Flares on Discovery 1

**koaster** · 29th March 2015, 09:13 AM

ah okay well as long as I'm not the only one. I think i would rather extent the stops to a point where it just doesn't rub so it wont cause damage anywhere in the extreme cases. I had a look at the bump stops and it looks like i can modify them quite easily to suit the distance and it dosnt look like it will reduce the flex a great deal.

Ill just have to be carefull with what i do.

**loanrangie** · 29th March 2015, 10:02 AM

But Simon is running 35's so i would expect them to touch somewhere , my lift is 3" and even before flares i have never had a tyre touch bodywork.

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**koaster** · 29th March 2015, 10:24 AM

If you get a chance could you measure your rear springs just at rest on flat ground please, just so i can see the difference between a 2" and 3" as well as confirming that mine is in fact a 2" lift. When they where rubbing the stops looked to still be about 1" away from the axle. Something isn't right.

**SSmith** · 29th March 2015, 12:39 PM

Originally Posted by loanrangie

But Simon is running 35's so i would expect them to touch somewhere , my lift is 3" and even before flares i have never had a tyre touch bodywork.

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Also rubbed whe i was running 33's which is what i generally refer back to for koaster's scenario

Wheel offset pays a big role. What is yours loanrangie?

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**loanrangie** · 29th March 2015, 12:55 PM

16x8 neg 25 ,these only went on late last year but originally ran stock steel rims.

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**koaster** · 29th March 2015, 01:20 PM

Im also running 16x8 -25mm offset with 265/75/16 General Grabber MT's. Perhaps the MT's are just a bit to big and are rubbing.

Really i see my only solutions to be:
1 - Extend suspension stops.
2 - Bigger lift. Be it coil spacers, body lift or a bigger suspension lift (and hope that it makes a difference)
3- Get the hammer and grinder out and hope for the best.

**loanrangie** · 29th March 2015, 05:07 PM

Mine are muds.

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**koaster** · 29th March 2015, 05:34 PM

So i took it out again and the front rub also. I got some numbers of the Springs and ill try to find out somewhere and see if they are in fact a 2" lift.

Without having to spend another weekend moving flares and cutting more i might start looking at a 1" body lift possibly.

Did you have to modify anything for you 3" lift loanrangie?

**SSmith** · 29th March 2015, 06:43 PM

Now that is odd. Fronts at that size should be ok. Where are they rubbing?

A 2" lift should be about 90mm front and 110mm rear off the bump stops.

Gotta love LR design tolerances, 1person has no probs the next big dramas.

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**koaster** · 29th March 2015, 06:52 PM

They rub at the top of the flare on the front. Looks like if i move it higher it may not rub just more work i have to do i guess.

When its light out and once i finish work tomorrow ill measure the distances and see what its like.

So looked up the specs on the springs through there website. It states:
- Coil Springs (Front) TDC505 x 2 - Front Lift: 30mm
- Coil Springs (Rear) TDC518 x 2 - Rear Lift: 30mm

Bugger. They don't have any kit listed for a Heavy Duty either which is annoying. Ill have to look into some Heavy Duty 50mm springs possibly.

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