Rover Holic

This is the heart of your tool set.  Unlike wrenches or sockets, there is no different tool for each size fastener.  This tool will take the brunt each time you use a socket.  This is no place to pinch pennies.  There are three primary considerations with a ratchet. The first, is how well it fits in the your hand.  Some ratchets use a basic steel handle with a shape designed to feel comfortable in the hand.  Others use a plastic handle so that when working in a cold shop or hot engine, the heat is not transferred to your hand.

Sockets have many things in common with wrenches.  They same ideas of fit apply, and the same ideas of 6 point and 12 point apply.  Sockets also have depth, so you need to consider sockets that are normal depth, shallow (to fit into tight working areas) or deep, to help you reach hidden places like spark plug holes.  It is customary when buying sockets to purchase 4 major sets.  Normal Metric 6 point, normal Metric 12 point, normal SAE 6 point, and normal SAE 12 point.  These sockets will be used for practically every DIY job on your truck and you should purchase qu

The screwdriver is familiar to almost everyone.  It's basic job it to allow us to turn a fastener.  Common types of screwdriver are slotted (or flat-blade), Phillips (cross-slotted), and Torx.  The Land Rover uses all three varieties, but the Torx is really a special application and you probably won't encounter it in most repairs.

The wrench is probably the most basic of all tools.  There are several varieties including open end, box end, combination (having one open end and one box end), flare nut, striking wrenches, etc.  But the primary job of these wrenches is to fit onto a fastener and allow us to tighten or loosen it.  In order to do that, the tool must fit the fastener properly.  It must offer enough leverage for us to loosen or tighten, and it must fit the hand well.  If you examine common fasteners, you will find that most have 6 sides.  On the rare occasion, you may find one wi

Here are our guidelines for off-roading. This list is not comprehensive by any stretch of the imagination, but it represents what we have compiled from years of off-roading. Also, there are no guarantees.  Even if you follow all of these instructions, some mishap may still befall you.

Vehicle Preparation

To fit or not to fit, that was the question.  I had toyed with the idea of going to a large tire in the past, but wasn’t sure which one I wanted.  The Goodyear MTR is a terrific tire, but a bit more money than I wanted to spend.  The BFG MT KM underwhelmed me.  The Swamper Radial in 33x12.50 seemed a good choice, but I would have needed new wheels to run them.  I spent weeks making up my mind and then just decided to go with the Bias Plys.  The 34x10.50 was going to be a stretch in size, but well worth the trouble.