suspension lift seriesII disco

[stevo]

Hi there I have a seriesII disco with the air bag suspension would like to
do away with the air springs on the rear and add a couple of inches of
lift any good kits out there that people have tried??I will be fitting a steel bar to the rear as the plastic bumper is held on with cable ties after a trip to the vic. high country and have a long range fuel tank as well so a bit of
extra weight,want something good as looking at doing cape york next
year

[walker]

Firstly, you want to keep the air suspension in the rear, it is fantastic and often very handy. I have SLS & ACE and run a 2" lift and can run 34" Simex's no problems but run 32" MTR as everyday road tyre.

For the front I use custom springs from Browns Springs but there are many Off-the-shelf 2" lift springs.

For the rear I have 2" spacer blocks which fit under the SLS bags and are very easy to install. The spacers are made by Michael Samootin at 4x4Design Engineering. You can contact him at enquiries@4x4de.com.

Michael also make many other things such as Rock Sliders and Steering protectors for the Disco II.

[RichardK]

Originally posted by walker
Firstly, you want to keep the air suspension in the rear, it is fantastic and often very handy. I have SLS & ACE and run a 2" lift and can run 34" Simex's no problems but run 32" MTR as everyday road tyre.

For the front I use custom springs from Browns Springs but there are many Off-the-shelf 2" lift springs.

For the rear I have 2" spacer blocks which fit under the SLS bags and are very easy to install. The spacers are made by Michael Samootin at 4x4Design Engineering. You can contact him at enquiries@4x4de.com.

Michael also make many other things such as Rock Sliders and Steering protectors for the Disco II.

Adam,

Did you change the shockies? Was there anything else that had to be modified as a result of putting the spacer blocks under the springs?

I am considering a lift on my 94 classic.

[walker]

I use tough dog shocks all round which are longer than standard.

The spacer blocks come in a kit with everything needed such as extended bump stops and the raiser bracket for the SLS sensor and new mounting bracket for the ABS & brake lines. This kit is specialy made for the Disco so i doubt it would work on the Rangie.

The spacer blocks are not just blocks as you would use on a body lift but are engineered and laser cut so that the bottom of the air bags click into them. (not a very good explanation but best I can do :? )

[walker]

Stevo,
Here is a pic which shows how much lift I have still with the air bags. This is running 34" tyres. The good thing about the air bags is that no matter how much weight you put on the back they just pump up more to keep the ride level.

http://www.d2au.com/modules/Gallery/albums/album48/DSC01925.sized.jpg

[RichardK]

Thanks for that Info, you explained it well.

[MacMan]

Hey Walker - any chance of a close up of your steering guard and front recovery points? I need to source one for my S1 Disco and I'm trying to get a look at everything available.

Cheers,

Mac

[stevo]

thanks Adam for the info will look into that as well, sounds like that might be the go

[aloa9061]

pm slunnie from this forum overlander and ask him for advice. He custom made his 4" with 35 inch Simex and did an awesome job. he knows his stuff.
cheers
Andy

[MickG]

Originally posted by MacMan
Hey Walker - any chance of a close up of your steering guard and front recovery points? I need to source one for my S1 Disco and I'm trying to get a look at everything available.

I'll second that Walker. Got the same winch bar as you and struggling to find suitable recover points other that the eyes on the bar itself. Looks like you have a couple of shackles attached somewhere. Also would be keen to hear if you have any points at the back other than the tow hitch. I have considered sticking some holes through the rear bumber to find some points but haven't got round to removing it yet. Any tips or help appreciated.

Mick

[walker]

The recovery points came from Michael Samootin as well. He definately has them for the Series II and I think he has designed some for the Series I as well.

enquiries@4x4de.com

The steering protector is from AMV in Ringwood. It is good and light (made from aluminium) but dints very easily. Again Michael has designed a steering protector that is very similar but a lot stronger and a bit cheaper.

If you want to go higher than a 2" lift with the Disco then Slunnie is definately the man to speak to but there is a lot of work involved in doing it.

For more info on Disco II stuff try joining this forum as it is purely Disco II and there is a lot of knowledge in there.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/d2au/

[MickG]

Originally posted by walker

If you want to go higher than a 2" lift with the Disco then Slunnie is definately the man to speak to but there is a lot of work involved in doing it.

For more info on Disco II stuff try joining this forum as it is purely Disco II and there is a lot of knowledge in there.

http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/d2au/

Hi Walker

Slunnie has been a great help indeed for me on some of my D2 info. Are you saying your rig only has a 2" lift though???!! Looks a lot bigger than that.
Still at a loss as to how to access the D2 Yahoo forum even though I am registered with them and fairly computer literate would you beleive. I've heard it is a good source of info but can't seem to get into the bloody thing....maybe I'm not as computer literate as I thought.

Cheers again for your input

Mick

[walker]

Yep. Only 50mm lift. But those tyres are almost 5" larger in diameter than standard so that gives you another 2.5" lift.

Did you try the link to the Yahoo site above? Not long ago the site changed its name from AussiediscoII to d2au so it will have a different log in.

[MickG]

Originally posted by walker
Yep. Only 50mm lift. But those tyres are almost 5" larger in diameter than standard so that gives you another 2.5" lift.

I assume you have done a bit of cutting to the gaurds and adjusted steering stops etc?! I am about to fit some larger tyres to my D2 to,
a. gain more traction and
b. gain more height
so would be keen to know what you have done to allow you to fit those tyres - Simex?

[walker]

No cutting of the guards is needed. Just a 50mm lift, adjust the steering stops and cut a little bit of the plastic sill behind the front wheel.

That's it. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/tongue.gif

[stevo]

in the process of ordering a lift kit from 4x4de also ordered the steering
protecter,recovery points @ the rock sliders so that will be the weekend
planned :?

[MickG]

Originally posted by walker
No cutting of the guards is needed. Just a 50mm lift, adjust the steering stops and cut a little bit of the plastic sill behind the front wheel.

That's it. :P

Cheers Walker. Good looking rig indeed.

[walker]

Originally posted by stevo
in the process of ordering a lift kit from 4x4de also ordered the steering
protecter,recovery points @ the rock sliders so that will be the weekend
planned :?

Wow, you got the lot. I hope you told Michael that I put you onto him. I think he owes me some commission. style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif