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I Need Help With Lift Decisions? - 5/15/2008 6:33:08 PM

npgcharger

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hello, I am 16 years old and Im buying a 96 LR discovery with about 90,000 miles on it. This is going to be my first car and i really like it but i want to beef it up and make it look more off-road style.I have looked all over for lifts and tires but am not sure what i am looking for or what i want.If you have any suggestions i would really appreciate it. Thanks.

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RE: I Need Help With Lift Decisions? - 5/15/2008 8:37:23 PM

llesra

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get 3" from rovertym with 33" mts

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RE: I Need Help With Lift Decisions? - 5/16/2008 4:45:05 AM

Landzu

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I have the OME (Old Man Emu) springs and shocks for about 1' 1/2" lift with 245/75/16 BFG A/T's.

If you go more than 2" you may need to do driveshaft work ,steering drop arm.

Though mine not a show boat it works off road.

Just remember the larger the tire the less mpg's you get.
I don't know anything about rovertym.

< Message edited by Landzu -- 5/16/2008 4:47:13 AM >

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RE: I Need Help With Lift Decisions? - 5/16/2008 4:45:27 AM

mlfore

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I put the spacer kit on mine to get 2 inches and put 31 muds on it and I love it however I would recomend going with OME I have herd a lot of talk on this forum since I put mine on and I wish I could do it all over and I probally will before its all over with.

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RE: I Need Help With Lift Decisions? - 5/16/2008 6:12:23 AM

Disco Mike

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ORIGINAL: npgcharger

hello, I am 16 years old and Im buying a 96 LR discovery with about 90,000 miles on it. This is going to be my first car and i really like it but i want to beef it up and make it look more off-road style.I have looked all over for lifts and tires but am not sure what i am looking for or what i want.If you have any suggestions i would really appreciate it. Thanks.

Got your e-mail, for some reason my reply got bounced back. Call me
303-862-7680
Colorado any day before 8 pm

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RE: I Need Help With Lift Decisions? - 5/22/2008 11:57:14 AM

antichrist

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Drive it for a minumum of 6 months, better yet a year, before you start making a lot of modifications. You need to learn what you like and don't like about it before you start changing stuff.

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RE: I Need Help With Lift Decisions? - 5/23/2008 10:47:14 AM

Darover

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I'm with landzu, old man emu 2 inch and 245/75-16. With price of gas these days, the smaller tires the better.

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