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roamingman Terrain Master
Posts : 1392 Join date : 2010-12-26 Age : 75 Location : Nearly thier
| Subject: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:27 am | |
| Hi help needed please, any advice on doing a 1-2" lift on my Discovery 1, good or bad idea, relly looking for easiest to do not nessaceryly cheap, but not to dear either. For my trailor after checking tow bar hight and hight of tow bar hitch on sanky, came to the conclesstion either lift the D1 or fit smaller tyres, | |
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4x4overlander Just got AT's
Posts : 202 Join date : 2010-12-26
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:32 am | |
| Have a few words with Gwyn Lewis. I know he does spacers, don't know if for D1 Have a look herePrice about £15 a corner???? HTH Brendan | |
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freespirit4x4 Just got M&S Tyres
Posts : 142 Join date : 2011-01-01 Location : Mansfield
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:22 am | |
| yoda give me a ring, have both spacers and springs, there are a few important things to take note of and a few waste of times, if we get sorted in time come down a day early for the xmas party and we will get it fitted for you its not just the lift, beleive me, you have to consider shock absorbers aswell, now we have pro comp shocks on lenny ... our D1 ... rubbish, terrafirma shocks provide so much more stability and better around corners often over looked is the caster angles. if your sitting the thinking you don't need them then in many case you are right and your vehicle will handle pants in certain situations! but if moneys an issue then don't worry about it most people don't, jaap has a pair of rear trailing arms ordered for the xmas party to so you can compare those to standard ones and see what you think over all i would say if using decent stuff a good idea, if using cheap stuff bad idea cheers kieran | |
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rustyrhinos Just got MT's
Posts : 256 Join date : 2010-12-28 Location : Lincolnshiire
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:30 am | |
| Would not changing the height off the tow bar be easier than changing the suspension etc? | |
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Mac Just Bought 4x4
Posts : 92 Join date : 2011-01-03 Location : South East Kent
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:49 am | |
| I'm not sure why you want to lift it.....unless it is to fit bigger tyres? | |
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roamingman Terrain Master
Posts : 1392 Join date : 2010-12-26 Age : 75 Location : Nearly thier
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:49 am | |
| rustyrhinos was looking at that today can only go so high then it stops rear door opening. tthats why I though of lift. it does have tall tyres so have to check if I can get smaller ones. | |
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4x4overlander Just got AT's
Posts : 202 Join date : 2010-12-26
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:51 am | |
| On Defenders a 1 or 2" lift does not require castor correction. Go 3 or 4" yes
If worried you might want to consider wide angle UJ's It all depends on what you are going to do with the vehicle.
I run the red 110 with a 2" lift for many years without caster correction. That only occurred when was doing a rechassis to it
Gwyn Lewis is an expert on suspension systems, give him a ring and talk about your needs.
HTH
Brendan | |
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roamingman Terrain Master
Posts : 1392 Join date : 2010-12-26 Age : 75 Location : Nearly thier
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:06 am | |
| Mac to tow a sanky trailor | |
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rustyrhinos Just got MT's
Posts : 256 Join date : 2010-12-28 Location : Lincolnshiire
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:19 am | |
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- rustyrhinos
was looking at that today can only go so high then it stops rear door opening. tthats why I though of lift. it does have tall tyres so have to check if I can get smaller ones. Ah, that's annoying! Don't have that problem with the Range Rover! We made our own, hinged, removable Sankey style hitch I take it you mean smaller tyres on the Sankey!!! | |
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tuggy Just Got Spot Lights
Posts : 717 Join date : 2011-01-01 Age : 68 Location : MIDLANDS
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roamingman Terrain Master
Posts : 1392 Join date : 2010-12-26 Age : 75 Location : Nearly thier
| Subject: Re: Lifting D1 Wed Jan 05, 2011 9:16 am | |
| rustyrhinos yes on sankey that is a new idea hinged tow hitch do you by any chance have a photo of that | |
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