Thread: what to do when your lift is a little higher

Mmmm I should have gone levells as I said before anything that I steered away from slunnies directions is where thing are that need looking at

Mmmm Dobinson who the hell suggested Dobinson

Slunnies the man if he cant do it no one can

I've done a few things different to Slunnie, more as an experiment to see if other combinations will work and i have been successfull and unsuccessfull, my setup is a bit different too Slunnies but still works as well, but then we do different things when touring, he has a swag and i tow a camper, that's why my setup is slightly different, but the basic setup is the same (springs and shocks)

The thing is, if i was going to do it all again from scratch, i would not go 4" as i did with the springs, instead i would go for a slightly less lift 70mm, maybe 75mm and go for 33s, you get almost the same lift but with less hassles with shocks and castor adjustments, extending brake lines and ABS sensors, panhard rods and so on so on.

Anyway, get that front down, and get the bar and winch to get it down a bit more, say 1/2" less than the rear (i'm assuming your getting a bar and winch) and then get some Polyairs or Firestone air bags to keep things level when loaded for a trip, that should help.

Baz.

I got the bar just need the winch B'day comming up let see how generous the wife feels not very I would imagine

Any idea on how I can correct the steering in the sence that the wheel sits to the left...


Adjust the drag link

Originally Posted by procrastination inc

Any idea on how I can correct the steering in the sence that the wheel sits to the left...


Adjust the drag link

you mean undo the steering coloum so to speak and turn it and shove it back in again ?

I was thinking of placing these on the Disco there of a POO POO POOtrol

You essentially dont have a sway bar, you have a hydromechanical stabiliser system.

One of the best there is...

Why? For the sake of an inch of lift would you want to fit gear like that and ruin an exceptional vehicle?

All the extra money you'll spend on disconnects etc could be better spent biting the bullet and getting the Lovells springs....

Additionally you'd need to disable the ACE system completely, remove the actuators etc and what would you end up with? A vehicle which is now nowhere near as good as what you had..

I must be going soft in my old age, the max I would lift would be the same as Slunnie if I was going to lift it any higher...

But i realised something... I've been everywhere in a 2" lift and have no desire to up my tyre sizes to gain real clearance under the vehicle.

I already run 32's.... 33's would fit no worries..... And no hassles from rego or cops or insurance company in any way...

If your going for 33's then your lift is more than required. The only real clearance you have is under the diffs, this will stop you every time compared to ramp over etc....

The secret to the best "outback challenge" style vehicles is as low as possible with the biggest diff clearance possible....

Slunnie reached the best balance of lift and tyre, combined with the best combination for touring and play....

Originally Posted by ROVERNIT

you mean undo the steering coloum so to speak and turn it and shove it back in again ?

NO!!!

There are 2 bars running across under the front of the vehicle...

1 from steering box to the left wheel.

The other from the left wheel to the right wheel...

EXTEND the front one (from steering box to left wheel)... And the steering wheel will rotate right and if adjusted correctly the steering wheel will be straight.