Thread: Discovery 3 S Offroad

Hi Guys,
I have an '07 TDV6 S with coils.

On standard springs I bottomed out on areas that I believed I should do easily.

I have since fitted Pedders springs that have a 40mm lift (I carefully measured before & after - 40m is pretty well spot on). I also want to go a larger diameter tyre to get a little bit more. However, since getting the lift I changed jobs & moved interstate so I haven't spent as much time off road as I was expecting.

For me, the Pedders springs have been great. I am not so sure of their alignment ability though - the back left feathered the outside. I will take it in for another alignment soon. It still handles really well & is not too tall to be an issue in carparks, etc. Towing is excellent (around 125kg on the ball + heaps of crap in the back).

Cheers,
Ian

I did a Kings Springs 60mm lift about 2 years ago on my D3 S. It has been to Cape York, via the OTL, Fraser Is and across the Simpson desert plus another 10000 kms of sometimes fairly rough dirt tracks mostly towing an off road camper caravan.
The original shocks are fine....there are absolutely no issues with the shocks topping out and if you check underneath you will find that the drive shafts are running in a more horizontal plane and putting less pressure on the CV joints. The current set of Mickey Thompson 245/70-17 ATZ tyres are not showing any signs of uneven wear at 30000 kms.
If you want to know anymore give m a call.......It is the way the D3 S should have been in the beginning.

Originally Posted by norto

....... if you check underneath you will find that the drive shafts are running in a more horizontal plane and putting less pressure on the CV joints........

That's the interesting thing about a lift Norto , the alignment of
the rotating parts is much better , and all excessive inside tyre-wear
on the rears stops. It's as if the standard stance is too low.
I'm very pleased with my adjustable suspension rods from Daveyb..........

How is Cairns

Restaurants closing, reef cats empty , hotels and motels with stand-by
rates, clothes shops giving it away, rental cars piled up in parking-lots,
yesterdays Council announcement of 8% rates increase while refusing
to stop wasting our money, etc ........... need I continue Mate !

The beach is nice and quiet ............

There is still a demand for pharmacists...ya idle git

....... idle rich git .......

Hi Gordon,
I note with relief your comments below with regard to a 60mm lift on D3 S being OK, I've just fitted Dobinson springs & struts for a lift of 70mm (180,000km vehicle) I'm being told 'it'll settle (it's not), it had probably sagged so it's really only a 50mm lift... it'll be OK as long as it's no more than 550mm from the centre of the hub to the 12 o'clock position on the wheel arch..
Norto below claims his drive shafts are running at a more horizontal angle, mine are angled up to the diff approx 10 Degrees...Can anybody confirm that they have been running with the 550mm dimension with no probs?? She sure looks high now! Happy to send pics to anyone emailing me direct rick@fujinon.com.au
Thanks in advance for info' provided Rick

Originally Posted by gghaggis

With respect to the longer coils:

Initially, Kings did a 40mm and a 60(?) mm lift. But they may have dropped the longer spring from the range due to the shockie problems? Several owners in the US bought the longer ones, as well as a couple of owners here in WA - I think they were actually marketed as 50mm, but gave closer to 60mm of lift.

There hasn't been (as far as I know) any claims on cv's, axles etc due to fitting longer springs - the D3's drive train is fairly over-engineered (especially with respect to the older LR models), and 50 to 60 mm raise (which is about off-road height in an EAS car) won't unduly impact on wear issues in regard to the car. The reasoning behind the 50kph limit on the off-road setting is more to do with legalities and legislation in the US.

Cheers,

Gordon