Thread: Want 35" engineered on my d2 what to look out for

Originally Posted by Redback

You'll need to cut the guards to fit 35s, especially the rear guards and rear door as well, Slunnie is the man to speak too regarding cutting the guards.

In the link go to the gallery then DISCOVERY 2 then on the third row you'll find guard cutting

www.slunnie.com - Aussie Built Rovers

Baz.

thanks Baz, guards and doors are already cut quite a fair bit with Les Richmond Flairs however need bigger flairs for the 35"s think Wranglers flairs would look quite good and plenty of space then for 35s

Something like this?

Slightly modified Discovery 2!! by Dick Pigg, on Flickr

Originally Posted by winaje

Something like this?

Slightly modified Discovery 2!! by Dick Pigg, on Flickr

Whilst mr Piggs d2 is certainly an eye catcher, I don't think I would go that far, but I would love to do an "Icelandic" version, but unfortunately, VSB 14 is so restrictive now that it's no longer possible.....even 35s are very hard because you can only lift 3" to keep within the max overall height change of 6". (35=3" and 3" of lift)
Cheers
Kev

Originally Posted by TD50WA

even 35s are very hard because you can only lift 3" to keep within the max overall height change of 6". (35=3" and 3" of lift)

You should only need a 3" lift to fit 35" tyres.
As you point out, 35" tyres are a 3" larger radius over the standard 29", giving 3" more ground clearance and pushing upwards a further 3" towards the body.
A 3" suspension lift should even out the 3" increase upwards towards the body.
An aggressive flare setup requiring the guards to be cut (such as Les Richmond Automotives Stage 2) should accommodate the extra width of the larger tyres which catches on the sheetmetal of the guard.

Likewise 33" only requires 2" of suspension lift when fitted with flares and guard cuts.

Something like this ...Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5 ''compare standart discovery'' - YouTube ?

Originally Posted by twr7cx

You should only need a 3" lift to fit 35" tyres.
As you point out, 35" tyres are a 3" larger radius over the standard 29", giving 3" more ground clearance and pushing upwards a further 3" towards the body.
A 3" suspension lift should even out the 3" increase upwards towards the body.
An aggressive flare setup requiring the guards to be cut (such as Les Richmond Automotives Stage 2) should accommodate the extra width of the larger tyres which catches on the sheetmetal of the guard.

Likewise 33" only requires 2" of suspension lift when fitted with flares and guard cuts.

Would 35s not rub somewhere on the inner guards or suspension at full travel with only 3" of lift? Keeping in mind that VSB 14 limits track change to 50mm max, so the 100mm that Steve has is not an option.

Kev

Originally Posted by TD50WA

Would 35s not rub somewhere on the inner guards or suspension at full travel with only 3" of lift? Keeping in mind that VSB 14 limits track change to 50mm max, so the 100mm that Steve has is not an option.

Kev

Why are my100 mm not an option it's engineered, you would need 33 or 35 engineered anyway

Originally Posted by gofish

Something like this ...Land Rover Discovery 2 TD5 ''compare standart discovery'' - YouTube ?

Love it