Thread: defender lift kit

why do you want to body lift the defender... what size tyres are you running or planning on running...
Unfortunately, body lifts on Defenders are almost impossible as the body mounts are not conventional i.e. a bolt through the floor, through mounts to hole in chassis... they are "molded" around the chassis and your bulkhead forms part of this...

I am yet to see a body lifted defender :?

the tyre size i am going to run is 35/13.5x16 i only want to run them xtreme 4x4 tracks not on road.

I have looked at this with mine, but it looks easier to go with a 4" suspension lift [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] , so I am in the process of finding out how to do this. Lovells springs with blisten shocks apears to be the way to go, but I have no more info than that at present.

In February's 4wd monthly a defender has a 6" lift but they give no info on what happens with abs & traction control sensors , I email 4wd monthly a week ago for more info but no reply.

landy-man what is TBR(excuse my ignorance)

lol..... dont believe everything you read in magazines...
you will fit 35's under a defender with a 2" lift and a little fender trimming..
no need to lift it any further.... the lower the vehicle the better off road it will be i.e. more stable and balanced...
going with a 6" lift is just rediculous... you would need new fr & rr driveshafts, new radius & trailing arms, your swivels would need to be machined to overcome the castor issues, new brake lines all round... abs leads will need extending etc etc... and this is just the begining...
go buy your tyres, fit them and then start trimming your arches...

TBR is secret mens business :wink:

Originally posted by landy_man

go buy your tyres, fit them and then start trimming your arches...

This is the best advise. You will find that the tyres will rip the *hit out of you flares if you dont cut them, so either loose them and fit garden edging flares or space them out like 4WD monthly.

Dave.

Seriously consider whether you *need* to lift the vehicle that high.

A stock Defender will go a LOT of places. Even further with muddies and twin lockers, and a one inch lift.

Why bother beyond that?

The more mods you do, the more expensive it gets the the worse the reliability. Trust me, I've seen it many times, the modded trucks are always the first ones to break down.