Strega
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2" lift and 1" body lift and my 35's fit just fine! i would say i wouldnt need the body lift and they'd still fit!
Wish I wasn't selling the bl**dy thing with those wheels on now!!!!! Doh!!!!
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This is a 2" OME shock and spring lift kit
And a 2" body lift
The handling is compromised but mainly bown to its tyres but 4" spring lift is much worse.
That looks lovely and just about the look I am after. I have read about body lifts but was always put off by the fact the bumpers don't look right as they stay with chassis!! How did you get round this. And what material did you use for the lift? I have seen some poly and some steel.
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Reasons Not to do a lift
- Alter the centre of gravity hugely
- Screws up the caster axle
- Changes Braking behaviour
- Throws Props at both shaky and increased wear angles
- Probs need often to be lengthed
- LOTS of things need lengthening - more than you can think of
- Chnages steering behaviiour and reactions
If a lift is not done well, with tyres to suit springs to suit props altered, caster corrections arms and a shed load more you end up with a unstable shed with the handling and safety of a jelly on ice - they can also look absolutely bl**dy awful too.
I would serious suggest you look carefully at options, Jules here has a RR and with the work done on it - superb, many do not get even close to this mark, let alone hit it.
Nige
Thanks for the info Nige
I am definatley fitting a lift kit despite everyone seeming to say no!!
Which suspension does Jules use? One of the kits I have seen comes with all the castor correction bars and is a 2" lift which will do I guess as I don't want huge issues. Bigfoot will have to wait!!!
What differences are there between a Rangy lift and a disco lift? I have driven in one of those with a 2" lift and had no issues at all, brakes were great, handling was cool and I did not seem to get any arguments from the drivetrain!
- Alter the centre of gravity hugely
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Hmm.... you can get 35's on a Rangie
I borrowed them off my kit car!! I think a 4" lift would be a minimum for such big tyres and you would also need arch extensions. It would look cool though!!!
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It already has some nice alloys and was planning on fitting some 85 profile tyres to hopefully take care of that. I did have some 35" tyres but they were way too big!!
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I want a lift purely for cosmetic reasons, I probably won't be going faster than about 60 mph in it anyway as is just a toy. I like the look of about a 4" lift but that would probably throw up a lot of other issues. I can appreciate that to most of you this may sound odd as you probably own your rangies for off roading and cosmetics probably don't count for much!!!
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Hi guys, I want to fit a lift kit to my new rangy, it will be driven mainly on the road so the height is purely cosmetic!! I have just seen in a Landrover mag
a 3" lift kit for £322 that looks quite good but does not have any castor correction arms. Would this be a big problem for me? There is however a 2" lift kit advertised for £581 that does have all the correction arms. Am V confused!! Any advice would be great.
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Ok guys thanks for the info, splotchy mess it is then!!!
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Hi all, does anyone know of a company that sells a repair panel for the bottom of the 'A' and 'B' pillars? If I can't find anyone I will be forced to make a splotchy mess!!
The corrosion in this area is only on the bottom 2 inches so do not really require the whole post but would settle for that if that's all there is.
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Thanks for the offer Chris. If I am ever up your neck of the woods and still in need I will PM you!!
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Hi, Where abouts would I be likely to find the paint code on my 2 door rangy? It's white as can be seen in my avatar but they did 2 whites in 85/86, figures!!!
There is a plate on the slam panel with a place to state the code, but this is just blank!
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Hi all, have just started to restore and old 2 door rangy and thought I would start with an easy one!!
Can you fit a late tailgate with internal handle to an old rangy that used to have an external handle?
thanks in advance
Which lift kit for road use??
in Range Rover Forum
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So thats a no to Britpart then!!?? I believe that was the kit I was looking at. It came with rear arms, front castor correction arms, 4 shocks and 4 springs for just under £600. Not bad I thought but I don't want to be changing it within a year!!
I really don't mind if it drives like a boat! After all, whats wrong with boats!! This is just for a bit of fun and will be a third car so used infrequently.
Are there any other comprehensive kits out there that will acheive a 2" lift but will last longer???