Thread: Flares on Discovery 1

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Nothing wrong with king springs if you get the correct parts, if you have an airbag then body lift is illegal.
For $100 it wont be much chop.

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Aren't his tyres and possibly rim offset also illegal?

Pete

Originally Posted by discopete

Aren't his tyres and possibly rim offset also illegal?

Pete

Yes but they arent a permanent or semi permanent mod, its easy to swap other wheels / tyres.

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Tyres, im not sure about. Rims i think yes, illegal. I know that insurance companies love 8" wide rims because they dont have to pay you out if you have them.

EDIT: and yes i am keeping my previous rims and tyres for that exact reason.

Originally Posted by koaster

Tyres, im not sure about. Rims i think are illegal

Yes, the offset difference is too great.

Be very careful with cheap body lifts, some do not include supports for all the hidden spots where the body sits on the chassis. I know of at least one member who has had to do a body swap or just scrap the vehicle as a result of body damage.

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Originally Posted by koaster

I cant find a 3" Terrafirma Kit for a D1 only a D2 so im thinking a 2" HD Terrafirma Spring kit. I looked at the king springs they are cheaper but i havnt heard many good things about them so ill go the better road.

Also a 1" Body lift is only $100 so perhaps ill start with that to see if it is just enough to make them clear things.

A 3" lift and the shocks will have next to no down travel left, not the best for balance offroad and the donut in the rear propshaft will not like it.
You will hear just as many bad things about terrafirma.

No matter the cost a body lift is a helluva lot of work. Plus legalities as others have mentioned.

Plenty of people have run that tyre size and rim combination without causing damage. IMO Get the flares as best you can, get the coils at 2" and then see what happens.

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So i fitted some 50mm coil spacers today. Not really the path i wanted to go but i was given them so i thought why not give them a go.

This has lifted the guards a further 50mm away from the tyres on a flat surface and should also move them away similarly on flex.



Im looking into a new tough dog pan rod and some extended brake lines to in the near future.

P.S anyone got some of these switches lying around?

Not the best solution, as you said, but a good experiment before you outlay more $$
50 spacers + 30mm coils, well there is your 3" lift. Looks a bit high imo.
How is the ride? And more importantly how is the rubbing?

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The ride is okay don't notice anything wrong with steering but havnt taken it on a good trip yet. Same with the rubbing. Going to take it out after work tonight nd give it a go.

Fingers crossed that all is good.

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