Thread: New suspension a vast improvement

Originally Posted by crash

Are you able to supply me with the part numbers you ordered and the total cost of the springs and shocks ? Did you replace your bushes at the same time
I have an '02 Disco I am looking at upgrading the suspension on and have a winch bar + winch.
So far most companies look like costing around $1200 without fitting costs (which I will do myself)

All up it cost me $550 for 4 x 2" lift shocks and 2 x HD 2" lift front springs. I did'nt need rear springs though this would only have cost an extra $150 i think. Try this site www.suspensionstuff.com.au

Sounds good. Where did you get your air bag spacers And the sensor spacces from or did you make them your self?
The sensor spacer was lengthend by 45MM is that the hole center distance?

Originally Posted by hot rover

Sounds good. Where did you get your air bag spacers And the sensor spacces from or did you make them your self?
The sensor spacer was lengthend by 45MM is that the hole center distance?

I got the spacers from Walker on this site, he did'nt have the "bayonet" fitting plates that bolt to the spacer to accept the airbag or the sensor height adjusting brackets, so i made both.
The sensor height adjusting bracket is 45mm hole centre distance.

Thanks for that. Excuse my ignorance here but what are the bayonet caps an what do they look like. I looked into doing this mod to mine and the local suspension expert told me i couldn"t be done so i am very interrested in finding out more so i can make the mod to mine.

Originally Posted by hot rover

Thanks for that. Excuse my ignorance here but what are the bayonet caps an what do they look like. I looked into doing this mod to mine and the local suspension expert told me i couldn"t be done so i am very interrested in finding out more so i can make the mod to mine.

The SLS Airbags on the D2 attach to the Diff with a "Bayonett" fitting. In a similar fashion to a bayonett fitting light bulb. You have to allign the fittings and twist the bag 90 deg to lock it in place.
Basically, you have to replicate the airbag fitting, that is welded to the diff, on top of your spacer.

Or.....you could scrap the airbags and just install coils?

The air bags will not settle, if they drop below the intended height they will just inflate more to bring it back up, what you have in the rear is a real 3in lift and it will stay that way with the sensors you have used,, this is all good if thats what your after, the additional pressure in the bag may cause the ride to be a little firmer and may reduce the life of the bags some what.

Have you flexed it up to see how well it flexes? did you extend the rear bump stops at all? i found with the 2in spacer block without the bump stop extensions supplied with the kit i got it was right on the limit of the air bag being fully compressed and full tuck, also if you have used longer shocks you might want to check if the bags reach there full height when the axles drops as you might tear the bag if they are to long.

Originally Posted by Ken

There shouldnt be a problem with propshaft clearance or brake lines stretching beyond there limits as a 2" lift is suitable for the standard brake and abs lines after that it gets a bit more costly

its not so much the ammount of lift as it is the open length of the shocks,, if you have 50-60mm longer shocks i tihnk you would have to space the front cross member and start looking at the ABS lines... i had long travel bilsteins the ABS/brakes lines were at the max at full drop in the rear and that was after i had fed more line through and spaced the brackets down about 30mm, i thnk the shocks were about 50mm longer then standard.

Did you get the Lovells shocks as well? Hard to tell from the pictures.