Thread: Extended Brake Lines for Disco Series2

Originally Posted by tombraider

Mate

Have you got "ABS" Auto Brake Service... In Melb?
They do custom ptfe brake lines..

Cheers

Mike,

We do, I'll give them a try 2 moro.

Cheers,

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

G’day Frans

What’s it like handling wise on the D2 with a 4-inch lift road wise, has your D2got ace

I ask the questions, as I’m also interested in a larger lift other then 2 inches, what brand springs and shock have you got, I was advised by LR Automotive that 3 ½ is the biggest you can go before other things need to be changed

I called Iron man the other day to see what they have, they advised that they only do a 40mm lift on a Disco as Disco are to unstable to go any higher but mmmmmm I find my disco to the best handling 4x4 I’ve driven and I have driven a few on road

In NSW we have a company called All springs that manufacture any spring at any rate I have had them on performance cars and worked a treat unfortunitly I dont know to much on the dynamics of 4X4 springs to give them info on what I need progressive spring or non pregresive and stiffness so at this stage LRA is probibly going to be the supplier

Any feed back would be appreciated

G'day Rovernit,

The route I am going has been covered by others so I am not pioneering with mine. I do not have ACE on my vehicle although a friend who has followed this route does in his.

One of the things that I will have to do at some stage is put in longer shocks as the OME shocks I have are for a two inch lift and are now topping out. My mate has put Patrol shocks in his but this requires some mods that I am not prepared to make at this time. I will be investigating Bilsteins but need to get my head around the length specifications of the available options.

Essentially, I approached this from a ride height perspective. I use to have OME 762 (300-340lb Progressive springs) with ProComp 35mm spacers but over time these sagged and I wanted to go back to a softer ride and more suspension articulation. I measured the compressed length of the 762's and made a decision to opt for 280lb linear springs. I then took my 762's to a spring maker and told him what compressed length I wanted the new springs to be and what the compressed length of the old springs was and he did the rest.

As I understand it, progressive springs offer more resistance as they get more load whereas linear springs will keep on compressing as you add more load. It should be said that my hub to guard of 550mm is with the vehicle unladen - once I start putiing my recovery gear, chuckwagon, rear seats and a new steel bar on the back, the ride height will drop. (With the Chuckwagen and recovery gear in the vehicle my additional laod is around 180kg) To counteract this, I have also installed a set of airbags within the springs so that when fully loaded I can just pump up the airbags and get back to an acceptable ride height.

Now, I have not tested the setup off road yet so it too early to make any comments other than noticing an improved ride on road and the need to put longer springs in the front to compensate (but that was on the cards anyway) One of the pitfalls of raised suspension is that it changes the drive shaft angles which can produce unwanted vibrations and hasten drive shaft failure. The front drive shaft on the D2 is suspect anyway and should have greasable joints so that'll be on the cards when the front shaft fails.

There is a price to be paid for increased ride height but it's worth it when as so many bullbars are dozer blades and too many people have ripped off their rear bumpers. The two things that are important to me off road are bigger tyres (32") and a decent lift.

Hope this helps.

Cheers,