Disco 1 Extra lift

Landrover discovery 300tdi:

I was wandering if any one could help. At the moment my discovery has a 2" lift kit, and 265/75/16 mud tyres. I'm going to be getting an extra 2" suspension block lift. Is there anything else I'm going to need to upgrade as well like brake lines, propshaft, radius arms??

Yes ... all those, probably. You might also need, longer shocks, different shock mounts to suit, different bump stops, lowered towing plate if you have one and use it, longer/re-routed axle breathers, steps, caster corrected swivels, changed spring mounts on front axle and maybe more I've forgot

But only if you want it to work, to drive reasonably and have some reliability.

Search the forum, this question is asked regularly, and just as regularly commented upon with completely different, even contradictory opinions and theories. A 4" lift is not something to be done half-heartedly or in bits. A 2" lift can be done minimally, often with just springs or blocks, but larger lifts are getting you into unstable territory if you're not compensating for the changed suspension geometries, to say nothing of the reliability of the drivetrain.

As above, do a search.

And, whilst I might be preaching to the converted, think very carefully about what you are doing with a vehicle that requires it to have such extreme modifications.

Disco1BFG said:

As above, do a search.

And, whilst I might be preaching to the converted, think very carefully about what you are doing with a vehicle that requires it to have such extreme modifications.

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The first and most immediate decision which must be tackled on this job is exactly why would such a lift be necessary and if it's just cosmetic or posing then I wouldn't even bother.
@Paul D has probably forgotten more about the correct way to lift a vehicle than the OP or I will ever know.

Thanks for all the help, seems like I may be taking on more than I can chew here. At the moment I'm not doing any extreme offroading so from what I've been told I may wait a while before adding the extra lift.
Thanks again for all the help

Joshua Rideout said:

Thanks for all the help, seems like I may be taking on more than I can chew here. At the moment I'm not doing any extreme offroading so from what I've been told I may wait a while before adding the extra lift.
Thanks again for all the help

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Good reply. The only point of suspension lifts is literally to fit larger tyres. The suspension lift alone does nothing for ground clearance, but doing it and adding larger diameter tyres does! However, you really don't need much larger tyres (I still only run 235 85 16, about 32" diameter) unless you're laning or off-roading most of the time. Some people, like me, only use the Landy as a toy, so have lifted 2" but added slightly larger tyres and various other bits to make it more reliable and useful off tarmac. The problem with this is road manners, which aren't good. Normally you'd want a compromise......

Having said that, my next tyres will be 35" Silverstone or Simex I think ...