FINALLY....some major mods to the D2

[Hendrik]

I finally got around to putting a 2inch lift in my D2 today. We went down to see Shane from Suspension Stuff on Friday and picked up the gear. I got the Dobinson springs as a) they are the same colour as my D2:D and b) because I've heard the are great from many people on this forum. For shocks I went with the Lovells, as they are comfortable and but also a provide good offroad performance.
This morning we started work at around 8.30 and finished around 12.30, so it took about 4hrs, which is no time at all really. Fortunately not too many seized nuts and bolts, so the going was good.
I couldn't wait to go take it for a ride, and I wasn't disappointed either. Its a totally different car now, it irons out the bumbs beautifully and does not lean around corners at all. You simply cannot wipe the smile off my face, easilly the best mod I've done to the car. I would thoroughly recommend it to anyone.

Here are a couple of shots we took:
Heres a before photo, from a recent trip:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/221.jpg

And heres an after shot taken today:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/06/273.jpg

Then we went and took some flex shots:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/1353.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/222.jpg

Will have some more photos tomorow, when I test it out at Mt Mee.

I'd like to thank Shane for his excellent service and selling me such good gear and offering good advice. And finally to the_fish, for making time to come give me a hand today to do the install and getting it done by lunch time, really appreciated mate.

Cheers
Hendrik

[stevo68]

Good stuff....so when ya getting the new boots :),

Regards

Stevo

[Hendrik]

hey stevo
Getting those boots soon, I'll probably go with some MTZ's same size as your bighorns. While they're expensive I have heard some good things about them.

[long stroke]

Looking goooood:thumbsup:

[The Fish]

No problem mate is was actually fun for me even though it isn't my car. Don't think it will beat the D1 but it is getting there :p

[The ho har's]

well done Hendrik...will we see you Thursday???

dinner and drinks remember:D

Mrs ho har:angel:

[Hendrik]

Hi Mrs Ho har
Of course I'll be there, looking forward to it.

[Hastykiwi]

Nice bit o kit there mate. Makes a huge difference, even on the road, with new shocks :).

Did you space the front cross member?

Nick

[Hendrik]

Yeah its a great kit, feels the best on road. Haven't done the cross member yet as I haven't felt the drive shaft hit, but it will probably be good to do it, just to be sure.
Went to Mt Mee today, with that_kid (Dark green D2) and the_fish to test out the new suspension. I'm very happy with the way it performs off road, can't ask for more. I didn't lift anywhere near as many wheels as I used to with the stock stuff. Most of the stuff we did wasn't too hard as all the good tracks at Mt Mee have been closed. :mad:
But it was a good day regardless, here are some pics:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/188.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/189.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/190.jpg
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/hrik13/P3292278.jpg
http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp285/hrik13/P3292291.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/191.jpg

Going through water crossings, it doesn't push nearly as much water as it used to.
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/05/323.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/192.jpg
More Flex Shots
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/193.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/194.jpg

Very Happy with the way it performs in the rough stuff
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/03/195.jpg

Will get some muddies for it soon, then some sliders and then a snorkel....the list goes on :D

Cheers
Hendrik

[McDisco]

Good stuff mate..you should start up your own build up thread if you have got more to do!

Its funny, we are all keen to get everything on our Discos, but when you do you realise that the build up and testing of the latest mod is the fun part! :D

Angus

[2_door]

thats a nice D2 you have there. well done with the suspension, shane has helped me out in the past.

what size MTZ's are you thinking of getting?

[Hendrik]

thats a nice D2 you have there. well done with the suspension, shane has helped me out in the past.

what size MTZ's are you thinking of getting?
Thanks 2_door, im looking at getting some 265/75/R16 which will fill the guards nicely and give good clearance under the diff.

[2_door]

nice, that seems like a popular size for the D2's :thumbsup:

when will they be fitted? looking forward to some pics with the new tyres ;)

[that_kid]

looking good man, today was still a good short play. its amazing how well this kit works both on and off road the difference is phenominal. even when we were chasing the bmw crew up the mountain to the entrance :P

new treads will be awesome cos then we coulda hit that mud run we saw today :twisted:

[MickG]

Good stuff Hendrik, good mod for the D2 and when it has new boots, that smie will be a whole lot bigger:D:D........ go the D2's:D:D

Aye, Mick

[4wd4fun]

Looks good Hendrik she will be good with a new set of boots,
I have also found Shane very helpful at Susupension stuff and promt with delivery.:D

[Hendrik]

Thanks MickG, it is great upgrade to a D2, I can actually put it into a corner now without having to worry about losing it. Like that_kid said, we were close to that group of BMW's the whole time and thats some pretty whindy country through to Mt Mee there. And seeing as we both run the exact same suspension set up now, we had no trouble keeping up.
Would've like to know what those Austral guys ended up doing, they probably wouldn't have taken those brand new Land Rovers on anything hard, especially seeing as it was a dealer run. Not that there is anything hard at Mt Mee anymore, I guess Brisbane 4wders will have to go somewhere else from now on.

Cheers
Hendrik