2" Lift kit question calling all you off roaders

Before you say it ive done a search but i cant find my answer

Ive just been fitting a 2" lift kit on my discovery 2 i bought it from a off road "specialist" shop
it was sold to me as a full kit with all i need

kit contents
2" front springs
spacer blocks for rear air bags
spacer plates for rear leveller sensors
longer brake pipes
front and rear shocks

Now it did'nt come with bigger bump stops but when i asked they told me i would only need them if the wheels rub?

So question 1 is when i fitted the rear parts i jacked up the axle with the air bags deflated and the shock and air bag bottom out before the bump stop and that to me is only going to cause damage the shock or air bag?
so do i need them

qestion 2 is with the front springs and shocks fitted i was checking the clearance by putting the car on axle stands (on the chassis) and jacking the front axle up
But if you let the axle hang the front prop is touching the front gearbox cross member and not just a bit but a lot
with weight on the axle as if it was on the floor its fine but im not happy with it the front shocks just seem to long

So if anyone can point me in the right direction it would be appreciated

ive spent most of my motoring career making car handle so all this lifting lark is all alien to me

why lift it and keep the bags? seems a bit pointless

wiltshire landyman said:

why lift it and keep the bags? seems a bit pointless

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I wanted the extra ground clearance from the lift

but wanted to retain the air suspension on the rear because one it drives better than coils and i use it for towing and the air keeps it level all the time

But its the front that has the problem

how do yu get extra ground clearance?

discostew38 said:

I wanted the extra ground clearance from the lift

but wanted to retain the air suspension on the rear because one it drives better than coils and i use it for towing and the air keeps it level all the time

But its the front that has the problem

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then im afraid youve gone about it all wrong as the suspension will react at different rates.

doing a lift will give you no more gnd clearance under your diffs atall.

why do you need a lift if you use this disco for towing..what your trying to achieve is pointless and im afraid youve been sold summit that doesnt satisfy what you want to do with it

My Freelanders got more ground clearance than my D2!

Diesel Do said:

My Freelanders got more ground clearance than my D2!

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thats only because its on axle stands

Diesel Do said:

My Freelanders got more ground clearance than my D2!

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really

Yes actually! Same size tyres, 2" lift, diffs higher up!

To be fair that's it's limit though! Whereas disco has potential for far more but it's me work truck

Diesel Do said:

To be fair that's it's limit though! Whereas disco has potential for far more but it's me work truck

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its not a feckin truck

wiltshire landyman said:

its not a feckin truck

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It's a feckin van!

Oh, I got special vehicles plates! On me commercial!

Diesel Do said:

Oh, I got special vehicles plates! On me commercial!

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thats nuttin

The Mad Hat Man said:

thats nuttin wait for pic

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Please don't tell me you've got it tattooed on your arse!

Diesel Do said:

Please don't tell me you've got it tattooed on your arse!

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dont say it brings back memories of that night in the club

The Mad Hat Man said:

thats nuttin

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Er! What to say! Er! I'm gonna pull me badges off,

Hi you do need to fit extended bump stops and space down the cross member.I have just done the same conversion.Famous Four have the extended bump stops.Hope this helps

wiltshire landyman said:

its not a feckin truck

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discostew38 said:

I wanted the extra ground clearance from the lift

A suspension lift won't increase ground clearance under the axles. A better solution is larger diameter tyres.

but wanted to retain the air suspension on the rear because one it drives better than coils and i use it for towing and the air keeps it level all the time

A suspension lift won't help towing much, if at all. Many suspension lifts will have softer springs and will wallow more than standard. A better way to do this would be to use standard height heavy Duty springs and shocks. My HD springs lift the body slightly, a few cm, and don't unduly upset road manners, and certainly aid towing.

But its the front that has the problem

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Suspension lifts are mostly for off-roading, for getting longer travel, and softer suspension to keep tyres touching down so traction is gained.
Towing needs almost the opposite of this ...

Why do you need extra ground clearance?