable by itself. prospeed-group.co.uk/product/discovery-34-front-spotlight-mounts/
So I’m sat here trying to decide if an LR4 is a good choice for my weekend expedition/tow vehicle since my Alfa Mito isn’t up to it and what do I see? A Mito sat on the drive behind this LR4 😂 obviously a sign
LOL, great taste clearly. About a year ago (after this video) the Mito was sold and a 2005 V8 D3 was bought. We loved that little car but like the V8 more :)
It's a Mitch Hitch by Mitchell Brothers 4x4 out of Sydney. There's also a copy these days. I don't rate the factory hitches, too low but this one is an almost ideal height.
Thanks for sharing your mods. I very much like how well it fits in there. Many of my plans are similar, but I will steal a few ideas. I saw a cable sitting near the driver side passenger door opening. Is that a tailgate release? Any details on what you did there? I liked the Ronny reference. :) Cheers.
Hey mate nice rig, I’m actually thinking about buying the disco 4 but wanted to know your thoughts on their reliability, is yours the v8 petrol? Cheers Steve.
Did yours come stock with 19's? And if so, did you have to modify your brakes to accommodate the 18's. Sounds like you might have but just wondering how invasive the modification was
Yes I have the stock 19” wheels and no mods to brakes required with the aftermarket wheels I have. Tuffant specifically developed both steelies and alloys to fit without brake mods and with offsets that are legal in Australia.
Hi Scott how do nyou get on with the extra weight ? ie' water bladder and fuel .I know the D4 dosnt carry as much weight as the D3 .Mine is good for 840kgs
We are running basically at GVM or even slightly over for a day when in full overlanding/remote travel mode with max water and fuel, which obviously reduces as you use fuel and water. But I've never felt the weight in degraded performance even during soft dune crossing. Except maybe some wallowing of the somewhat tired shocks (now replaced). In my view the D4 performs fantastically when at or near max weight.
@@sienaoverland yes you are right there these vehicles love the weight .My D3 eats up the extra weight when loaded however the D4 has more grunt so i guess you would hardly notice.I would love to put a 3ltr into my D3 .
The swags are by Oztent and called Bunker. A combination of stretcher and swag that works really well. We got them from Snowys: www.snowys.com.au/bunker-pro-stretcher-tent
Looks great Scott! Thanks for the video you've shared. Seeking to get one of these rigs soon. I wonder about the maintenance and possible cons and pros. I am living in Queensland and I've been told it is absolutely a gun but if anything goes wrong you will be in trouble. What do you think?
I think they’re similar to other 4WDs in that things wear out and need replacement and sometimes things break and need fixing. So far touch wood it’s never let me down. There are less mechanics who are familiar with them compared to Toyota etc and that can be difficult but they’re out there. Everything is repairable and parts are available although sometimes easier and quicker to source from UK.
The people who are most negative about these vehicles regarding maintenance or reliability are typically people who’ve no real idea about them and have never owned one.
@@sienaoverland Agree. I have only one friend had Discovery II for 10 years and he was so happy with it. He needed to change one part related to back door although it cost him fortune though :) He always says that. Other than that haven't heard anything bad. I am planning to head off the grid for 3 months with my partner. We both working remotely. So we are looking for something reliable and not give us pain. I am not going to go hardcore off-road anyway. Mainly beach and basic off roads.
The closest to what I’ve got in the current Hard Korr range is this one I think: hardkorr.com/au/product/lifestyle-7-led-driving-lights-pair-w-harness/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAolO1tcS-Cc0IjVefXjiD7W2StGVb&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsPONt6XJhwMVxPpMAh2sTg4lEAAYASAAEgJS7fD_BwE
given me ideas, I have an alu extrusion i had made for ships 6082 t6 two legs 6mm face 16mm have 120 metres, not light at 4.5kg/m so will make my sliders from some of this, thanks Scott you have done wonderful videos
Scott I would argue that of all the D4 set ups in Australia, yours is the Champion. Very impressive, thank you. I've read your write up on your build, providing me with great ideas for my 2015 D4 build for a Simpson Desert crossing in 2023. Truly appreciate your skills and ideas. Safe travels and hope to cross paths with LRD414 one day. Thank you.
Thanks very much Kevin. I haven't changed much in the last year or so and have been very happy with it.
re-visit, just bought a 2015 sdv6 Black Edition, with town swish 20,s, 125 000 km no sand , bush or offroad, so picked up 5x18rims will fit Cooper A/T3 LT DISCOVERERs, you swayed my decision as I had a set of 19s too
Yeah I'm very happy to have gone to 18's. So much better for tyre selection, as well as extra sidewall.
Better late then never! Great video Scott. Definitely the best LR4/D4 walk around on the internet! So many unique ideas and very well thought out. Your roof rack lift is amazing too. Too many things to compliment actually. Inspired!
Glad you liked it. We need more D4/LR4 content on the tube for sure.
"Ronny Dahl" LOL my set up very similar, nice work.👍
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Best D4 build video ever... great work!
Thanks a lot, although I don't think there's too many D4 ones on YT yet.
@@sienaoverland Only because most people don't appreciate how capable, comfortable and reliable the D3/4's can be as touring vehicles... most practical vehicle I've ever owned.
Beautiful Truck. Thank you for sharing with use.
Thanks, appreciate the feedback
Great video and just a beautiful built! Greetings from a fellow L319 owner from Romania.
Thanks Alex, hopefully you get a few ideas from it.
Great work Scott, been following your upgrades for quite some time, extremely informative as I have a D4 also.
Thanks Peter.
Nice one Scott. I like that second SS table. Very neat.
Thanks Pete. Yeah the table has been a great addition. Almost looks like it was always there.
Big ups for sharing your ideas. Cheers
Thanks
Very nice build. Thanks for sharing it.
Cheers mate
Nice stuff mate 👍
Im looking forward to giving my L322 some attention in the new year.
Cheers mate.
very nice setup man , gives me some motivation to get my d4 14 decked abit more . running the front runner racks / drawers now!
Thanks mate
Great mods to your disco great vid , regards mark
Thanks 👍
I don't know four fifths, but this looks really well done. Great job, I would love the setup you have!
Thanks very much. It's been a lot of time, effort and $$$ but I'm now very happy with the setup.
❤looks mega well done buddy a great disco!
Cheers, thanks a lot
Cracking video and setup. Thanks for posting
Thanks and glad you enjoyed it.
Nice work mate, this turned out really good, you and Jill did a fantastic job filming and putting it together 👌
Mate, your help was also invaluable to get anywhere near something usable. I still plan to see if there’s a build video in there for your D4 too 👍🏻
Nice set up, thanks for sharing.
Cheers 👍🏻
Nice set up well put together you obviously thought about it😁🇬🇧👍
Thanks 👍 I tend to be pretty slow with lots of pondering with mods. And also things get figured out based on how we use the gear when out on trips.
More details here:
scotthumphris4.wixsite.com/trips/land-rover-discovery
Love it, some great ideas there, love the compressor location especially and a great finish to all your work
Thanks 👍 the compressor under the seat has worked quite well. I would need to build a full cover if I had second row passengers but we virtually always tour just the two of us.
@@sienaoverland okay, I’m travelling with 4 plus a big dog, bit if a stretch 😄
@@VISTATREKKER it’s still a good position but better if protected from being accidentally kicked.
Great set up Scott, good to watch 👍
Thanks Peta. It was tough to be on camera, did not come naturally at all!
Nice build Scott, I have the same car with a different built. You have done a great job.
Thanks 👍
Scott, can't quite make out the name/brand of your ipad holder? What's it called, think I'll grab one of them, now that my HX1 has died and my ipad is too big to sit up on the top of dash.
It's all by Ram; a wedge mount beside seat and ball/socket arm finished with their iPad holder. However, since filming this video I bought a Garmin Overlander, which I would go with if only wanting a single GPS device. I still use the iPad as shown because I've got it but the Overlander is better.
Wow, ty for sharing a masterpiece
Thank you very much.
So exited of your sharing ! Thank you !
You’re welcome.
Hey mate love the rig!!!! I own my own disco 4. I donintegrated
Nice Setup and great looking car! Pushed my considerations to switch to a D4 😍
Thanks very much. I see you’ve got a Disco Sport, so a D4 would feel huge in comparison and give plenty of scope for overlanding builds. PS .... I’d still be keen to see your finished setup in the Sport 👍🏻
Oh yes, we have to finish it. We stopped it on half way cause we decided to built a bed in the car for holiday.
thats a nice setup
Cheers 👍🏻
Awesome ! keep making longer videos :D its awesome !
Thanks.
Hi Scott, Thanks for the video and ideas about set up for my LR4. One thing I really like is the hidden winch. Did you fit it yourself or did you have it fitted and where did you purchase the prospeed winch assembly?
Cheers Trevor
Thanks Trevor. The winch was all my own fitment. The Prospeed cradle is purchased direct from prospeed in the UK, Carbon Winch 12K is direct from Carbon, the BlueSea solenoid isolator was bought from Outback Marine. A few more details on my webpage: scotthumphris4.wixsite.com/trips/land-rover-discovery
Definitely the best set-up out there! I was wondering, do you have the optional extra rear differential lock selected? I mostly do driving on beaches and soft sand and didn’t know if stock centre diff was good enough or if you would find one with a rear diff too. Great vid!
Standard drivetrain for me, no rear e-diff. For everything except the most technical, loose rock crawling the lack of rear e-diff is inconsequential. For beach driving you don't need it at all and a standard drivetrain with terrain response is more than good enough. Tyre pressure matched to the sand conditions is far more important.
Awesome LR4
Thanks!
Like to see what you've done for the spare wheel swingaway. I'm assuming you've put in a long range fuel tank where the spare was.Just have put on a Rhinorack platform with the backbone rails, Didn't realise you could get mounts for the existing D4 rails.
Hi. The spare wheel holder mounts to the tow point and is removable. No I don't have a long range tank, I have the spare mounted under. I use the spare wheel holder for big trips if I want to carry 2 spares and/or extra fuel. Backbone was not available when I setup the roof platform and to be honest I'm pretty happy with the track-mounted legs anyway.
Great rig man.
Thanks mate
Hey Scott, love your setup. Am doing something similar on my D3. There’s a few discreet winch mounts out there (at various prices). I’m looking into one. Interested to hear your reasons for the Prospeed as it’s one of the more expensive ones.
Cheers Zac. I spose I took something of a punt, assuming that the Prospeed unit would be of a higher quality than some of the more basic cradle mounts & I feel that punt has paid off. I had read a few comments along the lines of other ones needing slight modification around mounting which wasn't very inspiring. I also really rated what Prospeed had done regarding the side extensions. They are not just flimsy brackets to pick up the washer bottle and valve block. They are tubular loops that I believe will have similar strength to the factory steel bumper that gets removed when the mount is fitted (factory steel bumper extends right across the front). There is another brand that has similar features and is similar cost but I "knew" Prospeed having bought spot light mounts and a mate had their rock sliders. Devon is the other mount that I considered.
@@sienaoverland Some great products on your rig. Will be checking them out. Thanks Scott
Thank you, great work!
Glad you liked it
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I only wish people show builds suitable for cold weather like we have in Canada! If you come across please share.
Interesting comment. What do you think makes a build suitable for cold weather and/or what do you think requires changing as compared to my build?
@@sienaoverland I am thinking along the lines of the chance to sleep inside the LR4 rather than outside, much of the space inside is used to store items, and not much room for shelter. We get really harsh weather I am looking at what Kasper Hogland is doing for example. (Instagram he is showing his build process). Perhaps adding side window boxes such as in the new defender would help for example.
I am also looking at Egoe Nest solutions as it has an upper sleeping arrangement with a lower kitchen and utilities.
Would be nice to see your opinion on all this 🙂
Hey. Great work. Did you have to make any modifications to fit the BFG KO2s in 265/60/R18 on the D4 (wheel spacers? Lift kit? Cuts in the bumper?...) ?
Thanks and no, there's zero modifications required to run 265/60/R18 or even 265/65/R18 although for the 265/65 you do need to fully deflate the spare wheel to make it fit and even then it's typically tight.
@@sienaoverland ok it's good to know. Thanks.
And what about the speedometer? Does having bigger wheels affect speed accuracy ? In theory, more distance is made with a wheel having a larger circumference, so the speed should be higher for the same RPM... ?
Yes bigger wheels change speedo but these sizes actually bring it closer to correct, at least in Australia. Here the speedo is required by law to never over state speed so manufacturers always apply a factor such that it under states.
@@sienaoverland very interesting. Thanks a lot for your answers.
@@sienaoverland Hey Scott! Thanks for sharing your priceless experience with LR lovers) Respect ✊ You can congratulate I've me just became me the part of the Discovery Family and bought my first LR Disco 4 2012 5.0 🤘
Thinking about the list of the upgrades but really want to start from the wheels, from the previous owner I've got 2 sets of wheels (summer/winter) on rims both 255/55/R19. Since I was never a huge fan of low profile tires but just going to do my first steps in off-road and over landing could you please recommend me some nice balance (in your personal opinion) between comfortable city ride and off-road capable size of the tires? I'm definitely looking forward to go for R18 but not sure about the proper parameters of the wheels would be better to buy. If you can also give some ideas of the brands and models that could help me a lot) Don't want to waist my money for unreliable products that might set me up being in the middle of nowhere. Thank you Australian LR brother!
Cheers to all,
Max
Love it!
Great vid. Watched a lot of your vids and this is awesome to see what you did. Just got mine back with the 18 in Compos with 265/65 Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx on them. Have the Johnson Rods installed full time but also going to get the Proud Rhino SYA Extension Kit with the bump stop extenders and limiting straps, as I’m now scared as hell to drop to bump stop height offroad if something goes wrong. Query- if that were to happen, assuming the issue is electronic and not something mechanical with the system, like compressor failure or torn line, does the Llams allow you to clear the codes and get it back to height?
I’ll do a build out vid soon and post to my channel, so keep an eye out if interested. I need to carry a kid, a dog and mountain bike or two, so a bit of a different layout for me. Have fun down there- best part of the year is coming for you guys. Not sure how many trips I’ll get in here in the States before mountains get snow.
Cheers and I will look out for your video, always good to see what people do. You won't have any issues with 265/65/R18 other than minor rubbing, depending on tyre choice. The vehicle will still drive/roll on the bump stops at that size, although it'll be a very bumpy ride.
I personally would never run the extension kit and therefore be higher in the suspension travel full-time regardless of clearance actually required. The ride is far worse and things get quite bouncy in steep technical terrain the higher you go in the travel range. The beauty of Llams is that you can select a height that's no more than required for any given situation and so have the suspension as low & supple as possible for only the clearance you need.
Llams will allow you to raise up close to normal height for certain types of faults where the system drops the vehicle to what it considers a "safe" height, which is approx Access height. But a diagnostic tool like the iiD from Gap will achieve the same thing and more in terms of fault clearing.
Llams is great because it's so easy and quick to set the height where you want it you can respond to clearance changes rather than just set the suspension high and leave it.
Scott, the battery tray that your Optima went into, did you make it or where did it get made? Trying to source one.
Battery tray supplied as part of the Traxide dual battery kit. Not sure if they can be purchased separately. I believe Front Runner make a battery tray that suits but haven't researched.
www.traxide.com.au/diy-dual-battery-kits/land-rover-dbs-kits/discovery-4-dbs-kits/d4-5s.html
@@sienaoverland thanks Scott, much appreciated.
Hi, well done, both all the mods and the vid itself. Wouldn't you mind repeating , what brand/model the TFT resp. tab is ( guess 10" size)? I contemplated to buy a used D4, too, but the mass of damaged engines ( V6 Diesel) strikes me, which I found in the ads. Most of them suffer from a broken crank-shaft, at least rotten crank-bearings. Are you not afraid, it will happen to your D4? Any precautions to reduce the risk? Cheers Heinz, Germany
Hi and thanks. The tablet is an iPad Mini, the version with sim card capability which also has gps. It's mounted using a Ram Wedge, arm and iPad Mini bracket. Have also recently bought the Garmin Overlander.
Yes, I do worry about the crank shaft breaking and needing an expensive replacement engine. But it is a relatively low risk and I'm prepared to take that risk because the D4 is so good for how we use it & nothing else appeals, except maybe a new Defender. There's really nothing you can do as a precaution except regular oil changes, which are no guarantee.
@@sienaoverland Thanks for the quick response
@@sienaoverland Thanks again for the quick response.
@@sienaoverland By the way, did Land Rover changed from a cast crank- shaft to a forged one at a time?
I've got a 2016 HSE without locking diffs. How often are the traction settings enough, and how often do you need to lock the diffs? Any videos that come to mind where you definitely needed the lockers? Any where you were surprised the settings were enough?
I don't have the rear ediff (locking) either, just traction control. I have never found a situation where I "needed" the locking diff but quite a few situations where the locking diff makes progress smoother with less wheel spin. You can see a comparison in one of my early videos of a short but steep and scrabbly hill climb. ruclips.net/video/ZylNtWfhKQM/видео.html
Nice rig question are you still running the original brakes with the 18 inch rims ?
yep, Tuffant 18" wheels fit over the factory brakes
What’s your towing set up? Most of the tow bars on LR4s are really low but you’ve got yours positioned exactly where you’d want it
It's a Mitch Hitch by Mitchell Brothers 4x4 out of Sydney. There's also a copy these days. I don't rate the factory hitches, too low.
Very nice! Can I ask what size tyres you run?
The current set is 265/65/R18 but mostly I have run 265/60/R18. However, I haven't found much benefit from the bigger 265/65. Especially for touring, where its worse fuel economy doesn't offset the advantages of slightly more clearance and sidewall. I'll most likely to back to 265/60 in future.
That winch amount is neat as fuck.
Wow, Scott, the work you have done on your D4 is first class. Everything is done properly without cutting corners. Very inspiring. The one thing I noticed is that you don't have a snorkel on your vehicle. Was this ever a consideration? I have just had one fitted to my D4 as I'm doing a trip up to the Cape at the end of July. Otherwise I also have APT underbody protection, LLams height controller and the Traxide dual battery. I was thinking long and hard of putting on the 18" steelies but have kept the 19" and gone with Maxxis 980 LT. I will keep chipping away and on day my rig will hopefully be similar to yours. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the feedback. I try to do everything properly as best I can. Did consider snorkel but in the end decided not required. If it’s deep enough to really need one I’m likely to not attempt crossing anyway. May do OTT all the way on Cape one day but even then may decide against Nolan’s
Really great setup. Working on building out my disco4. Curious why you chose the disco 4 as your overland offroad platform?
Thanks Cameron and that's a good question. The D4 really is underrated for self-sufficient long distance travel. It is such a versatile vehicle and almost perfectly suits all the types of trip we like to do, from short camping weekends to multi-week overland journeys to van towing, plus it's been a great daily driver. I had a Range Rover Classic in the 90s and then nothing for 15 years so had a soft spot for LR. But when we looked closely at the D4 in 2014 it just ticked all the boxes; the space and the ride are brilliant.
Great build. I was wondering what the specs were on the tailgate lights?? Great idea.
Thanks. The lights are LED DRLs commonly known as "eagle eyes". I got them via eBay.
How did you route the wiring/switching for them ? I assume off the traxside auxiliary battery wiring ? Be really keen to see a vid on how you did it....I suspect there are thousands of us out there that would like to see how you did it. It’s a great mod.
@@vasculardoc Yes added a cable to the rear aux cabling and then routed up into the tailgate. Will do a video one day when I do the same thing to the D3 but don't hold your breath, probably won't get to that for a year or more.
Nice setup and very well thought out.. I have a D4 to and have gone some of the way along your journey. But you've done quite a few extra smart things. I love the flat plate under your sliders - I've always though that was needed on those things. And placing the winch isolator switch under the RHS battery cover on the RHS is such a good idea. It's your wheel setup that I've been debating with myself for quite some time. I still have the stock 19" alloys - How do you rate the 18" tuffant steelies verses the 18" compomotives? is the extra unsprung weight of the steel wheels an issue do you think?
All depends on your needs but I do really believe in the value of 18" wheels for the far greater tyre choice and additional tyre volume to allow running lower pressures for sustained periods. I haven't noticed any detrimental affects from the steelie's additional mass but these days Tuffant also has alloys, which were not around when I bought the Compos. Obviously steel wheels offer the advantage of being somewhat "repairable" trackside as they're more likely to just bend rather than break or crack. But for most places there's very low risk with good quality alloys like Compo and Tuffant.
Hey Scott what’s great set up you have. About discos 4 which version is best for out back trips Td or se ?
TD and SE spec would be equally suitable for remote trips. At least as far as the Aust specs are concerned but I don’t know details for other markets.
@@sienaoverland thanks Scott, love your nicely kitted setup
Hi Scott, love the truck. Our D4 is looking more and more like yours as time goes on! I would like a hidden winch too, although I think I’m right in saying that the front parking sensors have to be disabled with the prospeed hidden mount. Is that right? Thanks!
Thanks Charlie. Front parking sensors are fully functional. They are mounted in the front bumper away from where the winch cradle sits. I think if you had radar cruise control it may be an issue but we don’t have that so not sure.
@@sienaoverland awesome, thanks so much. We’re all good as we don’t have radar cruise control. Btw, having just looked at your vid again, at 1:16 you seem to have a 13mm (?!) spanner stuck down in the winch bracketry. Hopefully you spotted it ages ago, but just in case…! 😁
Yeah that shot was taken while still doing up the main bolts 👌🏻
Scott nice video.any idea of the cost of the built to your spec? would be keen and curious to find out thanks :)
No idea really. Developed over many years, project by project. Tried to be cost effective and what I thought good value but not cheap that’s for sure
Hello Scott ,
I am a huge fan of your channel - I am planning to buy a used LR4 2014/15 SCV6 , need some expert advice what all things I should look for while buying a used LR4.
Thanks for the support. Can't say I'm an expert for buying secondhand but what I'd be focused on is service history. I understand the SCV6 is a very reliable engine but as with any vehicle fluids and filters need to be changed on time or early.
Thanks Scott, I already own a 2013 RRS 5L V8 petrol. As of now she is ok 😜😜
turnbuckles keep loosen during offroad? any idea to lock it?
I find that tightening further with a screwdriver through the central open body provides sufficient extra tension and they don't loosen.
Where did you get the spotlight custom bracket from ?
A local stainless steel fabricator. I gave him a basic design drawing so that bracket would match both the light and the Prospeed grill bracket.
Hi Scott, love your work been following on aulro. 6 years with our D4 HSE and no faults, same llams, traxide looking to install redarc and finally unbox my compos, how do you find the compos vs the 18 steel tuffants?
Thanks Daniel. The Tuffant steelies are great. Obviously very robust & more able to cop a beating. I prefer the look of alloys and good ones are also plenty strong enough. I have not detected any difference in performance resulting from the extra weight in the steel wheels especially given that I run heavy LT tyres anyway.
What an awesome video Scott! Your set up is very very nice, well done.
Question: What are the exact dimensions of your Rhino Rack? And what legs are you using to fit the rack to your factory installed tracks? Any additional mounting hardware needed for this? I love how low profile the rack looks. Thank you in advance!
Thanks very much. My Rhino-Rack Pioneer Platform is mounted to Rhino tracks in lieu of the factory ones.
You may need different legs if already have factory tracks.
1528 x 1376 wide c/w RLTP legs x 4
RTS502 Trackset (suits D3 and D4)
Any upgrades you have made for the electric park brake?
None. Nothing required, other than yearly inspection and adjustment. Keeping it clean and in adjustment is the key.
Hello, where can you buy such halogens or only mounts???
Greetings Tomasz from Poland :)
Hi Tomasz. The mounts are a combination of Prospeed mounts through the grill and then custom ones I had fabricated to suit my specific selection of spotlight. The rospeed product is a great starting point and depending on what lights you choose may be suitable by itself. prospeed-group.co.uk/product/discovery-34-front-spotlight-mounts/
So I’m sat here trying to decide if an LR4 is a good choice for my weekend expedition/tow vehicle since my Alfa Mito isn’t up to it and what do I see? A Mito sat on the drive behind this LR4 😂 obviously a sign
LOL, great taste clearly. About a year ago (after this video) the Mito was sold and a 2005 V8 D3 was bought. We loved that little car but like the V8 more :)
Hey Scotty, just wondering where did you get your rear tow bar done from? Really neat.
It's a Mitch Hitch by Mitchell Brothers 4x4 out of Sydney. There's also a copy these days. I don't rate the factory hitches, too low but this one is an almost ideal height.
Damn I love that discreet winch mount. So sexy!
And functional too.
Thanks for sharing your mods. I very much like how well it fits in there. Many of my plans are similar, but I will steal a few ideas. I saw a cable sitting near the driver side passenger door opening. Is that a tailgate release? Any details on what you did there?
I liked the Ronny reference. :) Cheers.
Cheers. Yes that is the end of my manual tailgate release cable. One of the mods that didn’t get covered in this video.
Where did you get that high clearance rear receiver?? Setup looks great man.
It's a Mitch Hitch by Mitchell Brothers 4x4 out of Sydney. There's also a copy these days. I don't rate the factory hitches, too low.
Hey mate nice rig, I’m actually thinking about buying the disco 4 but wanted to know your thoughts on their reliability, is yours the v8 petrol? Cheers Steve.
TDV6. For me reliability has been excellent (touch wood) over the first 6 years but I know that things need replacement as it ages further.
@@sienaoverland Shameless self plug: GAP Diagnostic IIDTool. :-p Very, very nice D4!
Did yours come stock with 19's? And if so, did you have to modify your brakes to accommodate the 18's. Sounds like you might have but just wondering how invasive the modification was
Yes I have the stock 19” wheels and no mods to brakes required with the aftermarket wheels I have. Tuffant specifically developed both steelies and alloys to fit without brake mods and with offsets that are legal in Australia.
www.tuffant.com/product-page/set-of-5-tuffant-steelies-gen2
@@sienaoverland ok. Thank you very much.
Hi Scott how do nyou get on with the extra weight ? ie' water bladder and fuel .I know the D4 dosnt carry as much weight as the D3 .Mine is good for 840kgs
We are running basically at GVM or even slightly over for a day when in full overlanding/remote travel mode with max water and fuel, which obviously reduces as you use fuel and water. But I've never felt the weight in degraded performance even during soft dune crossing. Except maybe some wallowing of the somewhat tired shocks (now replaced). In my view the D4 performs fantastically when at or near max weight.
@@sienaoverland yes you are right there these vehicles love the weight .My D3 eats up the extra weight when loaded however the D4 has more grunt so i guess you would hardly notice.I would love to put a 3ltr into my D3 .
Hi Scott, what stretchers and swags do you use?
The swags are by Oztent and called Bunker. A combination of stretcher and swag that works really well. We got them from Snowys: www.snowys.com.au/bunker-pro-stretcher-tent
Этот Дисковери живёт реальной жизнью, мой житель города не видевший ничего кроме асфальта ему завидует)))
Looks great Scott! Thanks for the video you've shared. Seeking to get one of these rigs soon. I wonder about the maintenance and possible cons and pros. I am living in Queensland and I've been told it is absolutely a gun but if anything goes wrong you will be in trouble. What do you think?
I think they’re similar to other 4WDs in that things wear out and need replacement and sometimes things break and need fixing. So far touch wood it’s never let me down. There are less mechanics who are familiar with them compared to Toyota etc and that can be difficult but they’re out there. Everything is repairable and parts are available although sometimes easier and quicker to source from UK.
@@sienaoverland Cheers mate. Appreciate for your response.
The people who are most negative about these vehicles regarding maintenance or reliability are typically people who’ve no real idea about them and have never owned one.
@@sienaoverland Agree. I have only one friend had Discovery II for 10 years and he was so happy with it. He needed to change one part related to back door although it cost him fortune though :) He always says that.
Other than that haven't heard anything bad. I am planning to head off the grid for 3 months with my partner. We both working remotely. So we are looking for something reliable and not give us pain. I am not going to go hardcore off-road anyway. Mainly beach and basic off roads.
Where can I purchase the front grill lights?
The closest to what I’ve got in the current Hard Korr range is this one I think:
hardkorr.com/au/product/lifestyle-7-led-driving-lights-pair-w-harness/?gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAAolO1tcS-Cc0IjVefXjiD7W2StGVb&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsPONt6XJhwMVxPpMAh2sTg4lEAAYASAAEgJS7fD_BwE
what's the name/brand of those Bivvy tents?
Oztent Bunker. Great product, very happy with them. Combination of swag and tent.
how did you do the DIY maxtrax ?
Aluminium channel sections. More details at the link in the description.
given me ideas, I have an alu extrusion i had made for ships 6082 t6 two legs 6mm face 16mm have 120 metres, not light at 4.5kg/m so will make my sliders from some of this, thanks Scott you have done wonderful videos
Cheers and thanks
How much you want for that Landrover Discovery? send me the price.
Awesome rig but I can't hear anything your saying. Cool Disco 4
Hey Scott how much you ask for it.tell me, what year, how many miles on it does It fully loaded?ok let me know.or call me if you are interested.
Hello Mr. Scott
I need this please do me favor
Thanks
Cant hear you Guys !!!!
My volume is up 100%
Not sure mate. Seems fine for me, on phone and PC
need better sound Scott
I try but it's not easy without pro-quality gear that I can't afford.
does it for sale? If you say yes how much for it? Send me all information that I need to know ok.I need a Landrover Discovery lr4.
Sweet rig sir! I will follow along on Instagram also
Cheers Kyle