Thread: Lifted defender

From centre of wheel to bottom of plastic arch is 555mm whats it standard ?

Originally Posted by pommy

From centre of wheel to bottom of plastic arch is 555mm whats it standard ?

I have a vibration I suspect is coming from the front prop shaft. Vibration started 6mths + after fitting new (standard +35mm springs). I am about the same height as yours. The top of the guard is about 1180 from the ground with 235/85 tyres. The bottom of the chassis rail (not bump rubber) is about 220 mm from the top of the top of the front axle tube (not flat bump stop).

Looking at a double cardan joint or new springs.

not to hijack this thread i went to perth 4x4 with a view to seeing what was on offer aftermarket against say bilsteins for the 130, matey said he had tough dog or ome shocks and springs (rear springs only singles in this instant unlike the originals) he said the shock spring combo would lift the truck 1.5 inches, and not enough to bother altering the rear trailing arms and the radius arms ....i am fairly happy with the clearance i get at the moment but was planning to change the props for some bailey morris ones as they are engineered beautifully Bailey Morris UK - Propshaft Manufacturers (poss a bit overkill but better that than under) what is your collective take on the advice from perth 4x4 ?
I always thought any raising above 1.5 -2 inch required some correction to save your parts wearing regartds andy

It might be the angle of the front diff is too extreme. You can get offset bushes to bring the diff pinion up to make it nearer to original.

off set bushes help with steering. However, off set bushes exacerbate the problem at the transfer box end.