Discovery lift

Jul 21, 2003 2 Replies
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After a little discussion with er indoors last night, it appears that I may get away with lifting the Discovery and making it a bit more 'offroady'.



Sorry if this has been done recently, but...



...if I lift it 2 inches, what are the tallest rims I can get under the existing bodywork without cutting lumps out of it? I will be fitting BFG Mud Terrains or Trac-Edge, probably to the standard alloys, but possibly to steels if the offset needs to be changed?



And does anyone have good / bad experience with particular steering guards? Sadly Matt Lee doesn't make them for the Discovery, but his diff guard is looking a bit lonely down there...


Tim Hobbs



'58 Series 2 '77 101FC Ambulance '95 Discovery V8i



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Hi!

Slightly off-topic, but in the latest LRO magazine there's an article about a greenlaning trip where one of the vehicles was a hybrid based on an early Range Rover chassis, with a 2 inch suspension lift to allow big fat tyres. This chassis has been fitted with a 1996 Discovery body, attached to the chassis with spacers to give a further lift (total 6 inches).

What I wonder is why a '96 Disco body in good condition would be discarded from its original chassis in the first place!

Cheers, RB

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If you do decide to go the 'new rims' route, can I be the 1st to ask for an option on your old alloys. I've been after a set for 'er indoors' 200 Disco for years.

I even have a spare set of Disco steels in good nick if they're of any use.

Mark (reply to email)

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