Thread: 300 Disco Tdi Lift Kits

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...................

For a body lift???[/b][/quote]

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.

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]

Originally Posted by JohnM

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 john
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

Originally Posted by Ace

Unless you do some serious off road work, and want to put big tyres underneatht the vehicle, a body lift is a pain in the rear end, there are kits available, LRH knows where he got one for his rangie conversion (same chassis), but you will need to extend the steering column, brake lines and you will most probably need to do the castor bushes to modify the angle etc etc. A two inch suspension lift is as easy as pie, a days work will see it in, and its easy to install on your own.

I used king springs and OME shocks in mine and the set up works quite well.

Dont get me wrong, if you want to go for the body lift, then go for it, but its more complicated than lifting it up whacking in some spacers and lowering it back down, thats why i decided to stick with the suspsension lift only. Start with the spring lift, see how you go off road, and if its not high enough then look into the body lift. Matt

OK, Mark has decided not to do the body lift, but just for clarification.

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.