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  1. 3rd September 2008, 07:33 PM #1
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    4" lift???

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    Well I have nearly finished the metamorphosis of my Wrangler from "Mall Crawler" to rock crawler and have to say I am well pleased.

    Trouble is Larry, A.K.A. 2Rocks, now looks a bit small with his 2" lift and 31's. The Jeep's 4.5" lift was achieved by entirely throwing away the stock suspension and control arms and fitting a Long Arm kit to keep good on-road manners and the wheel base as it should be. And I learned a lot about slip yoke eliminators, pinion angles, diff ratios and so on.

    But what about a D2?
    What's involved in a 4-4.5" lift for a D2, who makes kits, are there replacement control arms, extended brake lines (and ABS lines?) etc, etc off the shelf?

    To fit 33's on the Jeep all I had to do was change the flares, but I'm thinking the angle grinder is going to have to come out for Larry?

    Any musings on this gratefully accepted!
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  2. 3rd September 2008, 07:50 PM #2
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    With the D2 there will be many similarities in what needs to be changed with a 4" lift, though there is not nearly the amount of aftermarket gear available for it compared to the Wrangler.

    The D2 wont need long arms kits as the radius arms are already significantly longer than the jeep units, but I suspect that they'll be shorter than the long arm kits. No no need for slip yolk eliminators. Because the suspension has been setup with radius arms, there isn't a lot to go in terms of setting up castor or pinion angles as it is what it is. The Jeep being a 5link does allow this to be changes, but its a different game. The D2 castor is good enough for 4", over that I wouldn't put money on it at all.

    33's will fit without a guard cut, but thats the limits before the angle grinder comes out.

    The closest you might get to a kit is the one from Rovertym in the US which is marketed as the RTE 3". Apparently it comes up taller though. Actually they have a lot of good gear for the D2, but but dont forget to include shipping into the price.
    rte product page

    This is how I did mine (4"). Note that it is a stiff touring setup though, not a high flex design, but it still does flex well. This is worth a read.
    www.slunnie.com :: View topic - 4" lift with ACE

    Also, there is a fella Shane in QLD who is developing a similar high flex lift, though its still in the prototyping stage and wont be ready for a while yet.

    If you can get your head around it all, it may also be worth designing your own.
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  3. 3rd September 2008, 07:52 PM #3
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    33's will fit on a D2 with a 2inch lift. Might have a little scrubbing but nothing major to worry about.

    That said I have been toying with the idea of a 4 inch lift myself...

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  4. 3rd September 2008, 08:01 PM #4
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    Slunnie, you are a legend as always, thank you - I will follow the links and get reading!

    I had a feeling there might not be as much "off the shelf" stuff.

    McDisco - it's an evil thing when it bites!

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  5. 3rd September 2008, 08:09 PM #5
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    McDisco - it's an evil thing when it bites!
    Preachin to the converted brother!! Can I get an AHHH-MAN?!

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    PTL brothers!

    That's >>> Praise The Lift! LOLl!
    Ahh-man!!!
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  8. 3rd September 2008, 09:24 PM #8
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    Can I get a witness-sah??! I gotta testa-fy! I have the landy 4wding devil in me!

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    just a hint 80 series front std coils are eqivelent to 2.5-3 inch lift in a disco
    i use 4 inch lifted 80s fronts all round
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  10. 4th September 2008, 07:15 AM #10
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    The 4" lift is like the holy grail for me........been considering it for so long but still need to get mu head around what is actually involved before getting started.
    Currently have a 2" lify with 33" tyres and get slight rubbing at full lock and ful compression.
    Cooter, is it a D1 or 2 you have as the D2 has different size coils front and back I think?

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