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Originally posted by Slunnie+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Slunnie)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-DeeJay
I might as well chuck in my pennyworth.
The only reason you would need to raise the vehicle is if you want/need larger tyres because you need the extra ground clearance and it follows- body clearance so they dont rub. End of story.
You would only want larger tyres if you get "hung up" when you 4wd. end of that story.
The way the tracks near Melb are heading my next vehicle will be a Unimog, I get hung up on 35" tyres, its a joke.
So it all depends on what you want to do, you can get plenty of tread variations in standard 235 or 16" configeration. Just raising the body will not give you any better off road ability, rather make the tip over angle worse.
For what its worth I got an ARB/Old Man Emu after market kit fitted they were 705mm front and 750mm rear, which is a small lift, they settled 10 mm after 500klm.
One shocker **** itself after (quite) a few circuits of the Landrover 4wd test track at the Wandin Vic 4wd show and was replaced at a half price to me as goodwill. The suspension has settled on one side too much now after 10,000 klms- 65% of which is hard 4wding as I get around in a company car usually.
Then again I have 200l of petrol and an 80Litre LPGas tank plus my 105 kg all on the driver side so I guess something has to give 8O
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ 8O
Keep in mind that this is from a Victorian context, a region that seems to have a significant number of deeply rutted tracks. It most definately does not apply to NSW terrain. I've watched a number of 4WD's that have taken that approach to suspension setup, and have not been able to do some tracks (eg the bottom end of slippery Roc Rd) purely because they've just sat on their belly and lacked the ramp over angle. Lift beyond that required to fit tyres will increase offroading performance.[/b][/quote]
Yes and no, the shorter the wheelbase the lower you can keep the truck without having the ramp over problems.
In the Rangie 1 & 1/2" body lift and 2" Spring lift with 315x75x16's. Only ever belly out if I stuff up my line.
I think my truck looks in proportion, doesn't look too high and I can drive it on some crazy side angles with confidence.
With a defender you don't really have the option of a bodylift, but you don't need to go very high to fit bigger tyres either. If I had a defender I think all I would do is a 2" lift with some LTR's or MX6's and 35x12.5x15's and run the tyres around 25-30psi to adjust the ride comfort. The bigger the tyre the less presure you can run on the road.
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I suspected that was why the Discos/Rangies were always set so low with 2-4" lift, yet the Patrols/Landcruiser get lifted 5-7".
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In my first Fender I changed the front springs for a set of Ultimate heavier items to carry the ARB bar and winch with OME shocks, worked pretty well for all round touring and off road work.
Fender no2 had a full OME kit with 50mm lift was a better ride than the first and carried loads better aswell
Prob could have achieved better but with Maxi's articulation didn't matter that much as long as it was smoother over the corregations and didn't bottom out with a load.
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Thank you to all for your imput, greatly appreciated.
Jake
