Thread: Iron man lift issues

Originally Posted by e166735

Hi guys, new to lr's and new to this forum. I have recently brought a disco td5 2000 model and I have done an ironman 2" lift. The fronts are sitting about 4" higher and the rear is about the same. The rear springs that come out of it were basically the same length as the iron man springs. The front were approx 2" higher as I would have expected. The new springs were thicker as I would also expect. My car has the gearbox and transfer case out of it currently because of needing new clutch - noisy throw out bearing and rear main seal and other bits and pieces. My question is silly but is kind of making sence to me however thought I would ask. Is it possible I have put the spring from the front in the back and the back in the front giving it alot more height, as in would it have been possible to fit it back to front. I would go and check but my car is at a workshop about an hour away and I have thrown out std springs already. Or do you guys think it will drop down and level out once gear box is back in ? Not sure but at the moment it is definatly about 2 inches higher at the front then the back. Also just put 33s on it with new rims

Your front springs will generally be shorter than the rears (caveat - unless you run low poundage springs - these can become quite long and it'll become more difficult to tell rears from fronts). Rear springs are only thicker if they are progressive rate - linear rate springs will be same diameter.

I have no idea about Iron Man springs but generally, if you have variable loads in the rear, progressive rate springs are used. I suspect that they would offer a variable rate (progressive) spring.

Cheers,

Franz