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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: muddymart on December 12, 2005, 22:14:51
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Hi all, ive had my disco only a week,so after browsing all the forum,could i ask you disco lovers \:D/
Whats the best value for money lift you can get,i know money speaks value,somewhere inbetween i'd reckon,as my disco is leaning a bit now,must be the 200k mile original springs,
Thanks ,Martin
ohhh i know i have to change my picture to my present vehicle.
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hey up i got mine from procomp that was a good deal cant remeber how much but was a fair price i got shocks springs bump stops brake lines and some dislocation cones but mine was for a 3"lift it gives me a good ride nie set up :wink:
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my advise
firstly decide what you will do offroad wise in the future
what size tyres do you want?
how much ground clearance you need!
it pays to do the thinking and the research first so you dont have to spend excess money
a three inch lift for me cost 230.00 but that was only for the springs and shocks.
extended brake lines,relocation cones,and heavy duty spring retaining clamps are also food for thought.
mike
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well i normally go to a local pay and play which is here
www.mudbugz.co.uk
and im really wanting to do some green laning,with having the samurai before it was already kitted out when i got it so i didnt really buy anything,
perhaps 2-3"lift and some decent at tyres,itjust knowing the best place to get them from,as shopping around takes forever,thanks martin
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just been through this myself. so many options.... :shock:
i use mine as a daily drive and for off road at the weekends. i originaly wanted to do a 2" lift. but just chatting to different people i decided that maybe it wasnt what i needed.
the rear springs on mine are really sagged after 240.000 miles so i knoew they had to be done. i have all the new bits sat here infront of me now.
i bought a set of 4 procomp es9000 +2" shocks.
i also bought a set of heavy duty springs. these will give me a little left to what it is sat at now. i also bought extended bump stops and dislocation cones and retaining straps. this should give me 2" extra axle travel but wont comprimise the on road handling.
i think this little lot cost me about £200 ish
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around that mark is what i want to pay, did you get them online ifso, may i have the addyy? many thanks are you fitting them yourself,i guess a good pair of compressers are worth while.
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hi mate....i will be fitting it all myself when my truck evently comes back from the body shop. i got all mine from paddocks.
http://www.paddockspares.com/
hope this helps mate
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but remember if you add winch,winch bumper etc you add weight to your springs..
as much as 80 kilos
mike
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im sure if i give them a call see what they can sort out,i will be fitting a winch later on in the year,so best get the suspension set up first then,
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ay up mucker,paddocks do some good stuff but check out www.mm4x4.co.uk they do a 3" lift package about £350ish
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There was a lad at the last Westie Pub Meet had plenty of lift on his red Disco, maybe come along next time his name was Andy i think.
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If you go to +3" then you start getting into steering and propshaft problems and this can start to cost serious money!
I think that both Paddock and MM4x4 do Bearmach springs with ProComp ES9000 shocks. Explain that you intent fitting a winch etc so you get the correct rated springs to start with, I didn't and had to fork out more money to upgrade when they did work! :?
If you've got Anti Roll Bars fitted then you may find you have to space these from the chassis as well, otherwise they can "turn over" or invert on max articulation. :wink:
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Jim there are a few of us in the area with fairly modded Disco's. Martin im only in Rotherham so ive sent you a pm as i have several of the bits you may want....try this, try that its amazing what you accumulate.
A bit of nighttime fun!
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sorry to anyone who's having deja vu!
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Jim there are a few of us in the area with fairly modded Disco's. Martin im only in Rotherham so ive sent you a pm as i have several of the bits you may want....try this, try that its amazing what you accumulate.
A bit of nighttime fun!
Had a good look around Your and Rollazuki's trucks at Frickley after i'd done abusing my Beer. Highly impressed 8)
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Thanks for the pm i will contact you tomorrow,can wait till i get the disco sorted out and start having some fun .b.t.w those pics are pretty good. :lol: :lol:
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We aim to please, wait till you see what i have instore for the Christmas break...gonna be no-one else in the uk with the same set up.....which may or may not be a good thing!
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Here's a couple of photos of mine, it's taken me five years to get this far and it ain't finished yet! :D
In the pose:
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/landrovers/002.jpg)
......and working, well having fun, on the Belgium National this year and tyring to get under a tree trunk, and yes that is the angle it was at. :wink:
(http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/landrovers/Bel01.jpg)
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A mate of mine has fitted the Procomp 2" lift to his 200 Series V8, and swears by it - it cost him about £320 ...
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I'm selling my used procomp shocks and +2" springs, only done about 6k miles, but I'm breaking the disco after a small fire... offers accepted :-)
Matthew