D1 OME 4" Suspension Lift

[PHARAOHDISCO]

Currently I have a 3" OME suspension lift on my D1 with OME764 springs in the front and OME763 springs in the rear + 1" spacers.
Has anyone tried a 4" lift, the same spring setup, but with 1" spring spacers in the front and 2" spring spacers in the rear. Are there any problems with the 4" setup?

 

[DiscoDino]

Tarek,

Good seeing you here again after a long time...

I do not advise going 4" man, its not a good thing for all the suspension, steering and driveshaft links...what is your objective in this? You can maximize suspension travel with a 2-3" lift, and be able to put the biggest tires on a Disco possible with the current set-up you have with a 2" BL and flares...

As I stated in an other thread, its not the fitment of the tires that limits the size, its the drivetrain, and that, with the best set0up out there, you'll aximum have 37s on as I do.

Nadim

 

[PHARAOHDISCO]

Hello Nadim,

Nice to hear from you too. You know how it is around summer. Lots of travelling and vacation.
I am still thinking about the 2" body lift since we last discussed it a few months ago. Later on I want to fit 33" tires, not bigger. What kept me from doing it was the bumpers. I have TJM bumpers front and rear. They will hang low after the body lift and I need to figure out a solution to bring them up so they do not look awkward.
I think my current drivetrain is sufficient. Tell me what you think. I have Tom Woods double cardan driveshafts front and rear, offset front radius arms as well as HD extended rear trailing links, both from Rovertym.
I have already trimmed my rear fenders when I fitted the 265/75R16 tires. Will I need to trim more to fit the 33" tires after the 2" bodylift.

 

[Discojunky]

Hey PharaoD, I have the same setup as you do- I think? Do you have longer shocks and relocated shock mounts? I have a Rovertym 3" which gave me about 3.5" of lift and I put 255/85's on it with trimming. I had to trim the front wheel well and the rear but it looks good and they do not rub under any condition. After I added bumpers, sliders(which are shorter than normal because of the trimming), winch... I lost some clearace so I added 1" RTE spacers to get things back to before I added the mods. It still drives great and I haven't had any problems with the setup. You should be able to fit that tire fine just get out the dremel. Look at my profile I have some close ups of the wheel wells. Good luck.

 

[DiscoDino]

Tarek,

In this case, I'd suggest going with the Rangie Flares that will allow you to keep your current bumpers, put 33-34" rubber, maintain your suspension as is, and even allow for a much wider stance which will help in ANY situation. This will also cost you less in the future as there are no drivetrain strain implecations.

Nadim

 

[PHARAOHDISCO]

Hi Discojunky. I have OME N73 shocks in the front and OME N44 shocks in the rear with Scorpion Racing lowered rear upper shock mounts which lower the rear upper mount by 2". This setup is great.
Do you mean you lost clearance in the front due to the weight and you added 1" spacers to the front shocks.
Where exactly did you trim the front wheel well. Just the lower part of the well behind the front wheel.

 

[Discojunky]

Yeah thats right. The sliders, both bumpers and the winch lowerd the truck almost 1 inch so thats why I put the spacers in. Its been a while since I trimmed the front but I trimmed it before I put the silders on and I remember the original plastic sill cover had a raised part that seemed to be about 4-5 inches and I cut most of that off so I would guess at least 3 inches of the back side and tapperd it upward about 8-10 inches to blend it. I also have very minor rubbing on the front of the rear wheel well and you cannot trim it because of the rear door seals. It only rubs under heavy articulation and and just leaves black marks(not bent sheetmetal). Some people use the rear axle relocator by Rovertym to help with this( it moves your axle back 1 inch) to help stop rubbing in that area but I didn't need it.

 

[Steve Rupp]

Tarek,

I have the exact setup you are talking about with 255x85's. My radius arms are lengthened 1/2 inch and the rear is pushed back about an inch. I do not have a double cardon rear drive shaft. I read that you have one. The thing with lifting your vehicle more is that your rear might have some problems. With your drive shaft and a 4" lift, you will have to do some funky things to get the proper pinion angle for that shaft. You may need an a-arm relocater (marc olivares is selling one). The thing that I don't like about that setup is that the axle is rotated up too much for the springs. If you have retainers it's not TOO big of a deal but if you have cones it will. When they re-seat you will think your truck is going to explode. To do this correctly, you will need to cut off your perches and re-weld them to eliminate the spring arch. My 4" setup with stock driveshaft works perfect. NO VIBES. I will have to keep an eye on my U-joints but that's no big deal, with the salt in the winter out here, I keep a good eye on them anyway.

 

[PHARAOHDISCO]

Steve,

I have the offset front radius arms from Rovertym and the Rovertym HD rear trailing links. On the trailing links I used the 3/8" and 1/2" spacers as recomended by Rovertym for a 3" suspension lift to compensate for the forward rotation of the differential. I also use spring retainers on the rear springs.
How did you achieve a 4" suspension lift with your setup if it's the same as my OME setup. Or did you mean that you gained this extra inch due to your larger tire being 33" in diameter as opposed to my 32" tires.
When I installed my 276/75R16 I trimmed the back of my rear fender, about 1.5" off the backside and tapered it upwards about 8" to the bottom of my rubbing strips.
Will I need to do more trimming, on the front fender or the back when installing 255/85R16 tires.
Can you send me a side view and front view picture of your Discovery with the 255/85 tires while it's on a leveled surface. Thanks.

 

[Steve Rupp]

Sorry. I have the same springs with 2" rear blocks and 1" front blocks. As far as the trimming goes, that will depend on how far you lengthen you wheel base. Like I said, I moved the front forward 1/2" and the rear 1". I didn't trim anything in the front and very little on the rear. I'll get some pics this weekend. Check out my gallery in about a week.

 

[Oz200Tdi]

Heres a picture of 255/85R16's on an early Disco.
Only trimming of guards, sills and rear mudflap brackets required to fit.

Cheers from Oz

John D