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265/75/16 on a disco with no lift ?
cardiff_gareth:
It depends from one to another and I know what you mean by can of, you ask 2 people who will give you 2 different answers.
I heard and have been told by various people that for just 2" then shocks and springs are fine, anything more than that then its extended brake hoses, extended bump stops, caster correction radius arms and the list goes on.
I've not heard about the twin shocks for lift kits though, most people on here I think have lowered shock turrets for the front and also lowered shock thingys for the back but these only accomodate 1 shock :?
mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
if u drive a disco with plus 2 .
its okay on the road and offroad all the extra stuff is really need for a pre 92 defender cause of driveline stress is effected.
had mine this way and no probs at all infact the steering seems to be better
tomkbucks:
mmm ive got a 98 Commercial, i dont mind cutting arches, but dont want to do anything mroe really , want a tyre that looks good , and is better off road than my 225's ( have BF AT at the mo )
mentalmoshio sophs V8i:
TAKE A LOOK OF THIS THEN
Iain C:
--- Quote from: "cardiff_gareth" ---
I heard and have been told by various people that for just 2" then shocks and springs are fine, anything more than that then its extended brake hoses, extended bump stops, caster correction radius arms and the list goes on.
I've not heard about the twin shocks for lift kits though, most people on here I think have lowered shock turrets for the front and also lowered shock thingys for the back but these only accomodate 1 shock :?
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For +2", bumpstops are certainly needed, otherwise, when articulating, your wheel will go up too far. When you see all these extreme trick suspension mods, they are allowing the wheel to go down further to keep in contact with the ground, not up further (that's what I was told by a very good specialist). However, your wheel will only go down further if you fit longer shocks, allowing more twist, otherwise you end up with standard articulation, just parallel and 2"lower if you follow me.
So, if you have longer shocks, you need the cones and the hoses to suit. There are kits out there with +2" springs but standard length gas shocks that just increase ride height but give you no more articulation, but if you want more twist you need the other bits.
However the general consensus seems to be that you really do not need castor correction unless you are going above 2". There will be a slight difference to the steering, but you can live with it.
WRT twin shocks, don't read too much into that, I was told by that same specialist that one shock on it's own can break if you hang the whole weight of the axle off it when cresting a rise at full chat (shocks are designed to be compression, not tension), and ideally you would fit another shock (very rare and very expensive) or straps (cheap but sometimes get in the way) or just live with the risk (probably perfectly OK 99% of the time for normal non-competitive off roading)
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