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Lifting my disco

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Wanderer:
Bear in mind that different tyre treads alter things again.
You might get away with those cuts with a Colway tyre but you'll never get away with it on an Amazon tyre due to the lugs etc.
You end up folding the quarter panel in or trashing the tyre.

There really are so many variables.

In actual fact all 4 springs should have different values and those values change on what you have fitted to the motor or how much you carry.

Ed

way2deep:
save all the hassle and go for a 2" body lift and leave the springs alone.after all as someone has said earlier it's ya diffs that ground out 9 times out of 10 not the chassis .....plus with just a body lift no drive train after effect problems at all  :D  :D

i fitted a 2" spring kit to mine and had nothing but grief afterwards so put it back on to heavy duty standard height springs ,and all my friends running spring lifts have had front prop problems ie transfer box end uj's wearing out ...

just  my pennies worth :D

chaosego:
NECESSITY IS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION !!

OK ME AND PAL HAD A CHAT LAST NIGHT OVER A FEW PINTS WE CONCLUDED;  GROUND CLEARANCE FROM RUTS= BIG TYRES.

BIG TYRES =BODY RESTRICTIONS/DAMAGE=BIGGER SPRINGS=ALTERED GEOMETRY OF DRIVE LINE=LOTS OF MONEY TO BUILD A CHALANGE STYLE TRUCK.
MOST OF US ON HERE CAN NOT AFFORD A DECENT DEFENDER SO GO FOR A DISCO THEN DEPENDING ON MONEY THROW BIG HEAVY LUMPS OF IRON TO IMPROVE OR PROTECT IT ,WHETHER WE NEED IT OR NOT.

SO WHAT I AM GOING TO DO IS TAKE MY DISCO OFF ROAD SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO IT AND IF SOMETHING BREAKS GROUNDS OUT OR RESTRICTS ME FROM DOING SOME THING THEN OFFENDING ITEMS CAN BE UPGRADED      SIMPLE.

MAKING YOUR TRUCK S CENTRE OF GRAVITY HIGHER AND HEAVIER I DO NOT THINK IS THE ANSWER TAKE A BOWLER FOR INSTANCE HOW LONG WOULD A DISCO WITH A 4 INCH LIFT WITH TONS OF STUFF BOLTED TO IT LAST IN THE PARIS TO DAKAR BEFORE ROLLING ECT.

THERE IS LOTS OF STUFF OUT THERE ITS DOWN TO USE AND COST KEEP IT SIMPLE THINK OF THE TIME SPENT ON ROAD COMPARED TO OFF ROAD. IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE COULD ALL AFFORD TO HAVE A PURE OFF ROADER FOR THE WEEK END BUT IN REALITY OUR DISCO HAS TO GET US TO WORK ECT.

NO TECHNICAL JARGON FROM ME JUST A PERSONAL BIT OF COMMON SENCE, DONT BE SUCKED INTO THINKING YOU NEED LOADS OF STUFF TO MAKE YOUR DISCO GO OFF ROAD COS YOU DONT.. SO THERE..LOL
 :shock:

CHEERS MINES A GUINESS GLYN.

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