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Vehicle & Technical => Range Rover => Topic started by: fliptop on May 06, 2005, 19:10:06
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what would be best as the prices r about the same a 1" or 2" lift or a 3" lift can not make my mind up, would a bigger lift work just the same r could you come along problems if the r/r is to high on a lift kit.
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Every inch you add brings problem with drivetrain and steering geometry and stability.
Depends what your motivation for the lift is really.
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What is the car used for mostly playing with or every day motor. Do you do many road miles. 1" lift can be done with no problem. 2" lift can be done with some other mods but not to bad.. 3" lift you will have to do the full monty prop's, longer brake hoses, castor correction arms,and probably some more. Plus it will look a bit silly up there with out big tyres. Ps the 2" lift should have some of that done.
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A 1" lift should stay within the tolerance for steering castor, you may get away with standard dampers and brake lines. You will begin to get pulsing in the front prop but depending on how worn things are you can live with it.
2" lift and you are about to loose any castor, it's about on the edge of tolerance, pehaps over so the steering goes vague, You will be getting drumming from the front prop, the dampers need extending as do the brake lines. The rear anti-roll bar will flip upside down off-road.
3" you really should be repacing the radius arms, dampers, brakelines, bumpstops, propshafts (the rear one will start binding), anti-roll bars, underpants (first time you drive it) etc etc.
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You do type it better than me Andrew. :D
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I will be useing the r/r as norm" day to day transport aswell.
just whant it for the off road course every now and then.
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i would go for the 2" lift with a few mods for every day use of the r/r
it would be alot better then the 3" lift. and less to pay out for yourself.
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I will be useing the r/r as norm" day to day transport aswell.
just whant it for the off road course every now and then.
In that case I wouldn't lift it at all to be honest... but if you want to lift it, I'd say 1" at most.
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After doing a two inch lift on my motor, i think tim is right 1" at most it will be much better on the road and if that's were it spends most of it time thats were it needs to be best. The range is very good off road as standard 8) .
PS this is me with my sensible head on.
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I'd agree with that too, the extra inch causes all the problems. As a compramise Rimmers do a 30mm lift on the front and 40mm on the rear, which helps because your self-leveler will stop working when you lift the car.
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Hi fliptop i would go with range rover blues after sitting down and thing about it. all you could end up haveing a few problems if lifted to much, with level system etc. :roll:
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Ive just done a 2 inch lift on mine, and with bigger tyres she sits 3+ inches up, the radius arms could do with re bushing, well the whole motor could, but if I had the cash Id buy new adjusted arms, so the angles are all right, only adjustment needed was the steering lock bolt turning a little to stop rubbing on the inside on the radius arm. MM4x4 do a good kit, approx £200-£230 all in with ES9000 dampers.
The ride is much stiffer, I'm very pleased with the results, 3 inch and tyres would mean 4 inch lift , I think that would be too much for daily use