Freelander Lift Kit

Davec said:

Surely if you lift a Freelander, you lift the Diffs as well, so won't effect the angle of the propshafts or VCU. Only have to worry about the angles of the driveshafts.

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Correct Dave but I really couldnt be arsed trying to explain it to him if he thought a driveshaft was or worked in the same way an axle did

How much effect has lifting it had on it's on road handling?

Fitted ally sump guard when I fitted lift and think it actually improved with the stiffening of chassis/sub frame...also added vcu guard and guard around my lpg tank which along with gas tank where wxhaust and bootwell would be give a much lower centre of gravity...then added 30mm spacers which improved it even further...never handled bad when I bought it cmpared to a few I test drove and now handles a great deal better....not that I drive like a loon on the road but has been on sideslopes a number of times beyond where you would think it was capable.

Sirus said:

scrapyard crane

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Like it...............I've put 215/75 15 on mine. Much Better.

couple of questions,
when you fitted the lift kit did you have to put extended brake hoses on it,
also are the 30mm wheel spacers needed to fit the larger tyres or will they go on without them.
cheers

I am staggereg at the size of these tyres

One thought....

By lifting the body (to which the VCU is bolted) - surely you put more strain on the UJ's etc.

The remaining drivetrain (gearbox, IRD and rear diff) all stay in thier original locations.

If the VCU mounts were spaced (the same difference as the lift kit) from the body, then would this return it back to normal - e.g a lifted freelander with the same propshaft angles as the day it left the factory??

Been pondering writing since following the thread, so finally got round to it!!

Regards,

Steve

iannotts said:

I am staggereg at the size of these tyres

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Is that a question or comment...which tyres???

Spacers not needed nor are extended brake lines

Have not heard of anyone deliberately spacing the VCU down (the alignment between IRD VCU & rear diff shouldnt change as all are attached to body) as this is one of the vulnerable points on break over but have fitted a VCU guard which does actually lower vcu by about 1/4" but solely to fit guard

Has anyone actually bought a lift kit recently ? I can find 2" lift shocks but not the springs to go with them

mackd0001 said:

Has anyone actually bought a lift kit recently ? I can find 2" lift shocks but not the springs to go with them

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most of the lift kits are just spacers, celtic 4x4 do them and mail order 4x4 do the bearmach one which is more dosh but comes with steel braded extended brake hoses

are the spacers easy enough to fit ?

If you can change your shocks you can easily add spacers...hardest part is getting shocks free from bottom mounts and normally plenty of FBH needed...Spacer mounts on top before refitting Celtic 4x4 Ltd

i see the bearmach kit recommends that you use camber pins,where as the celtic 4x4 kit makes no mention of them.
are these nesessary?

Mines done about 30k miles with celtic kit and no excessive wear...saying that Im not too sure what harveys doing at present with celtic and there has been some talk of others making same style kit...remind me in a week and I might have some answers...

Sirus said:

Thas a lovely picture....shame some hairdresser had dumped his car there though ruining the view

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my hairdresser drives ford cougar!!

doobreydog said:

Mines done about 30k miles with celtic kit and no excessive wear...saying that Im not too sure what harveys doing at present with celtic and there has been some talk of others making same style kit...remind me in a week and I might have some answers...

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ok. i know it's probably a stupid question but the kit only comes with 2 camber pins, are theses for the front or back?

I recently bought the bearmach 2" lift kit and the camber correction pins that are recomended for it. however there are only two pins that come in the kit and im assuming they are for the front. My question to anyone who is sure about it is, do you need camber correction pins on the back also with a 2" lift and im planning on putting 225/75/16 on it?

Freelandaniel said:

I recently bought the bearmach 2" lift kit and the camber correction pins that are recomended for it. however there are only two pins that come in the kit and im assuming they are for the front. My question to anyone who is sure about it is, do you need camber correction pins on the back also with a 2" lift and im planning on putting 225/75/16 on it?

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Personally dont know of anyone having problems with lift except when camber correction pins are fitted....wouldnt recommend them myself...

I know a lot of people who have fitted 225/75/16s without problems but if running std 16 wheels 205/80/16s are more suited due to rim width.

just lifted mine and the camber is well out can see it by eye it's miles out lol ordered some pins allready

straightshooter said:

just lifted mine and the camber is well out can see it by eye it's miles out lol ordered some pins allready

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Always do after being on a jack even without lift... try driving it a couple of miles and look again when suspension settles