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G'Day All,
thanks for all your suggestions and advice. I've decided to forgo the body lift and just do the suspension, all your feedback has been very helpful. Trev, thanks for the pic of your Disco, that's exactly the effect I'm looking for.
Cheers
Mark
For a body lift???[/b][/quote]Quote:
Originally posted by Utemad+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Utemad)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Ace
you will most probably need to do the castor bushes to modify the angle etc etc...................
I wasnt sure, my steering is a little bit vague after the 2in lift, its nothing that is bad enough to bother me, but castor bushes would fix the problem. Now you mention it, it doesnt seem right that a body lift would affect the suspension geometry.
After my two inch lift i can get 31in muddies underneath, and they only just touch the gaurd, nothing to cause concern, but when i can afford it i will get the gaurd modified so it doesnt touch at all. A body lift would eliminate this, but 31in muddies are big enough for me, and modifying the gaurds would be easier than lifting the body. Matt
Hi Mark.
The TDi's always looked as if the body was two heavy for the car. It kind of hung over the wheels. The 2" lift gives it a purposeful look with out going over the top.
The tyres were Cooper Discover's. I gave it the lift on the second day from new off the showroom floor in Kalgoorlie, hooked up the caravan and headed to Toowoomba with just 200 klms on the clock.
If I had not driven a TD5 I would still have it. :cry:
Trev.
G'day Mark,
I just recently replaced the suspension on my 97 TDi Disco. I rang up Graeme Cooper, and told them briefly what accessories I had and intend to have, and what I was after (Improved towing handling etc). They supplied 220lb springs for the front and 270lb for the rear, and I went with Bilstein shocks all round. Very hapy with the service they provided. Ordered the gear Wed morning and it arrived the next day, and I had it in that night. The improvement to the car is fantastic.
Had a wheel alignment done a few days later, all good.
Hi Mark,
I just did a tempory lift untill I get all my accessories fitted which will require firmer springs ultimately.
I was after some lift all round, approx 2in or 50mm in new speak :roll:
I got a set of raised King springs for the rear p/n KRRR-04(thanks Shane from 4wd Stuff, he provides great service) and used the old rears in the front, as they are the same springs for Defender fronts according to the spec tables I found. I used OME shocks all round, the slightly firmer valved N44's and N115's.
This gave me about 60mm lift in the rear with a 3/4 full tank and empty cargo area and a 40mm lift at the front with ARB bar.
When the rear drawers and LR Fuel Tank go in the back and the 2nd battery and winch up front go in I will need to revisit the spring rates, but at the moment I am happy with the result, if I had used springs to carry the eventual load at this time the ride would have been way too harsh. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/ohmy.gif[/img]
The other good part was it only cost $645 in total [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img]
hi johnQuote:
Originally Posted by JohnM
just browsing the archives and found your post. How are the 220psi springs going on the front-not too rough? I have 180's on but have a set of 220s ready to go to get some lift. What accessories do you have on the front? I do likke the feel of the 180's myself but want 30mm lift...I just worry the 220s will compromise comfort?
thanks
OK, Mark has decided not to do the body lift, but just for clarification.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ace
A body lift will not affect castor, only a suspension lift affects castor.
The 2.5" body lift kits from Les Richmond are more expensive than the others, but they are far and away the best engineered and most complete kits.
I have lifted rangies, but never a disco. I would expect most issues to be the same, but I am unsure about steering issues with the disco.
As Matt said there is much more to it than fitting spacers. But based on my rangie experience, one person with reasonable mechanical experience and tools could comfortably do it in a weekend.
G'day John,
FYI the Disco steering column does not have the same amount of adjustment as our Rangies - hence the reason why I didnt use the Disco column.
LRH
BEWARE
Regular insurance will be hard or impossible to get for anything over a 2" overall lift.
I just recently insured my Defender with RACV and they wouldn't insure anything over a 2" lift.
I think the setup is fantastic, not rough at all(Depends on you definition of rough I guess). Vast improvement from standard, although when I changed the springs & shocks, all the shocks were shot anyway. I currently have an ARB winch bar, (winch to go in shortly) which has been on the car since we bought new in 98 so I guess I don't know any better. When I spoke with GCooper, I just told him what I plan to be putting on the car (winch, dual batts, camping gear fridge etc) and he picked the springs that he thought would be best suited, and I honestly think he made the right choice. With none of the camping gear etc it may be a touch harsher than original, (hardly noticeable though IMHO) but with the accessories, and camper trailer which I now have, I coudn't ask for anything more for the money.(Funny it always comes to the money question.) I'd take a couple of pics of how it now sits for you, but that will have to wait until I get our camera fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by edddo
Hope it helps
Cheers