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3 inch suspension lift - 10/24/2007 12:35:52 AM    landunit   Posts: 2 Joined: 10/24/2007 Status: offline Hi Guys, New to this forum but not land rovers, reacently sold my beloved S IIA and got a disco series 1 with a 300 moror (tdi) and a 380 gearbox, i want to fit my previous tyres to my new landy, but i know i needed to lift my suspension by 3 inches on the S IIA, i was just wondering if it is as easy on a disco and a S IIA, just coil's and shocks, or will i need to be replaning more? (ie: control arms) i am aware of the Brake lines needing to be changed. any help from somone who has lifted a disco 3inches would be much apprecated. Thanks Shaun Post #: 1

RE: 3 inch suspension lift - 10/24/2007 7:25:58 AM    okdiscoguy Posts: 2403 Joined: 2/16/2007 From: Tulsa, OK Status: offline Haven't lifted, and not too sure, But I do know that if you do the OME 2" lift, you don't have to change anything.... Might post this in the Discovery section. I am sure someone on there has done it... _____________________________ 97 Discovery SD-7 156K miles 04 Cadillac CTS 34K miles Good Oil number of posts does not = knowledge (unless it is me) (in reply to landunit) Post #: 2

RE: 3 inch suspension lift - 10/24/2007 11:28:38 AM    Disco Mike Posts: 9554 Joined: 4/27/2006 Status: offline If you want a full 3" lift, you probably aught to look at, http://www.rovertym.com/ Steve make a 2" that is nearly 3"s tall. You can also use the OME colis and achieve nearly as much lift. Either way it is easy. _____________________________ Mike Retired service manager. Member of the Solihull Society, NCLR club,past member of the SCLR club and Santa Barbara 4 Wheelers. 99 D2, 3" lift, lockers, H.D. axles, 4:11 gears, Custom front and rear bumpers, Warn winch, HID lights and an Engel 45. (in reply to okdiscoguy) Post #: 3

RE: 3 inch suspension lift - 10/24/2007 6:44:54 PM    ajh   Posts: 705 Joined: 8/14/2006 Status: offline Until you do the lift you won't know how much your castor is out of spec, Rovers arrive with all kinds of  build differences from truck to truck.  If you're more than 3 degrees out you'll want to also put in corrected arms.  You'll also want to consider going double cardon drive shaft in the back instead of the rotoflex if you experience any vibration/premature wear issues with the rotoflex. (in reply to Disco Mike) Post #: 4

RE: 3 inch suspension lift - 10/29/2007 12:47:16 AM    landunit   Posts: 2 Joined: 10/24/2007 Status: offline Thanks Guys, that rovertym has some nice little goodies. (in reply to ajh) Post #: 5

RE: 3 inch suspension lift - 11/30/2007 8:12:41 PM    rovernit Posts: 7 Joined: 11/29/2007 Status: offline We here in Australia don't worry about caster correction kits for the D2 all that much I think anything 4 inch and over its a must and 3 inch and lower I wouldn't worry about I have 5 inch lift and do need one, when some one develops one that's one piece that is (in reply to landunit) Post #: 6

RE: 3 inch suspension lift - 11/30/2007 9:19:33 PM    llesra Posts: 303 Joined: 9/6/2006 From: Colorado Status: offline i have 4" on my D1 and if you want 3" on yours, youll want to change out the control arms. the steering with the stock arms is manageable but new castor corrected arms just steer so much better. i got bad vibes from the stock driveshafts so i changed them to a double cardan in the front and changed the rotoflex to a u-joint in the rear. new rear arms fixed the pinion angle so the transfer case and diff are parallel to eachother. i was vibe free to 90 mph until i put in a new rear axle, but probably wont do that. if you want to run long shocks, youll need new brake lines too. i installed everything myself at home with basic tools. just be prepared for some rusty bolts! _____________________________ Arsell 94 disco 97 disco 99 range rover 4.6 (in reply to rovernit) Post #: 7

RE: 3 inch suspension lift - 12/1/2007 4:54:49 PM    rovernit Posts: 7 Joined: 11/29/2007 Status: offline and chunked knuckles < Message edited by rovernit -- 12/1/2007 4:56:11 PM > (in reply to llesra) Post #: 8

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