chromiumuk
Well-Known Member
Haven't lifted mine & never will.
why not?
chromiumuk
Well-Known Member
Cause it drives just fine as it is 
Missing Link
New Member
The standard suspension geometry of any car is always a compromise of all the desirable features and parameters. 4x4 such as LRs, slittys etc. which have an emphasis for off road ability tend to be higher with good ground clearance, terrain control and such compared to scoobys, Audis and others where they are primarily for on road performance and have thefeatures to perform well in that environment
Freelanders as the tractors boys are so fond of pointing out are more of a general purpose vehicle than others of our favorite marque and are intended for lighter off road use and as such have limitations. I can't see that an inch or two of lift on a vehicle that is already taller than most vehicles on the road is going to make much difference to its stance. It will however if properly done improve ground clearance by a more appreciable amount but if you are really into offroading that much why not a deepender which will do it without the cost of lifts.
Raising the height will also raise the centre of gravity increasing body roll and generally make cornering worse. The half shaft articulated joints will be operating at much greater extremes and under a much higher load as a result. Granny is also going to have a struggle climbing in as well!
To me the Freelander as stock is a good compromise for off and on road use, is highly rated as tow car (a major reason why I bought mine), more comfortable for longer journeys than a deepender, cheaper than a disco and was superb in the snow. Why change it!
Freelanders as the tractors boys are so fond of pointing out are more of a general purpose vehicle than others of our favorite marque and are intended for lighter off road use and as such have limitations. I can't see that an inch or two of lift on a vehicle that is already taller than most vehicles on the road is going to make much difference to its stance. It will however if properly done improve ground clearance by a more appreciable amount but if you are really into offroading that much why not a deepender which will do it without the cost of lifts.
Raising the height will also raise the centre of gravity increasing body roll and generally make cornering worse. The half shaft articulated joints will be operating at much greater extremes and under a much higher load as a result. Granny is also going to have a struggle climbing in as well!
To me the Freelander as stock is a good compromise for off and on road use, is highly rated as tow car (a major reason why I bought mine), more comfortable for longer journeys than a deepender, cheaper than a disco and was superb in the snow. Why change it!
TD4_4x4
Active Member
Will be lifting mine very soon. Can't wait to be honest. Should give it a bit more stance on the road too... stop so many people arguing with me
I'd love to get this done too freebiker, how much do you think I would need to pay a local garage (or anyone who'll do the job) to fit a liftkit, say a Bearmach
once I have the parts?
I'm guessing it's a full days work, say an 8hr job?
I'm after a 'swap' for my Sport suspension/shocks setup to someone with standard set up before I can do the job though! LOL.
Cheers.
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freebiker
Well-Known Member
How long it will take will all depend on how much of a bastard the nuts are to get off your struts etc. If all nuts undo easily with no hassle, then i'd say it could be fitted within half an hour per strut. At a slower pace, maybe an hour per strut.
If you run into problems with nuts rusting etc, then it will take longer but a proper garage has ways and means of dealing with these issues.
They'll also have to cut a little bit out for your steering arm so it doesn't catch. It shouldn't take too long if they know what they're doing.
