Lift kit advice please

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RangerSi

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Morning guys,

I want to fit a 2-3" lift kit to my 99 Disco 2 Td5. I've got ACE and Airbags, both miraculously working fine (175k on the clock and previous neglected until I got it 6 weeks ago)

This is the first Disco I've owned and I'm a bit green on this subject.

Do I remove the Airbags even though they are fine and go springs all round? What sort of problems will it cause me? And is there a 'how to' guide that I can look at?

Or

Do I go for a kit that keeps the bags like this?https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370996252263 Are they any good? And how does the back stay 'lifted' if I'm not fitting springs?

I want to go out laning and not get stuck and a stock set up won't cut it. Obviously bigger tyres are to be fitted also.

What do I do? Cheers.
 
To be honest mate, unless your fitting larger than 32" tyres you won't need a lift kit, also you'll probably have to cut away at the arches and such to fit tyres of that size. Also if you go above +2 you need extended brake lines, castor corrected trailing arms etc... it becomes very expensive.

The D2 is capable on stock set up for laning with ease. Get some decent 265/75/16 tyres (afaik should fit a stock set up) and you'll be fine.
 
This question gets asked almost as much as "What's the biggest tyres I can put on my Disco?"
I won't jump up and down right now, I did some of that last weekend and the blood pressure hasn't got back to normal yet!
@300bhp/ton has done a pretty good write-up here, and he does ask the sort of questions which you really do need to ask yourself before you continue.
TBH, the Disco, you will find is a fairly capable vehicle in its stock set-up.
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/lifting-a-d2-properly.300573/
 
brian47 said:
This question gets asked almost as much as "What's the biggest tyres I can put on my Disco?"
I won't jump up and down right now, I did some of that last weekend and the blood pressure hasn't got back to normal yet!
@300bhp/ton has done a pretty good write-up here, and he does ask the sort of questions which you really do need to ask yourself before you continue.
TBH, the Disco, you will find is a fairly capable vehicle in its stock set-up.
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/lifting-a-d2-properly.300573/
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Thanks for not blowing your top Brian. ;-) And that link had exactly the info I was looking for.
 
neilly said:
Hi RangerSi,

I would suggest you call the company and ask how it works, including compatibility with ACE.

One question , how do you know the std set up will not cut it?

Cheers
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Stock set up = diffs certain distance to the ground.
Bigger Tyres (with a lift to accommodate them) = Diffs higher from the ground thus better off road capability. Mostly for the deep ruts etc.

I want to drive something a bit challenging, not just some loose gravel trails whit nice scenery. Lol That's my thinking anyway. Like I said, I'm certainly no expert.
 
bankz5152 said:
To be honest mate, unless your fitting larger than 32" tyres you won't need a lift kit, also you'll probably have to cut away at the arches and such to fit tyres of that size. Also if you go above +2 you need extended brake lines, castor corrected trailing arms etc... it becomes very expensive.

The D2 is capable on stock set up for laning with ease. Get some decent 265/75/16 tyres (afaik should fit a stock set up) and you'll be fine.
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I was thinking of going for 35x12.5x15 on modulars. But after reading that link below, maybe I'll just go with the 265's like you suggest, lose the standard front bumper and see how it goes........

If I get stuck and die in the wilderness, it's going to be all your fault mate. ;-) lol
 
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I still reckon that unless you're going "mud-plugging" in some disused quarry somewhere and the only time the vehicle will see the road is getting there and back, then do whatever you want.
If, on the other hand you're going to be using the vehicle if not as your daily drive, at least fairly regularly on roads and motorways, and then for the occasional green laning, then all you're going to need is maybe a change of tyres and/or wheels. You might even want to keep a set of wheels for road work and another for laning, but that can get expensive, so a careful selection of multi-terrain tyres might be the way to go.
If you are worried about the distance between the ground and the diffs, then maybe your first (and possibly only) modification could be diff guards.
As many members will tell you, there are very few green lanes in the UK that cannot be tackled by a Disco in stock trim.
 
What I would suggest to do is find a local P&P or similar take your Disco and see what it can do in stock form with some decent tyres and go from there. Not much point in throwing cash at lift kits and such when you may not even need them!

35" tyres are great n all but a pig on the road. What are you planning to do with it? Is it a daily driver, a pure green laner or a P&P truck?
 
brian47 said:
I still reckon that unless you're going "mud-plugging" in some disused quarry somewhere and the only time the vehicle will see the road is getting there and back, then do whatever you want.
If, on the other hand you're going to be using the vehicle if not as your daily drive, at least fairly regularly on roads and motorways, and then for the occasional green laning, then all you're going to need is maybe a change of tyres and/or wheels. You might even want to keep a set of wheels for road work and another for laning, but that can get expensive, so a careful selection of multi-terrain tyres might be the way to go.
If you are worried about the distance between the ground and the diffs, then maybe your first (and possibly only) modification could be diff guards.
As many members will tell you, there are very few green lanes in the UK that cannot be tackled by a Disco in stock trim.
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I'm fine with the idea of leaving the heights as they are, hey it's cheaper. But I just don't want to get stuck or embarrass myself by bottoming out on a rutted trail somewhere.

The plan is mostly to use it as a weekend toy on the lanes with the odd trip to the shops on the way home. Luckily I have a van for work.

I'm now leaning towards a set of Maxxis Bighorns in 265x75x16 on my standard wheels. I used to have a set of Cooper 35x12.5x15 Discoverer 2's on my old cough Jeep Cherokee cough and they were great both off and on road, but the Maxxis look like great value.

Oh, and some Diffguards

Thanks ever so much for all the replies/advice gents
 
bankz5152 said:
What I would suggest to do is find a local P&P or similar take your Disco and see what it can do in stock form with some decent tyres and go from there. Not much point in throwing cash at lift kits and such when you may not even need them!

35" tyres are great n all but a pig on the road. What are you planning to do with it? Is it a daily driver, a pure green laner or a P&P truck?
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I think it'll be and 80/20% split between off road and on road. The majority of on road drving will be to get to the 'off road' stuff.
 
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