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MudPlugger:
I'm looking to modify my Dico that little more, it has a 2" lift but I want a couple more inches, what's the best way to achieve this? can it be achieved with spring assisters?

I'm also looking for a side exit exhaust, does anybody do them for a 200TDi? I have noticed that alot of people have simply made their own is the performance affected in anyway?

And another thing I want to do is replace the standard headlamps, I have everything to do the 300TDi conversion but I don't know how to tackle it,does anyone have any tips?

Disco_Stu:
As I understand it, going anymore than 2"+ on the suspension starts to add problems with props fouling, UJ's breaking up instantly, trailing arms and radius arms breaking or just not being long enough to provide proper angle/travel any more. It is do-able but not just the quick fix most of us have with springs and shocks.
IMHO the next option is a body lift. Aside from from the job itself being a bit more daunting, it seems to create less issues than going higher on the springs does.
Wizard, a guy on here does body spacers and instructions on how to fit them.

Side exit exhausts are a doddle to do yourself, do a search on this forum there's a few threads. Mine hasn't affected performance either way, although Steve-o reckons it looks like a fat man with a small willy....

Havent a clue about the lamps  :D :D

Stu.

boss:
lamps should be easy, off the top of my head i think landymadjay has done it on his bobtail the build is on the modified vehicles page. side exit exhausts should be better as most of the after market ones you can buy have free flow silencers and a bigger bore. but i would get a cat pipe first and lose the back box. that will make a difference and is easy to do.
you can go up to 3" with the standard arms but it isn't very nice. unfortunately there isn't really a company that do radius arms that are as good as the landrover ones...apart from maby LRS offroad but i haven't seen too many people with those as there £1,500 a pair! 
springspacers are cheap, keep your original spring rates, easy to fit. but you don't benefit from any extra axle articulation. if you buy new springs you have the option to go HD or softer, you can have what ever lift you want. a body lift as said is a bit more of a daunting task but can be worth it. the thing i don't liekabout the body lift is it moves the weight upwards,you gain no extra ground clearance and after you have done it the bumpers and everything don't line up.
if your after a lift and its mostly an off road car i would buy the red and white stripe spring which is RRC HD rear apparently they give you about an inch of lift there quite soggy so you get good articulation, there landrover springs and there only about £10 each.....or a pair, i cant remember.

MudPlugger:
It's already got a +2" lift on heavy duty Bearmach (blue) springs. I'm not too fussed about ground clearance I'm just after that little bit extra height because of the size of the tyres and the fact that my arches aren't cut yet  :roll:

clbarclay:
Bear in mind that the £10 a piece red/white stripe springs I've seen for sale (and bought) were not genuine items. Not sure what the going rate is for a genuine new red/white. They are nice off road, but may be a bit too soft for saome peoples liking, particuarly on disocveries where there is no self leveling device. I remove the SLU on my RRC abd with over half a ton in the back and just red/whites it was a little interesting to say the least. With red/whites on in place of the bearmach springs you may find the bigger tyres rub more than they did before due to the softer rate.

For increasing tyre clearance there is an aditional argument for heavy duty springs because not only do you get the lift in standard ride height the same as spacers or a body lift, but because the suspension is stiffer, the tyres do not move up as far for a given situation (ie when cross axled or driving over a bump)


Boss
When you say

--- Quote ---the thing i don't liekabout the body lift is it moves the weight upwards,you gain no extra ground clearance and after you have done it the bumpers and everything don't line up.
--- End quote ---
where you implying that you raise the centre of gravity for no increased clearance under the chassis, after all any lift raises the center of gravity.
Also I find that you need more ground clearance under some parts of the vehicle than others. I've had several instances where a front corner or sill just missed the gound thanks to the extra lift on the body lift whilst at the same time there was still lots of clearance under the diffs and chassis.

Some people advicate that the only clearance to care about is that under the diffs, in some situations this is the case (eg. ruts in level ground), however in a number of other situations its not the diffs that ground out first.

Mudpulgger
Is ther any particular reason why you haven't cut your arches?

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