Thread: Who is running 35's?

Sorry mate forgot about your different wheels on a d2 no worries

Originally Posted by walker

I am running air suspension which is why I don't want to go higher than 2" lift.

How does the air suspension limit the lift?

Originally Posted by walker

Thanks Pommy, but are they D2 runs? I haven't heard of anyone fitting 15" rims to a D2?

Couple of guys in the UK running them now. They're fine as long as they have extreme offset to clear the brakes.

Originally Posted by Orch

Couple of guys in the UK running them now. They're fine as long as they have extreme offset to clear the brakes.

Im not sure why you would bother. I guess tyres are cheaper but then they look illegal in that pic as they hang out past the guards.

Im thinking of going 17" rims with 35's. there seems to be a lot more choices in rims and offset in the 17"

Originally Posted by twr7cx

How does the air suspension limit the lift?

To gain a lift with air suspension you have to put a spacer under the airbag. I am running a 50mm spacer now which is the tallest you can buy off the shelf. Your not gaining any extra suspension movement with spacers and I would not like a 100mm spacer under the bag, there is a lot of forces at play and Im no engineer.

If I could find a longer airbag to fit the D2 then that would be awesome.

Originally Posted by walker

To gain a lift with air suspension you have to put a spacer under the airbag. I am running a 50mm spacer now which is the tallest you can buy off the shelf. Your not gaining any extra suspension movement with spacers and I would not like a 100mm spacer under the bag, there is a lot of forces at play and Im no engineer.

If I could find a longer airbag to fit the D2 then that would be awesome.

Les Richmond Automotive sell a 100mm spacer in there White Tiger range of products. It's also available as part of their 4" spacer kit < Performance Suspension Kits > for when optioned for an SLS vehicle. I have fitted it, it's not straight up and down like the smaller spacers to account for the change in angle when going all the way to 4". It has also been engineer approved on a few vehicles now fitted with their full kit. It's not listed on there site at < Discovery 2 > with the other components but it's certainly available from them off the shelf.

I spoke with Andrew about this. He said the spacer is really only designed for use with coils. He said he wouldn't be using it with SLS.
That was last year, maybe he has a new upgraded one??

Originally Posted by walker

Im not sure why you would bother. I guess tyres are cheaper but then they look illegal in that pic as they hang out past the guards.

Im thinking of going 17" rims with 35's. there seems to be a lot more choices in rims and offset in the 17"

Cheaper and more choice, easier to get hold of etc. Plus gives enough offset so they don't catch on the inner side of things. and they look great. The angle is a tiny bit misleading, they just about sit within the 75 mm arches.