Lift Kits

[stuntman]

Hello one and all, merry christmas/ xmas (whichever your belief)

I know this has been asked before again and again.

But can anyone help. I want to lift my truck +2", and spacer it 40mm.

I have the spacers and the 10 bolts, along with new body mounts.

What I need is a supplier of the suspension kit.

I know I need +2 springs and shocks, Do I need dislocation cones ( I only realy green lane at the minute), What else do I need.

Sorry for bringing this all up again but I am a newbie  :twisted:

I have cash waiting but I want to get the best deal I can, so can anyone tell me where to get the best deal from, I also want +5 brake lines. ( the standard ones are too short to start off with!)

Thanks everyone in advance

Andi K

[Jake]

When it comes to suspension, fit the best and dont waste your money on cheap nasty kit.
Go for Old Man Emu, nothing else comes close.
A kit, personallised for your truck is about £545
Extended brake lines is the only other thing you *should* buy
Relocation cones (£35) arn't essential but very handy for preventing your rear springs from un-seating
 8)

[extreme90]

as jake said
dont fit rubbish as you have to replace them twice as quick as you would do with the real deal
people run OME on here and they have been fitted 5+ years and still not sagged
im going old man emu when the axles are put back under my comp 90 as aim sick of chaning spings every year  :roll:  :roll:
( should have got OME in the 1st place )
and why +5 lines, cripes, im only on +4s and my spring when fully dislocated sits 10mm above the bottom of me extended bump stops  :shock:
dan

[stuntman]

Hello Jake, that's more than I was after paying, I know you get what you pay for.

I've always been one for buying the best I can afford. However this vehicle is not going to be lavished with cash, I have between 200-300 to spend.

Hello Dan, I was planning +5 was everyone seems to think the standard ones are too short, and as I was planning +2 on the suspension and 40mm on the body, I'd get a little lee way.

[extreme90]

only the rear you would need longer
but most just extend the bracket down

dont forget its only suspention lift that need the extended hoses for the front
the flexy ones as the go from chassis bracket to axle
not body to axle
dan

[stuntman]

Thanks Dan

[hairyasswelder]

Tonks 4x4 is local-ish and has Bearmach blue springs @ £55 a pair.  Paddocks do Goodrich hoses @ +4" for £50 for the set of 5

Dont know what he got in stock in the way of shocks but the lads there are very helpfull, they also know what they are playing with  

On my Rangy the brake lines are on a bracket on the inner wing so a body lift will stretch the origional, thought the early Disco was the same ?  :?

Steve

[clbarclay]

Hello Jake, that's more than I was after paying, I know you get what you pay for.

I've always been one for buying the best I can afford. However this vehicle is not going to be lavished with cash, I have between 200-300 to spend.

Hello Dan, I was planning +5 was everyone seems to think the standard ones are too short, and as I was planning +2 on the suspension and 40mm on the body, I'd get a little lee way.

Why do it all at once?

Its quite easy to take a modular approch to suspension. Say just get the springs now and save up a bit more for the dampers, relocation cones and brakelines later when finance allows.


As for brake lines in particular, I have +4" lines which have more than enough movement in them for 2" body lift and 11" travel (+5") dampers its just a case of making better use of the avalible movement by extending the stiff lines downwards (which is very easy on the rear of a RRC and probably disco as well).

[lee celtic]

I fitted bearmach springs and procomp es9000 shocks £234
They have worked well for 3 1/2 years but I can't see the shocks lasting much longer (rust)

I put the custom made longer lines on last year (llama 4x4 £55) and jubilee clips on the top of the rear springs to stop them unseating (poped both out first time laning) :lol:

I will be buying the 3" kit next time same stuff as it works well and I'm on a budget too

[Gav_T]

Andy!

http://www.llama4x4.com/page3.htm

Its what im going for with a 2" lift, spend that bit extra in the first place and then you wont regret it later on  :)

Gav.

[stuntman]

Cheers Gav, I may go that route mate, however paddocks do a +2 kit with bump stops and +4 lines for not much more,

I know it's swings and roundabouts.

[crazymac]

Terrafirma are doing a kit for £199.00 or £299.00 fitted!

No idea what they are like? but I have a mate with a set ready to go on!

[Steve ray]

Check out MM4x4 .... they usually have the best "deal" on lift kits.

OME are the best, but expensive.

Of the "Division 2" suspension, I'd suggest:

Bearmach blue springs
and Rough Country shocks (better than Pro Comp for similar money) - although you do need to change the rear shock mounts for these are they are 'double pin' at every corner.

The best price on Rough Country's & brake hoses - try Dave at Llama4x4

I'd put cones on the rear, as the the ass end tends to flex a lot more than the front. Failing this, you could always use a pair of jubilee clips until you can afford some rear cones.

Cranked arms & better bushes can come at a later date. But the best mod to a lifted motor is fitting bigger boots :D

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

that body lift uve got was it 80 quid from wizard cause i think u ll find u need a few extra bits check with wizard

check for rear floor spacers

radiator spacers

and seat belt extended bolts.

[stuntman]

Nope, I made them. I've also made the rear floor spacers, extended belt anchors wil be from wizard, and I'll be lifting the radiator

[stuntman]

Can I just say GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

5 out of 10 body mounts have severe rust and shouldn't really have passed the MOT, Oh and I have just discovered a rather large hole near and outrigger!

I've scrapped cars for having less rust than this!

Oh well, looks like I'll just have to keep welding her up!

(I just wanted to rant)

[stuntman]

Done

Done

Done


Oh and I've replaced 8 out of 10 body mounts as they were all !Expletive Deleted!.

The rear crossmember collapsed spectacularly so that was also replaced with box section steel.

The sil were previously replaced with 60x120 box section so the new mounts fabbed out of the offcuts of these and welded to the sills. very strong surprisingly.

I had to cut the outriggers from the chassis to get at the siezed bolts, then weld them back on.

All great fun considering I wasn't really a welder until I bought my disco in september! (god bless evening courses and a bloody good MIG welder  )

So I'll post pictures when I can

A little finishing off tomorrow and I should be ready to fit my +2 lift kit at the end of January.

.

Update, today I lowered the radiator mounts, alot easier than buying the spacers or raising the rad, 2 quick runs of weld and I'd attached a new lug to each bracker, a hole drilled into each and hey presto!

Job Done

Next ...

Brake lines ...
Dislocation cones ...
Gas Springs +2
Bearmach HD +2 Springs
Oh Joy I can see the new year dissapearing under the truck  :P