Lifting suspension

[chris.hunt22]

Thanks to all who answered my topic posted a while ago 'lifting my disco'

I have come across some money (see WONGA!! in the bar) and I am going to go with one of the suggestions I have had, anyone know any better prices or best place to go etc.

Britpart DA4201 Front springs - £50 a pair
Britpart DA4203 Rear springs - £50 a pair
Procomp ES9000 +2" shocks £30 each

TOTAL - £220 (+ VAT I think)

2 other questions....

Will I need extended brake hoses with these springs (front 200lb/in and 400mm free length, rear 220lb/in and free length 430mm)

Will I need new shockers or will my standard ones be OK to leave on?

Still after 235/85/16 MT or AT's or 265/75/16 for swap or px. (or buy outright at right money!) See WANTED section for what I have to offer!!

[bullfrog]

If you are planning on using the suspension then get extended lines as its not worth ripping one off. (they are around £11 per line and yours will either have 3 or 4 depending on if it has ABS)
I would also get the shocks as standard ones will limit spring travel.
The GAS ones should also improve handling on and off road.
Its worth considering all shock options as you dont want to keep changing them.
I personally would go for longer shocks and dislocation cones but I like long travel suspension as it allows you to generally go farther.
If its just for a bit of laning and light play days then the +2" set up will be fine.

[suggs]

have a look at Bullfrogs setups, i dout you will get better suspension for the money, look in my profile at the snow shots to see what it can do to a Disco..

cheers

[chris.hunt22]

it has ABS, will that be 3 or 4 then?

[Range Rover Blues]

I've found that with standard mounts you can't fit anything bigger than plus 2" shocks unless you extend the bump stops.  Most 'standard' or OEM dampers for the front are already plus 2" over standard for some reason, big problem for EAS equiped RRC!

I like ProComp but they are not the only answer, very popular though.......

And with the extra height stronger dampers are a good idea.

[Lyndsey731]

Suggs, what exactly do you have under that thing? the articulation looks huge! I run a 300 tdi 3 door with decarbon shocks, scorpion +2 springs, -2 shock mounts,  QT arms front and rear, wheel spacers and extended arches and I can't get anywhere near that, if i knew how to post a picture I'd stick one on.

Gav

[suggs]

Hi mate

it wasnt even on the limit in those pictures, it will go more..


its running +1 inch spacers +2 inch springs giving a 3 inch lift, and +5 inch rough country shocks thats were the droop comes in. also has extended turrets and bump stops, an ajustable rear a frame spacer which lets the axle and diff droop. theres QT corrected arms front and rear and dislocation cones also extended lines, its all available from Bullfrog if you look on his website, and its very well priced..

sounds like all you need is the shocks and a-frame spacer and your be sorted


cheers

[SnakeLogic]

I'd like to get something similar done to my Disco, but as it is my daily driver, I don't want to give up my anti-sway bars.  How much lift and/or articulation is worth bothering with if I intend to keep the anti-sways?

I was looking to go nuts with a full-on castor-corrected 3" lift, but now I'm thinking that I'll lose a lot of the potential articulation that I'd be paying for.  Any tips?

[suggs]

i use mine most days, you soon get used to driving it without the roll bars i dont notice it now 8)

did you get the pictures i emailed??

[Bulli]

i thought the roads in Japan were that crowded it wouldnt matter. i can drive mine all day every day mine has 4" lift and 3 link front end on 35"tyres. Just dont drive it like i stole it!

I would spend as much as you can . BUY CHEAP BUY TWICE.

[SnakeLogic]

I'll think it over.  I suppose I could just have the anti-sway bars removed and then put them back on if its too much trouble to drive.

Suggs, I got the pics, thanks.  I guess my reply didn't get through.    Sorry about that :(  .

I'm in the process of 1) Supporting my wife in her last 3 weeks of pregnancy with our first kid, 2) Getting my residency paperwork in order so that I can take a loan to 3) buy land in Japan to 4) build a house on.  So, needless to say, lifting my Disco is about #27 on my priority list.  However, with any luck at all, I may be able to have a go at SOME of it by summer.

As always, thanks for all the help.

[suggs]

thats cool mate, it may have come through as spam and got deleted.

H

[Range Rover Blues]

Snakelogic, leave the sway bars in place, the RTI scores for a standard Rangie (thereofore Disco ) are the same with or without them.  All you need to do is space the rear bar down by the same amount as you lift it and the front one down by at least an imch so it clears the prop.  Be spacing the rear down it also  moves foreward a fraction, the problem at the back is that the axle swings forewards and the sway bar swings back, so the links can flip over on extreme articluation.  I've spaced mine 2" on the back and don't have a problem, oh and I do drive it like I stole it :D

[SnakeLogic]

The spacers I need are just blocks (with holes for the bolts) that I could have somebody fabricate for me?

[Range Rover Blues]

Yes exactly.  In the UK we bolt our towballs to a fishplate on the tow bracket.  By happy coincidence the spacing of those holes is exactly the same although the diameter is bigger, so pop to a caravn shop and buy a pair of 2" ali spacers, get some long M10 bolts and you are there.

Some spacers have inconvenient holes though, so I use a thin sheet of steel too (or a lighting socket plate cut down).

Otherwise a 2" ali billet with 2 11mm holes will suffice, or some 2"x2"(or wider) steel box.