Best 2" lift set up available??

cornish rattler · Feb 22, 2015

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cornish rattler · Feb 22, 2015

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James_mac · Feb 22, 2015

Gwyn Lewis does the best 2" lift kit around and he can customize it to suit your vehicle perfectly, he's a very knowledgable guy, I would give him a call if I was you. you can have the 2" lift that you want without compromising the on road handling. Iv got a full set up from him waiting to go on my current rebuild once my new chassis arrives, it's not the cheapest kit but you get what you pay for.

I was talking to a friend of mine about what set up to get, he has a land rover parts shop and he used to be a terrifirma dealer, he was saying he used to get loads of people returning the terrifirma shocks because they were broken/leaking, now he sells then britpart kit and hasn't had a problem with them, apparently they have got there act together more recently and are producing better quality parts

trax · Feb 22, 2015

heti said:
Hi All,

I've looked in the usual places, Paddock, Craddock, ebay etc and as I am fairly new to the LR game, I don't want to make a costly mistake in buying a crap set up, therefore can you guys point me in the right direction to purchasing a good 2" lift setup? Won't be doing much off roading, just pulling a trailer once in a while.

Defender is currently stripped so thought I might as well change/replace nearly everything....... I've got the bug!!

Thanks guys!!

big tyres and lift cos it looks cool... ok :bowl:

if you are going to drive mainly on the road a lot, then standard and road tyres/at's make more sense for that setup

large tyres will chuck gearing out, slower to accelerate. mud style will be rumbly and crap in the wet.

2 inch lift will make it roll more on the corners.

they are designed to do a bit of off road as standard you know

but whatever floats your boat

Paul D · Feb 23, 2015

Frankly, from what you've said, I'd suggest not to bother with a 2" lift, but simply go for HD standard height springs. The suspension won't droop as much, so the vehicle will ride higher, it'll stiffen the handling a tad on road and make pulling trailers a little more civilised with less pitching and wallowing. If you only spend a little time offroad it'll hardly make a difference.

Where are you, roughly? Maybe someone local could loan you a set of springs to try, the rears particularly can be changed in 10 minutes, the fronts a little longer .. If you have to ask how to do them, let someone else change them while you watch ..

MayorQuimby · Feb 23, 2015

Its all dependent on what your budget is.

Gwyn Lewis and Devon4x4 are hard to beat. Both very knowledgeable and helpful.

Unless planning on regularly carrying a lot of weight high up, do not buy HD springs. Progressive is the way to go.

Just a little edit: Hard suspension doesnt equal good handling. It just means crash, bang, rattle ride quality. Remember, a defender isnt supposed to handle like a go cart. If you want that buy a hot hatch...

james6546 · Feb 23, 2015

robbh said:
It really is. Only thing that let's it down.

Literally after my first off road (only a month old) session bought it home and the paint flaked off from the jet wash.

Pretty crap considering the price of the kit.

+1, my TF ones have only been on 4 months and are already pretty rusty. I haven't even jet washed them yet and the paint is flaking off

cornish rattler · Feb 23, 2015

Had a disco once fitted with police spec rear springs sat up slightly at the back but was great for towing and carrying loads

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