Thread: D3 Low Ground Clearance

Hi Garry
The D3 sinks to park height with motor off,has a "normal" running height,grows a taller for off-roading,and when your stuck it will go taller still.
The diffs on the D3 are tucked up in the chassis so the have HEAPS more under clearance than a normal off-roader.
The coil sprung versions are basically D2 suspension,but with the added undercar clearance as the diffs arent under there.
If followed Gordons D3(GGHaggis) offroad on several trips,the clearance is very good for a stock standard vehicle.
Im guessing you parked next to a D3 with air suspension,yes when parked they are lower than normal offroaders.
Andrew

The spare wheel location is the real downfall in the clearance department, wheel carrier would be first on my list.

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Hi Garry
The D3 sinks to park height with motor off,has a "normal" running height,grows a taller for off-roading,and when your stuck it will go taller still.

Andrew

The car I was parked next to had coils so that ride height is fixed - I understand that a standard D3 has only 185mm ground clearance - a standard Freelander has 200mm and mine about 210mm.

The rear tyre seemed to be mounted up higher - certainly was higher than the rear diff mounting framework - the rear shocks also seem to hand down low as well.

Garry

Fair enough Garry
Only seen Gordons and Jamos D3s in action,both have air suspension,BLOODY GOOD VEHICLES!!!!!
Andrew

Coil sprung D3 does sit a bit low, but wheel travel would be far superior to the Freelander.

Some of the coil sprung D3 owners I've heard about have fitted aftermarket springs like King Springs to give it a lift.

The D3 S with coils was tested in some of the 4WD mags and it has far less ground clearance than the air suspension versions and had a tendency to drag it's belly on the ground.

Chris

The air sprung versions have an awsome amount of clearance.

Even after you put it into off-road mode, there's 2 other further height settings available. These settings are not intended for general use but are designed to get the vehicle out of difficulties (or further in depending on how you look at it... ). As such you can't manually put the car into this mode, it has to detect that it is bottoming out... From there it will raise the height further. Once raised, there's a sequence which you can follow to raise even further.

HTH

M

yep, I have to agree,
my d3 coiler has **** clearance.
I need to find a way of giving it a bit of a lift.


not interested in your comments re air suspension, this thread isn't about those cars.


are there any d3 coiler owners that have raised their cars?