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Discovery suspension lift
Eeyore:
Can't add too much to what has already been said.
Key things - you'll need to camber correct your steering otherwise it'll all feel a little odd.
You'll need a different front propshaft (a double cardon type from the TD5 Disco is the best bet. Not wishing to disagree with people but a wide yolk front prop only allows greater flex in the UJ - it doesn't overcome the wear problems associated with that flex.
The above will add at least another 300squid to the bill :shock: .
Nowts cheap in this world :(
cheers
8)
Eeyore
robbie:
--- Quote ---are you the bloke that was modifying his wheel arch with a hammer at whitworth las time I went?
--- End quote ---
Yep, my muds were just dragging a small lip of the arch into the tyre. The tapping but the lip back but didnt make any difference, the muds still grabbed it again and dragged it back out. The offset on the mud wheels is greater than the alloys with the AT's, that is the problem.
As always though, things change, the Disco is in use by a mate of mine and the muds have been nicked by my son for his 90, so the arches should be fine for a while :wink:
I am in the Shogun again now for a while, which performs everybit as good as the disco so far, except for the articulation. It does cross axle a little easier than the Disco, it just means I need to take a slightly different line, not have to do heavy mods on it!! :wink:
Range Rover Blues:
Eyore is right, a wide-angle prop won't solve the pulsing problems with the Disco/RRC front prop, and I havn't needed one on the back yet.
It needs to be a Cardan prop (AKA TD5, CV joint etc) and Wanderer is having all manner of problems finding the flange for one!
As for the anti roll bars (sway bars) this is the cheapest thing to fix, either bin them or fit spacers meant for a towball, the holes are in the right place you only need longer bolts, I use stainless bolts because otherwise they won't come undone within about a week.
Ropbbie makes a good point though, do you really need a lift, if so will 1" not suffice?
beast5680:
i looked long and hard at whether to fit a lift be it 1",2" etc and read all the arguments, fors and against,s as well and in the end decided for me that all i need was 1" just to gain a bit more clearance and also to allow a larger tyre size to be fitted with a minimum of fouling/body cutting etc.
I fitted wizardbilt 1"spacers under the springs(funds being tight at the time :lol: ) which has given just enough to allow me to fit 265/75x16,s on, when and if i fit newer springs there may be a slight increase in height due to the fact my springs are getting on a bit and have seen better days, but not too much i hope to upset the handling,props and castor angle etc
Alan Robertson:
Thanks for all the replies.
The main reason for wanting to fit this kit is to improve the axle articulation. At the moment I quite often have a wheel (sometimes two)swinging about in fresh air. Any extra height I can achieve will also lessen the amount of times I have to straighten my rear bumper. I have seen photos on the web of Discoverys with two inch lifts showing some amazing articulation and want to achieve something similar. At the moment I run 245/75 mud terrains with no tyre clearance problems. . Are any of you running a Discovery on a two inch lift without changing prop shafts? If so how bad is any wear or vibration. Also how bad is the effect of the change in caster. I need to know if it is absolutely necessary to change the propshafts and front radius arms as this will push me over budget. (the kit includes longer brake lines, dislocation cones etc)
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