Hi , a few experiences with my 300Tdi Disco to share...
Best sand tires I ever had were Michelin XPC's, in 235/70 R 16.
Could air them down to 0.8 bar, no problem unless you encounter stones.
Did about 80.000 k's on them, including 1 Morocco and 2 Tunisia trips.
Now running General Grabber AT2's in 245/70 R 16
Slightly stiffer then the BFG's, but overall good performance. No modifications on the car, but on full lock they sometimes graze at the radius arm.
Not too good in sand though, compared to the XPC's.
Only modification's to the Disco is a set of polybushes and OME suspension, rest of the car is bog standard.
Found spare parts though a tad expensive readily available in Morocco, given you get a local garage to do some phoning around. Needed a vacuumpump for the ol' girl, took the local guy in Zagora 3 days to come up with a brand new one , still in original factory wrapper. (And hey, what's 3 days on the edge of the Sahara ! )
Plus , if you stick to 235/70 R 16 tyres, that's what a lot of the cars over there use, so should you destroy a tyre, spares should be no problem.
If you need mechanical assistance near Zagora, contact Aziz garage on 00 212 66 66 30 83.
They're on GPS N 30°19'362 - W 5°50'330.
Greetz,
Joey
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Landrover Discovery 2 Td5 with a Garmin 276c and a great co-driveress
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