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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: howie on December 10, 2007, 22:48:25

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: howie on December 10, 2007, 22:48:25

getting a 2" lift kit , and arms tomos    :D  8)
  am going to fit it myself [or have a go] :?
has eany one got eany tips the best way off doing it  :?
 as not put one on befor

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: boss on December 10, 2007, 22:53:52

easey mate. put it on axle stands take your bump stop off and put a bottle jack on the flat bit of the axle, jack it up, undo the retainer plate and swap em over!

(http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a318/goochbag/spring4.jpg)
an x-spring is being fitted aswell but the principle is the same.

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: skip on December 10, 2007, 22:55:00

A big can of WD40 and a really big HAMMER!!!  :)

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: howie on December 10, 2007, 22:57:56

thanks for the jack  idea would not off thourt off that

sorry spelling not that good

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: Disco Matt on December 10, 2007, 22:58:21

Eek - I would be rather worried about the bottom of the jack slipping off the axle myself!

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: boss on December 10, 2007, 23:00:23

no problem

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: howie on December 10, 2007, 23:02:25

would a porter pack work with a u shap bit at bottom   :?

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: howie on December 10, 2007, 23:05:33

reading in a book that you have got to unbolt tha drive shavs :?
 is this true :?:

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: boss on December 10, 2007, 23:08:25

would that be the haynes extreme discovery book by any chance??? its a load of bolloks! that only increaces the work you have to do! i did mine with out that and it works fine....but i diddnt put the arms on...i see no reason why you would have to do that!

"would a porter pack work with a u shap bit at bottom " what is this???????

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: Iain C on December 10, 2007, 23:11:23

Boss, in your photo I presume your brake hoses were disconnected?

Howie, my experiences of fitting a 2" kit are here:

http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=43345&highlight=

Big one was the time, working on my own and at the time being very new to Discos, it took me a whole weekend and had lost all appeal by the end!

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: boss on December 10, 2007, 23:13:46

no, i got the x-spring and the +2 on without taking them off! there was plenty slack...the front is a different matter would barley get the +2 in!
yes, sorry forgot about that, but it should be ok.

Title: 2'' lift
Post by: howie on December 10, 2007, 23:22:16

ian
    thanks for the advise ,  got all them tools as well  and i got all week off
too 8)