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What lift kit for my needs ?

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Discotel:
Hi mate,

I have had a few lifted discos, using them for all sorts of things...I had a pro comp set up on one and it seemed ok....I have just bought a medium duty terrafirma 2" lift kit for the latest disco...Im running a winch, steering guard, HD rear bumper and a full length saftey devices roof rack....I measured it against a standard discoand it is 45mm higher....so only seem to have losr around 5mm for all the kit on it....price was around

Range Rover Blues:
I've bought from Gwenn Lewis before, he's a sound bloke, also Terrafirma have a good rep (never used them myself).  I know folks who have Britpart springs and have been very happy.  I think Blue sits on a ProComp set-up and they have sagged, but after 6 or more years of hard use.

If yoy lift it I strongly recomend sprinsg not spacers as they need to be 25% uprated (35% for the rear on a RRC) to cope with the lift in C of G.

Once lifted you get ibto issues with castor correction, curing this can then lead to propshaft probelms.  You also need longer brake flexis almost straight away and whatever happens I'll put money on one of the front propshaft UJs going within the year, the one on the gearbox starts to run beyond it's comfort zone and starts to wear quickly.

I run those size tyres on LR alloys and 2" is fine, you may get away with 40mm which shouldn't need castor correction at all.  On a Disco you'l probably need the "camel" cut which is to say you cut the rear arches the same shape as a RRC, it alows more tyre clearence on the rear edge.  Leave it and the tyres do it for you :lol:

Paulpen:
Disco 1 tdi - I understand that the lift wont raise the chassis but allowing me to run the yres all the time will if you see where im coming from ?.

As for working out what springs I need I have no idea what kind of rates I should be looking at or how much my vehicle weighs  :oops:


Discotel - Can I ask where you got the Terrafirma kit from and ill bump this monday to remind you ;)


Range Rover Blues - I did look into the body only lift but it does seem a bit of an odd way to do it that starts to cause alot of issues with other things if you go to high.

Also I did do a bit of a camel cut but they still like to bend more and more hence why im looking into lifting now before its too late !


Also spotted this kit on egay - what are people thoughts on it ?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350286665939&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Range Rover Blues:
Hmm, body lift.  Not even thought about that today.  A body lift will give you more space above the wheels, it would keep all the centre of gravity nice and low and all the suspension geometry the way it should be.  It won't give you more room under the front or back bumper other than what the tyres get you.

You can lift rhe body and inch or two without big problems.  If you want a sensible compramise then I think that a 30-40mm body lift and 40mm suspension lift would give you the results you need with the minimum of re-engineering and therefore cost.

MuddyDiscoveryJay:
Hey peoples, I haven't heard bearmach mentioned yet but they do a damn good 2" lift kit that does not break the bank and is very reliable. I personally use OME's but they are more expensive and the newer stuff is not ozzy made anymore. I have heard of Terrafirma and procomp blowing the welds and letting the gas/oil out. Britpart are also known as S**tpart. I have a sagging rear end due to their supposedly HD rear springs. The only way to really lift the diff is to fit taller tyres and for safety add a diff guard.

James.

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