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Yes, sort of. I found the expensive, cheap, and middle of the road options. Cheapest was 50mm springs from Pedders. The "Heavy Duty" 50mm springs from KingSprings are not yet available (but very soon I'm told). The medium price option was custom shock mounts and using true racing adjustable long travel coilovers. The most expensive option was to either: 1. Use racing coilovers, topped with an airbag for ajustable lift (www.universalairsuspension.com), connected to a controller, compressor, tank, etc.. 2. Purchase factor air shocks and add an aftermarket controller, compressor, tank, etc.., most likely from this company here: www.roverspecialties.com Funding being an issue, I went with the simple 50mm spring lift It's being installed tommorow!

Toger, ARB USA responded saying that OME Engineering has not done anything on the Disco3, nor do they have any plans on the table to do anything. Damm

Thanks Toger!

What is LRE? I have sent half a dozen emails to ARB specifically asking them that question (OME's for the D3) and they have not responded any of them. This is ARB USA and ARB headquarters in AUS. Companies that are so unresponsive are useless companies.

Lift Options I am looking for lift options for my coil springer LR3 (Disco 3). I'm dragging the fragile and extremely low rear end over everything. I have not found much out there yet. Has your industry in Australia figured something out yet. There are only a handful (fewer than 30) coil springers here in the US. So there is no demand to trigger some of our inventors to tinkering with it. But I know there are many more coil springers in your country, and due to their relative simplicity and durablity, I should think they are popular with the more serious off road folks. King Coils has a 1.5" (35mm) replacement coil lift, but that's not enough for my purposes. I need 4" or 5" of lift (120mm). It is my understanding that the major limiting factor in lifting the coil spring version is the CV joints. The air D3 lowers itself back down above 30mph, probably to prevent vibration in the CV's, which would then destroy themselves. This is my theory anyway. There is a famous thread on www.discoweb.com ("Save Darby") where a chap lifted his Freelander 3" and had his CV's shed themselves. IFS suspension has it's drawbacks for sure! Can anyone confirm this? Has anyone seen or heard of a lifted D3? I am working on something with a company in the US that sells replacement air suspension bits for P38's and Range Rover Classics. The challenge is the shock itself. The LR part is a combined air bag with the shock through it. All the aftermarket replacement bits are two components, seperate shocks and seperate air bags. I only have one mount! I am considering buying the LR origional parts for the shocks. It's nearly $500 USD per wheel. Not a casual consideration at that price. I would love to know what others think, and if anyone has made any progress on this topic. Regards, Nathan Woods Southern California, USA http://blog.nextstepdesigns.com/?cat=9

Hello, this is my first post in this forum. I'm from the United States, and own a coil spring LR3 (Disco 3). I off road mine frequently. I followed this discussion with interest, due to the discussion of articulation in the D3. The coil springer has very little drop in the wheels. About 7.5" (190mm) per wheel. The front is limited by the sway bars. The rear is limited by sway bars and what appears to be a torsion bar (I think?). Yet the air bag version has all these still, and claims 13" (330mm) of articulation per wheel. Not sure how the cross linked air suspension works, but clearly it does work! Here is a photo of my coil spring LR3 in action: Here is a shot of the air suspended version in the same spot: Lift Options I am also looking for lift options for my coil springer. I'm dragging the rear end over everything. I have not found much out there yet. Hoping your industry in Australia figures something out soon. There are only a handful (fewer than 30) coil springers here in the US. So there is no demand to trigger some of our inventors to tinkering with it. King Coils has a 1.5" (35mm) replacement coil lift, but that's not enough for my purposes. The major factor in lifting the coil spring version is the CV joints. The air D3 lowers itself back down above 30mph, to prevent vibration in the CV's, which would then destroy themselves. This is my theory anyway. There is a famous thread on www.discoweb.com ("Save Darby") where a chap lifted his Freelander 3" and had his CV's shed themselves. IFS suspension has it's drawbacks for sure! I am working on something right now, with a company in the US that sells replacement air suspension bits for 938's and Range Rover Classics. The challenge is the shock itself. The LR part is a combined air bag with the shock through it. All the aftermarket replacement bits are two components, seperate shocks and seperate air bags. I only have one mount! I am considering buying the LR origional parts for the shocks. It's nearly $500 USD per wheel. Not a casual consideration at that price.