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suspension lift
Bulli:
Cheers Budgie, you live in a nicer spot...though it must cost you more to get to Langdale :shock:
You need to do the brake lines for safety's sake, like anything its horses for courses but personally i think you have to do dislocation to get the best from your set up. It doesnt make any difference on the road but it helps loads off it!
Budgie:
--- Quote from: "Bulli" ---Cheers Budgie, you live in a nicer spot...though it must cost you more to get to Langdale :shock:
--- End quote ---
Yep, over £120 just to get to the mainland let alone the 400+ miles to Langdale.
We don't get down there that often but it's good fun when we do!! :wink:
andygod:
disco-v8
I purchased a 2" lift including yellow springs and pro comp shocks. Next I fitted 235 85 16 mud tyres. Before I fitted these I used to get stuck nearly every time I went off roading. Since fitting I manage more severe terrain without getting stuck. I had to trim the rear wheel arches but that was all. I have popped the rear springs out on about 3 occasions and I am now fitting rear dislocation cones and will fit extended break hoses after that. If like me you want to do your lift in stages start with the springs and shocks and do the other things in order.
Bulli:
Yup, do it at a pace that suits you,
Budgie heres one from Langdale...everyone blasted through to avoid getting stuck...i did it at tickover :wink:
Range Rover Blues:
To sort the car out properly then the springs and shocks are only the start of things. Given you are looking at 4 new tyres as well I'd say you need to be prepared to spend around £1200 on that car.
Of course if you only off-road you don't need castor correction, but as you've got used to driving the car now it will probably feel pretty awful once you have lifted it.
Mine's now lifted properly, with most of the suspension re-engineered to cope with the lift,
QT front arms, £200
Gwenn Lewis rear arms, £130
TD5 prop, I'd gues you are looking £150, plus £30 flange to fit it
Brake lines, no more than £70 if you've got DC callipers, less if they are SC
Bump stops, £7.50 each I think for +1.5" poly
Then your springs and dampers/lowered mounts
and your tyres.
Plus a parachute for the girlfriend to get out again.
Oh and the ARB spacers, £5.50 a pair. You need to space the rear one to stop it inverting when you get articulated, the front one needs spacing just to avoid the prop.
I'd also suggest you increase your maintenance on the propshaft UJs as they start to work harder, don't be surprised if well used UJs pack up shortly after installing a lift.
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