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Body Lift For Defenders
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:07 pm
by roverrat
Anyone Anyone??
If so tell me how its done. C'mon gimme ideas. I must be able to be done.
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 7:58 pm
by DaveS3
probably not worth the hassell,
not what you wanted to hear, just spring lift and cut
Dave
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 9:02 pm
by modman
why would you want to lift the body on a defender??
you can fit 36" rubber with a 2"lift.
any bigger on an extreme and stuff will break unless you spend $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
david
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 9:47 pm
by flat4
With the bulkhead mounting directly on the chassis and it being so structural you will have problems.
The inner mounts on the chassis can be lengthened easily enough. To lift the other end you would need to remove the chassis outrigger it mounts on and reweld it a couple of inches higher.
Once you've done that you will just need to make up brackets for the other mounts. This will be more complicated than the tubes used on a normal body. The handbrake will be fun as well.
Steve
Posted: Mon May 10, 2004 10:18 pm
by DiscoDino
Yeah...seems what these blokes said is right:
CUT CUT CUT...put 2" suspension on it, and cut and relocate the flares 2" higher, then you can get 37"s/38"s there easily...make sure to dish out on the drivetrain though!
Nadim
Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 6:24 pm
by roverrat
What mods do recommend to the driveline if I fit 36" + tyres??
Who does it and at what cost?
I know a mob in North Melb that did great work on my DC driveshafts for the hilux but if there are rover specialists who do it I would rather go with them.
Posted: Tue May 11, 2004 6:47 pm
by landy_man
no need for dc driveshafts
driveline is axles, cv's, diffs
big rubber is gonna break those standard rover axles