Thread: Lift difference

Not 100% sure because I've never been through it, but I would assume that the Body Lift was where they put spacers between the Chassis and the Body, whereas a Spring Lift, was simply a re-setting of the springs, with possibly larger shocks and maybe air bags.

Thats correct. Most people just fit bigger springs which lifts the whole car. The problem is the lowest part of a car is the diff centres the only way to lift these is fit larger dia wheels. In some cases you can trim the body to fit the wheels under but some times you have to lift the body to get clearance. Lifting the body will also change entery and departure angles as well without effecting the suspension geometry as you can only lift with spings so far before all the bitts are too short and the caster is stuffed.

Almost got it in one.
As Adder said the body lift is where the body is raised of the chassie(not 100% as to why any-one would want to do this as it has no real extra off road capibility).
An the spring lift is where either longer springs(coil) or extended spring shackles(leaf) are used to raise the entire car higher off the front an rear diff. This give greater clearance for off roading(apparently, but I still think your 4WD is only as high as you lowest point ie.both diffs.). But this can also have a very advers affect on the drivability of the veh. As the higher you raise your 4WD the higher the center of balance is, resulting in it having a higher tipover angle, ultimatly reducing it's versitility off-road(and on the road!). So inless you plan on widening the track width with off-set rims an spacers your best bet would be to just buy larger rims and tyres, which will have a very similar effect, and won't look so silly.

Cheers
Im trying to find out whats involved in achieving the fittment of 245 tyres. I may have to do a suspension lift aswell as trim the guards. What i had noticed however is that body lifts a compariably cheaper especially considering theres nothing wrong with my current springs and shocks.
cheers
Mick

No point in a body lift without bigger wheels and a chassis lift.

Becuase you will catch on the chassis or the diff before you touch the body.

A body lift will let you put larger wheels to a point.

Then you might need to trim the wheel arches to fit the wheels without rubbing. A thread some where else.

A chassis lift with springs and shocksgives the biggest bang for bucks.

How far do you want to go without getting stuck?

You will fit 245 tyres easy.

Its the profile that makes it a bit harder.

I have 245/70's on my disco and with my 2 inch spring lift could now fit 75 or 80 profiles.

Maybe even bigger, havnt looked much further into it yet.

BB, am i right in asuming you got the 245/70's under the stock disco. If so are you still using the 16 inch rims.
cheers
Mick

Originally posted by bigbugga
with my 2 inch spring lift

Not stock mick, 2 inch spring lift.