Goldie Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I was wondering, I can get hold of springs and shocks for 2" lift that were previously on a LR90. I am thinking as my Disco '96 "looks" like the same chassis... Is it? And can I put thiese springs and shocks onto the disco to give it a 2" lift? Cheers Carl.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
q-rover Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 No. Although they will fit, the Disco is heavier so the spring rates will not match the weights of the Disco. Better off getting proper springs for the job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 They will fit but will not give you a 2 lift that they would on the 90. This is because the disco is a heavy truck (all those carpets and nice stuff ) and fair bit heavier than a 90. If the springs are the same length, then the thing to do (if you can find it) is to compare the spring rates of the 90 lifted springs against the standard disco ones then you should be able to see if they will give you any lift and how much... from google:- Spring Rate is the amount of weight needed to compress a spring a certain . Springs are rated in LB/in (in metric system kg/mm), or specifically, how many pounds of weight are required to depress the spring by one inch.Consider you have 2 springs having different spring rates: One with 345 g/mm and the other with 480 g/mm. So what does it mean? It means the 1st spring will compress 1 mm if you put a load of 345 grams, while the 2nd one will not. The 2nd one will need a 480 g. load to compress 1 mm. According to this, we can say that the 2nd spring is harder than the 1st one, or we can state that: Springs that have a low Spring Rate are soft, while springs that have a high Spring Rate are stiffer. hope this helps... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldie Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Ah OK, I never thought about the weight thing, but, this prompts a 2nd question.... Can I use the shocks and get a new set of 2" springs? Cheers Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeagent Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 yes, the shocks should be compatible.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat69 Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Yes they will compatible.. but... same as before.. as the Disco is heavier the shocks will fell a bit soft... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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