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Budgie:

--- Quote from: muddymud on October 18, 2008, 01:40:34 ---what is?.........
"You also need to space the ARBs, but that's a cheap job"
"Polybush the panhard rod, it works very hard on a lifted truck."
"H/D retaining rings "

--- End quote ---

ARB's (Anti Roll Bars) may not be a problem on your Disco as it probably hasn't got them fitted. They were standard fit on the 300 series.

Panhard rod is on the front axle and goes from the drivers side chassis rail to the passenger side of the axle and stops the axle moving sideways. Polybushes are harder waring than the standard Land Rover ones and easier to fit.

Heavy duty retaining rings for the front shocker turrets.

To save a little money you can do without the front spring retainers and front cones, unless you're going to fit the -2" turrets, as the spring won't dislocate with the setup you're planning.

Fitting 265/75/16 tyres will reduce your turning circle, unless you fit wheel spacers or different offset wheels, so look to alter the steering stops on the front axle when you fit them.
Any tyre extending beyond the bodywork must be covered, normally using extended wheel arch flares, otherwise you stand a chance of being pulled by the Police and it's an MOT failure. You will also need to check what the tyres do on full articulation as they may well catch the bodywork when they are up in the wheelarch, but you'll only know this once they're fitted.  ;)

karlo:
+2" Springs front and rear
+2 Shock Absorbers front and rear
1 pair HD spring retainers Front
1 pair of rear dislocation cones
1 pair HD rear spring retainers
4x extended polyurethane bump stops
1 set of extended brake hoses
1 pair HD front retaining rings

I wouldn't bother with front cones again (got em on mine) or -2" front turrets (had em on mine and the front shocks bottomed out)
you could fit tubular front turrets but not an essential.
my front hoses are long enough, but rears are tight will be fitting +4" hoses and lowered shock mounts on the rear (hoses come as a set unless you buy individual ones, Llama4x4.)

Chris Putt:
If you can afford it Id probably slap on a set of -2 rear shock mounts and -2 turrets, and dislocation cones all round, and as stated above get some decent bushes on there as well...... More droop and you get to make full use of the + 2 shocks if your fitting bigger tyres- rather than loosing the inch of upward travel you gain!

 as regards the dislocation cones, can you weld? in which case fab up some yourself- or find a friendly local fabricator- they really arent very difficult to make, a friend made some up for his bob with no hassles!


Just my threepennies worth....

topless matt:
I would definatley recomend the extended brake lines.
Dont get a td5 cardan (or however you spell it) propshaft as when they wear out the ujs cant be changed easily, not to mention that they are sealed for life and cant be greased :doh:

Steve ray:
Due to Land Rover , errm.... "tolerances" you can lift two Discos and they will behave differently. e.g. you might get away with castor corrected arms on the front on one, but find it's essential on the other!

As with a lot of things, there's a budget to consider. One of the best compromises I've found is to fit:

SPRINGS
+2" HD Bearmach blue springs (MM-4x4 seem to be good value on these)

SHOCKS
You can either go for the +2" Pro Comp (9000) shocks (I started with these, then fitted Rough Country ones +5" instead)
The Rough County need the Glyn Lewis-type shocks mounts though, as they are "nut & pin" top and bottom on either the front or the rear. Whereas ProComp rears are "nut & pin" at the bottom and "ring" at the top. (Speak to Dave at Llama4x4 for these) You might want to also fit raised turrets on the front too with +5" shocks -iproved upward travel of the axle.

EXTENDED HOSES
Please fit these as Step1 mate. Most 4x4 shops will sell 'em, Llama4x4 will make them to any length you require in my experience.

FRONT ARMS - castor corrected preferred, but you may get away with it. Qt3's are good

REAR ARMS - take the strain out of the bushes somewhat - particularly at the 'axle end' (but at £3.50+VAT per side the std bushes aren't too expensive) but you will replace them more often than with cranked arms.

ARB - want really good articulation? Ditch the anti-roll bars

SPRING RETAINERS - use the Heavy Duty type, rather than the std LR ones

BUSHES - blue polybushes all round if you're considering changing them

TYRES - could start a whole new 'arguement' about these, but 265/75x16 works really well on a Disco with +2" lift (imho)
[run this size BFG MTs on black modulars on my Disco for the last 2+ years - no issues - love em]


This set up allows the fitting of bigger tyres (more clearance), gives loads of articulation off-road and the BFGs are still reasonable on-road.


Hope this helps

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