Thread: How high is to High

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

Its a D2 so 31 here I come plus a 3 inch lift that should do the trick

You can fit 32s to a D2 no trimming of anything
I have a 2" lift (King Springs Tough Dog Shocks)
And 32" Goodyear MTRs no rubbing full lock or Max Articulation
To fit 3" lift you will need to extend brake lines and abs lines

Originally Posted by Ken

You can fit 32s to a D2 no trimming of anything
I have a 2" lift (King Springs Tough Dog Shocks)
And 32" Goodyear MTRs no rubbing full lock or Max Articulation
To fit 3" lift you will need to extend brake lines and abs lines

lets refraise it Its a 32 here I come plus a 3 inch lift that should do the trick

What about a stock standard designed suspension?

We all don't need or want a higher vehicle for more problems.

ROVERNIT, what i found with my lift (same as slunnies 4") is that when measuring the gap from bottom of the guard to the wheel centre (this is how LR do it) the springs gave me 80mm not 100mm over standard.

The way slunnie measure it was using bumpstop heights, doing it this way actually gives you a genuine 4" lift.

When my current springs shag out i will probably go with the 3" lift this will give a little bit over 2" after the springs settle, the reason i'm doing it is that with over a 3" lift the car wanders and with no way to correct the caster on a D2, it's become really annoying and is even worse with the campertrailer on.

So my advice is don't go over 3", after a while the springs will settle and it will go to around 60mm or just over 2" and with 32s it should cope with most offroad stuff.

This is Slunnies suggestion and this is what i might do.

There is a method of getting a 3" lift using OME parts by using OME751 (230lb/in) springs on the front, and OME763 (360lb/in) on the rear. Then OME N107 and N108 shocks. This may also need a rear axle perch used on the front.


Baz.

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

Hi all

What’s a good height to lift a disco to make it capable and safe? I still want to go rough but not crazy


Is a 6-inch lift for argument sake out of the question on a disco due to the high dimensions?

I reckon the poll shows all you really need in a lift. I have 2" suspension lift and that is ample. For Touring purposes anyway and you can still play hard as well.

I have a Disco I with 2" spring lift and 32" tyres.

When I get the $$ I am going to turn it into a hybrid, in the NT we have a bit different rules thanks to a previous chief minister who was a rev head. Up here you can build what is registered as a one off production car. still has to be certified and there are still ultimate rules you cant break but much better then the rest of Oz

years ago (late 60s early 70s) my old man built an outrageous rig based on a humber supersnipe chassis and engine, ended up registering it as a tractor to be able to drive it on the roads, probably because it had tractor tyres but wouldnt get bogged.

Blythe