2 inch suspension lift

I have been told that the only part of a Disco that grounds out is the diff so the way to go ( apparently) is a 2" suspension lift & a set of 235/85/16 BFG A/T tyres.
Reading on the net I see the 2" lift causes camber problems that have to be rectified by fitting different arms.
THEN I read that the propshaft angles are too extreme with the 2" lift so does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in anticipation

yeah cos a suspension lift will raise the diff wont it.... NOT!

Lindvm colonia said:

I have been told that the only part of a Disco that grounds out is the diff so the way to go ( apparently) is a 2" suspension lift & a set of 235/85/16 BFG A/T tyres.
Reading on the net I see the 2" lift causes camber problems that have to be rectified by fitting different arms.
THEN I read that the propshaft angles are too extreme with the 2" lift so does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks in anticipation

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explain?

if "the only part of a Disco that grounds out is the diff " is tru - wots the point in "the way to go ( apparently) is a 2" suspension lift"?

the bigger diameter wheels will increase the diff ground clearance - the body lift will only heighten the sprung mass, surely?

firstly a 2" lift wont raise the diff, only bigger tyre walls or bigger wheels will do this
secondly if yoiu want a 2" lift then have one, you dont need to correct the castor angle or use a double decardon prop for 2 ferkin inches

He means bigger diameter tyres, not wider ones.

yella disco said:

yeah cos a suspension lift will raise the diff wont it.... NOT!

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Errrm... read the bit about the /85 section tyres......... that WILL raise the diff compared to standard tyres!


Its always better to read fully before posting with a hair trigger

The Mad Hat Man said:

explain?

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Raising the body a couple of inches to accomodate tyres with a taller sidewall?
That way they dont foul on the bodywork

you dont need a suspension lift to accomodate 235/85's they will fit in standard arches. they wont raise it that much anyway, what are youu planning on crossing in this great off roading beast to warrant such ground clearance. stig goes laning in north wales in a standard road going disco with a/t's on it, and beleive me some of the lanes are pretty extreme

yella disco said:

you dont need to correct the castor angle

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Yella Disco, Im not nitpicking mate but I never mentioned castor angles, I said camber ( - camber = top of wheels are tipped in, + camber = bottom of wheels are tipped in)

What I was planning on doing was going on a pay & play day whenever possible, I dont want to trundle up farm tracks I want to scare myself silly by offroading on some silly ground.
I have only offroaded HGV's upto now but thats not the same thing.... I need a buzz to fill the void of tearing around at stupid speeds on my bike & offroading will hopefully push the right buttons.
I have been taking advice wherever I can find it because offroading is not something I know much about, some of the info I may have been given might have been wrong but if I dont ask I wont know & I would rather ask than spend money on something that wont work.

the camber is set with the track rod ends. why would you want to mess with them when raising the suspension?????

the arms as you are reffering to are the castor correction radius arms, you either werent listening properly or your source of information is full of ****. infact, what you wrote in your first post, he's full of **** anyway

Oh bugger

that magic word Castor appeared..........trust me to get it wrong!


Clicky the link ... :x: QT Radius Arms

ffs you dont need those for a 2" lift. ignore all the sales bollocks its cock.

One has to say, tho I begrudge sayin it - "Yella duz know his stuff"











bugger

yella disco said:

infact, what you wrote in your first post, he's full of **** anyway

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Bless you

As I said, its better to ask than spend money for the sake of it

The bloke that told me that had a V8 Defender 90 with mahoosive ( tall & very wide ) wheels & enough room between wheels & arches to catch a pig in the tread & it not hit the bodywork... Oh he had modded it 3 times at a cost of £15K & was telling me to go radical on the first upgrade rather than spend money unnecessarily.

Perhaps what works for him isnt what would work for me.... I dont know, thats why Im asking

if i were to spend anywhere near 15k modifying a defender i would personally trap my own head in a vice then knock nails into it, he's either foolishly rich or like i said in my previous post " full of ****".

can I help? or at least have the film rights?

yella disco said:

if i were to spend anywhere near 15k modifying a defender i would personally trap my own head in a vice then knock nails into it, he's either foolishly rich or like i said in my previous post " full of ****".

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Im off to Manby next weekend.... I will tell him he's full of ****

aye tell him to spend 5 grand a time lifting it he must pay over the odds in labour seen as a lift kit is 400 quid and takes a day to fit

So, do I just bung a set of 235/85/16 BFG A/T on & thats it?... no need to do owt else?