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265/75/16 on a disco with no lift ?

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extreme90:

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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.
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thats not strictly true
you do need a certain amount of upwards travel, or your just wasting you time
upwards travel isnt dictated by the bump stops as some people think also  :roll:
upward travel id dictated by how mush the springs will compress, different rates/poundages will compress differently

in my case my axle never hits the bumps even tho they are extended

if you cant afford a lift or want to keep it std
then why not just get a meatier tread pattern in a suitablesize that will fit  :roll:

a friends has got some 235/70r16 grizzlys on his std disco and just had to bend the rear 1/4 panel out abit

dan

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