Thread: 6inch lift kit avail for D5! 35's Anyone?

Originally Posted by trout1105

Then you will have a few $K for fitting and another few $K for new wheels and tyres So potentially $15K-$20K to have this mod done, Then you will have to factor in the potential for a loss of market value due to this mod when you sell/trade it in.

Add engineering as well......

Don’t you will see many rolling around Aus......

Originally Posted by trout1105

Then you will have a few $K for fitting and another few $K for new wheels and tyres So potentially $15K-$20K to have this mod done, Then you will have to factor in the potential for a loss of market value due to this mod when you sell/trade it in.

100% agree if not more, none of that i can see as being issues to people that own these sort of cars, the results of a RRS, RRV or D5 with the tyres of your choice up to 35s, stock feel and no decrease in downtravel, stock susp and heights, highway safety as it can still drop to its standard lowest airbag height.

Many people have spent much more than that on storm and LS builds at LRA on cars 10-30 years old.

Again if your spending 70-400k on a car, 20k no a big deal, many new 200series cruisers dont get picked up before 25k has been dropped at ARB.

Generally people dont buy new LR's for market resale, they buy them because they are the best in their class and special.

Having said that, the red one was for sale a while back @ 5k more than market value according to forums, no idea if it sold or what it sold for to be fair.

Originally Posted by weeds

Add engineering as well......

Don’t you will see many rolling around Aus......

Yeah 100% with engineering, regarding that, from what we have seen of this kit, iyo can you see any issues actually getting engineered at 4inch and 35s. From what i can see lifting in this way overcomes all the usual issues with Safety Airbags, TC etc.

In regards to seeing many rolling around, i guess the need is there as many want to lift by 2inches, some would like 4 but no options. In my opinion we are restricted by current percieved options.

I see 2 or 4 being reasonable options for OZ, more mods avail for them the better yeah?

Many people do spend quite a bit of coin making their 4WD's fit for what they personally want them for, Myself included.
However from an economic viewpoint this clearly isn't a very smart choice.
I do try to keep my 4WD's as "Stock" as I possibly can and fitting things like a bullbar, superior rotors/pads and top quality tyres are something that will Enhance their resale value But once you lift a 4wd and add various hard core off road gear to it its resale value diminishes very rapidly as nobody wants to buy a truck that has been used extensively off road and they prefer the trucks that have mainly been used to pick the kids up from soccer training.

Originally Posted by trout1105

Many people do spend quite a bit of coin making their 4WD's fit for what they personally want them for, Myself included.
However from an economic viewpoint this clearly isn't a very smart choice.
I do try to keep my 4WD's as "Stock" as I possibly can and fitting things like a bullbar, superior rotors/pads and top quality tyres are something that will Enhance their resale value But once you lift a 4wd and add various hard core off road gear to it its resale value diminishes very rapidly as nobody wants to buy a truck that has been used extensively off road and they prefer the trucks that have mainly been used to pick the kids up from soccer training.

Very true, however it doesn't stop most dedicated 4wders, modded Landrovers don't usually get much more than market unless the quality of build and condition of car are very good.

Originally Posted by blackrangie

Very true, however it doesn't stop most dedicated 4wders, modded Landrovers don't usually get much more than market unless the quality of build and condition of car are very good.

They are also a hell of a lot of fun to drive
My 79 series has a mild lift and some suspension and engine upgrades and it is Much better to drive on and off road than a Stock 79 series is, Strangely though these sorts of mods on this particular vehicle tend to "Enhance" the resale value of the trucks instead of harming it.
The 4" stainless exhaust system also sounds bloody Amazing when you put the boot into it

Yes, a few tastefull mods really can transform a 4x4, only thing to be mindfull of with some manufacturers is when you try and claim warranty if that bothers you, especially when changing anything to do with the engine

Something to consider with all mods including this lift if anyone does it.

There's no legal pathway to get any vehicle with stability control engineered at that size lift and in fact, anything over 2" with stability control aren't legally possible at this time.

The maximum lift size is 5" on non stability control vehicles which includes suspension lift and tyre lift.