+2" Suspension Choice

[James Brittain]

Hi guys,

I want to put a 2" lift on my disco 1 to fit the 235/85 mudterrains i also want to fit.

Now previously in the UK i have had OME springs and shocks and have loved them, but i know here they don't have the same following.

So my options are OME springs and shocks or King springs and Bilstein shocks.

My only worry is i dont want the truck to drive like a whale after teh lift. With my OME my truck was great offroad but still firm onroad. Other people trucks i ahev driven in the past with 2" lifts of sorts have leant on bends like there is no tomorrow which is what i want to avoid. Plus i dont want to fit anti-sway bars.

So who's got king Springs and how are they on road and off?

Also what Bilstein model do i go for?

Lastly is anyone running 235/85's on steel modulars? Do they tuck up nicely into teh guards or does the offset cause them to stick to far out and consequently hit the bodywork? Thinking of either modular steels or wolf steels.

Thanks for the help guys.

[Reddo]

Dobinson colis and shocks are the best. The springs don't sag, have the right amount of comfort and the shocks are very stiff on the rebound - far more so than gas charged Bilsteins. We tried 100mm longer Bilsteins lately on Disco Dave, but the car rolled far too much for my liking, and the springs fell out anyway.

Not going to bother with them. So far the Dobinson shocks have stood up well with no leaks either. So no real reason to spend heaps of cash (280 each) on the German stuff....yet

PS the car has no suspension roll bars fitted which may make a difference to your final choice.

Steel wheels with off set greater than say 10mm will stick out and require rubber flares or something similar to address. But they clear the radius arms better for bigger tyres. We have 10x15 inch black steel rockcrawlers with 36x12.5 inch Simex and 1 inch (25mm) off set over standard, and no hits to the radius arms on full lock. We fitted 75mm rubber flares to the severely sawn out guards and they just cover the wheels looking top to bottom. Conversly, 8x15 sunnies with 10mm offset over standard and 33x12.5 BFG hit like mad on full lock.