Thread: Show us your Disco

what is the lift like? does it feel much different on road compared to stock? Does it lean more around the corners?

Cheers

hendrik,
i would say lift makes the ride a little firmer with less wallowing. also less harsh ride over bigger bumps when previous the car took a noticable hit.
tbh for $700 i am very happy, have only previously had ome on 4wd and they were good but wanted to ry something different this time.
cheers
yorkie

Originally Posted by Hendrik

what is the lift like? does it feel much different on road compared to stock? Does it lean more around the corners?

Cheers

Henrik

With a lift you wont really notice any decrease in handling. When mine was first done I found it cornered so much better due to the stiffer springs - reduced roll.

A two inch lift is fairly minor as things go. Definitely worth doing though.

Angus

Today I obtained approval from the Minister of Finance to go ahead with the 2" lift on my D2. Extended Billies and Brown or King Springs will be fitted along with Polyairs if I can make the dollars stretch. Currently I think it's all original and now with just over 200K on the clock, she is getting quite bad to drive, wallows, dips under braking, body roll of a bus...

I just need to accept that once lifted, I have relegated myself to the train as she won't fit in the carpark at work once done.

Mcdisco,
would you recommend stiffer springs all round for the 2inch lift or soft with poly bags at the rear? Those are the two options i am considering. Its good to know now that the on road performance doesnt change much. I just dont want it to lean around corners like a D1 does. I guess the longer trailing arms do make a big diffenrence.

Originally Posted by Signal1

Today I obtained approval from the Minister of Finance to go ahead with the 2" lift on my D2. Extended Billies and Brown or King Springs will be fitted along with Polyairs if I can make the dollars stretch. Currently I think it's all original and now with just over 200K on the clock, she is getting quite bad to drive, wallows, dips under braking, body roll of a bus...

I just need to accept that once lifted, I have relegated myself to the train as she won't fit in the carpark at work once done.

You will be surprised. The car wont be as high as you think and most carparks arent as lot as you think. I think a standard disco is 1.95 metres. With a two inch lift you should be at about 2 metres. Most carparks are at least 2.10metre which should give you 10 cm clearance.

That is a good combo though. You will be happy with it. Get a Bilstein steering dampener also...

Angus

Originally Posted by Hendrik

Mcdisco,
would you recommend stiffer springs all round for the 2inch lift or soft with poly bags at the rear? Those are the two options i am considering. Its good to know now that the on road performance doesnt change much. I just dont want it to lean around corners like a D1 does. I guess the longer trailing arms do make a big diffenrence.

Really depends on what you do with your Disco. Mine is an all purpose car - we do extended outback touring, is our around town car, but is also does regular tough trips around Melbourne.

I started out with standard 2 inch springs but found that they sagged at the front due to my bar and winch and also at the rear when I loaded up for a trip. So I ended up getting the heaviest OME springs I can get both ends. I also have air bags at the back to assist with the weight.

If you just knew to your Disco, perhaps start out with standard springs and then change them as you need.

Angus

Originally Posted by Signal1

Today I obtained approval from the Minister of Finance to go ahead with the 2" lift on my D2. Extended Billies and Brown or King Springs will be fitted along with Polyairs if I can make the dollars stretch.

Originally Posted by Hendrik

Mcdisco,
would you recommend stiffer springs all round for the 2inch lift or soft with poly bags at the rear?

Hey guys

If you thinking about getting airbags for the rears, think about ordering them from truckspring.com. I got mine from here much cheaper than I could get from Australian suppliers. They are a Firestone airbage which are a manufacturer that normally makes truck airbags. The kits you get from them is only for a standard disco, but you can buy the 2 inch blocks from polyair for about 50 bucks.

Here is the link - 4121 Firestone Coil-Rite Rear Air Spring Kit for Coil Spring Suspensions

I went this route as plenty of people had failures with polyairs and the fact that the polyairs turned out to be TWICE as expensive than the Firestones.

Angus