Thread: D2 2" Lift

I can recommend the Lovells 2" springs and shocks, i helped YORKIE install his a couple of months back, they seemed to give very nice ride.

I have Lovells in my D2, they are a very good and long wearing spring, they don't suffer from the sagging that OME do.

If your thinking of doing the install yourself, you will need spring compressors the fit the springs.

Baz.

yep happy with the full lovells kit in mine (heavy duty front & medium rear) and very happy with the price from shane. on road the ride is firm but compliant and offroad i find it much nicer to drive.
i am thinking of maybe needing bags in the rear as the medium springs do sag a little when loaded but not enough to cause concern. this would only be needed for longrange touring when everything and the kitchen sink are packed.
cheers
yorkie

Originally Posted by YORKIE

yep happy with the full lovells kit in mine (heavy duty front & medium rear) and very happy with the price from shane. on road the ride is firm but compliant and offroad i find it much nicer to drive.
i am thinking of maybe needing bags in the rear as the medium springs do sag a little when loaded but not enough to cause concern. this would only be needed for longrange touring when everything and the kitchen sink are packed.
cheers
yorkie

Good to see they are good offroad Liam, we are camping at Belanglo this weekend if your up for it

Baz.

I have had 40mm lifted OME springs and shocks in my D2 and the front sagged completely after about a year - rear springs and shocks were fine though. I now have 40mm lifted King springs and Bilstein shocks up front and Pedders shocks in the rear in mine which works great. I also have steel bull bar, winch, dual battery, spot lights and the King springs do not appear to have sagged at all - 210lbs up front and approx 310lbs in the rear from memory.
I would also highly recommend the poly air bags for the rear if you like touring as these not only help maintain ride height but set correctly, help a lot with body control. I do mainly rough off roading and you can deflate the bags to 5psi and they still allow great flex in the rear. Well worth the money in my opinion as they offer a very wide range of flexability and comfort levels for all situations.

If you are going to fit 265/75 (32") tyres, then I think you do need to raise your ride height and approx 2" or 40mm to cope with possible rubbing - others may be able to confirm this. Does your car have ACE? If so then body roll should not be too much of an issue when cornering.

40mm or 2" seems to be the standard for the D2 and does not require any other modification of brake lines or prop shafts etc. Make sure your shocks are matched to the spring rates etc and you will be fine.

Best of luck, Mick

Thanks MickG, that is really helpful, thats the kind of advice I was after.
Yours and Yorkie's set up is sort of what i want. I think i will give the lovell's a go, and have a good talk to suspension stuff on what i need exactly.

i am about to order some "suspension stuff" lovells for my D2 maybe we could organise a group buy ?

Originally Posted by Hendrik

kandy..
now that you say that, im more confused haha.
I just want suspension that will be able to accomodate the weight of touring and accessories like a winch, roof rack and dual battery. Im not really sure if a lift is really needed, although i do want to run larger tyres like 265/75/R16. Larger mud terreins just make it so much easier when going up rough hills etc. I think i lift will also help, as it will allow for more flex and keep wheels on the ground.

You will find Hendrik that you will need a 2 inch lift if you want to run the 265's. They will fit on a standard disco, but you may have some clearance issues offroad. A lift will help with the clearance and plus it looks better.

I would also seccond what MicKG said about the airbags. I fitted firestone airbags before my last Simpson trip and it improved the ride and handling really well. The firestones are a lot cheaper than the polyairs - check out Timbren, Hellwig Helper Springs, Bilstein Shocks, Firestone, Air Spring Kits, Mile Marker Winch.

Angus

Originally Posted by Redback

Good to see they are good offroad Liam, we are camping at Belanglo this weekend if your up for it
Baz.

sorry, busy with xmas parties and stuff but would have like to come.

hendrik, just check with shane on the rear springs as not sure but think there maybe a longer drivers side spring depending on part no, meant to correct sag due heavy loads on that side. i can not really notice any difference on mine fitted and the springs were all the same height before install.

cheers
yorkie