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Extra weight - will I need a lift?

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Cal:
Hi Horness,

I've got Famous Four HD springs front and back on mine, with not much in the way of extra kit (yet!).

I'm finding that the ride is pretty good - bit harsh over very short bumps like corrugations, but it's also settling down a bit now after about 3 months of being fitted.

The only thing I further I was considering was a 1 inch spacer at the rear - I don't have a HD front bumper or winch so the front is looking pretty high and a fuel tank guard will only make this worse.

Can't quite tell how much is real and how much is optical illusion from the curved side sills...

Generally though - v pleased with the Famour Four kit - got the Bilsteins and blue polybushes from them as well.

Hope that helps a little

Horness:
Originally the spacer's did the trick.  With the small amount of mods, and the extra load in the back, the extra 1" they provided were fine.  Now things (and terrains) are changing, and the lift I thought I never needed seems like a must-have.  :roll:

I think I will have to go for a HD lift.  What changes are actually needed for a 2" lift?   Famous 4 have a 1" lift which seems ideal, but if I'm going in boots first, I may look at Paddocks +2" "kit" which comprises of


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Part No. DISKIT2PFULL

Kit consists of 2 pairs of Britpart Performance Coil Springs (1x DA4202 and 1x DA4204) and 4 Pro Comp ES9000 plus 2 inch Gas Shock Absorbers, 1 pair of front dislocation cones(inc. HD spring retainers), 1 pair of rear dislocation cones, HD front and rear spring retainers, 4x extended polyurethane bump stops, 1x set of Goodridge stainless steel braided brake hoses (plus 4 inch).

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On my 235/70/16's my Disco is going to look like a rollerskate.  All that space under the wheelarch may need to be filled as well.  :cry:

Horness

Budgie:
Even with the Paddock's kit you still need to phone them and make sure that the springs WILL take the weight of extra kit you have. They maybe  H/D but that maybe H/D rated for a standard vehicle!!  :wink:

If you ring round a few places then you may find you can get what you want/need without forking out too much.
Why buy a full suspension kit when you only want/need a set of springs?  :?

Henry Webster:
Ignoring spacers for the moment - ride height is dictated by two things; the rating of the spring and its length.

Put simply if you want your Discovery to ride at the same height as it does now, the proper way to do it is to up-'rate' the springs to cope with the new sprung weight (worth bearing in mind that diff guards etc. are unsprung weight and so don't affect ride height.)

Personally I would get some heavier duty springs.  Famous Four (as already stated) or other specialists should be able to advise as your mods are not uncommon.  Also when buying springs, why not do the job properly and have +1" and ditch the spacers.

Cheers

H

Cal:
Are spacers not as good as longer springs then?

Bit of a pointless questino for me as I can't afford new prings after only recently putting on the new kit.

Would +1 rears work OK with standard height fronts do you reckon?

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