| Author | Message | ||
     Andrew Homan (Andy) New Member Username: Andy Post Number: 19 Registered: 01-2004 |
First what do you guys thinks is the best lift and tire combo for my newly aquired 95 d1. ( using it as trail toy/drive to work vehicle) and secondly if i was to put in ome heavy duty springs for a 2" lift could I keep the stock shocks for a month or so utnil i collect the cash for ome shocks or what evers best. | ||
| Will Tillery (Will) Senior Member Username: Will Post Number: 333 Registered: 11-2002 |
You can get away with the stock shocks with the 2" Rovertym or OME kit. | ||
| Josh (Jslow) New Member Username: Jslow Post Number: 5 Registered: 02-2004 |
i just put ome HD springs on my 96 w/ stock shocks. ive driven the hell out of it and the shocks havent topped out. i got about 2 3/4" with 245/75/16 tires | ||
| Andrew Homan (Andy) New Member Username: Andy Post Number: 22 Registered: 01-2004 |
Josh do you think you could have fit 265/75/16 in the wheel wells with the lift. or would they rub. i would like to stay fairly narrow and go as tall as i can. | ||
| Leslie N. Bright (Leslie) Dweb Lounge Member Username: Leslie Post Number: 3078 Registered: 02-2002 |
Andrew, You might as well do shocks and springs at the same time; you'll just be repeating your labor all over again otherwise. 235/85 is about the same height as 265/75, just narrower. -L | ||
| Sam Hayes (Mulesnx) New Member Username: Mulesnx Post Number: 38 Registered: 09-2003 |
I would do the shocks and springs at the same time (although the rear shocks only take a few minutes to install). I would put HD rear springs in the back, and MD rear springs in the front. This combo with 1" spacers in the rear is a rig that is set up to "stock" measurements (1/2" lower in the front than the rear). Also, this is about as high as you can go without NEEDING other modifications with brake lines and radius arms etc. Next I would get some 265/75 R16. They will rub in the rear even with that lift, so you will need to trim, but no one will see the trim anyways (its on the inside). That is what I ride and I would not do it another way. | ||
| Andrew Homan (Andy) New Member Username: Andy Post Number: 23 Registered: 01-2004 |
Hey Sam, I imagine that the areas you need to trim are obvious,just look for the rub marks right. Do you like the 265/75 better than the narrower 235/85s? | ||
| Kristopher March (Apexdisco) Senior Member Username: Apexdisco Post Number: 311 Registered: 02-2002 |
I was told that you need to have HD in the front and rear to achieve a 2" lift. What's wrong with HD in the front if you're only into light off-roading? | ||
| Andrew Homan (Andy) New Member Username: Andy Post Number: 24 Registered: 01-2004 |
Kristopher, thats was i was told also. | ||
| Timothy A. Green (Tree_trimmer) New Member Username: Tree_trimmer Post Number: 15 Registered: 02-2004 |
I have the OME HD shock/spring kit, front and rear. I have had no complaints so far. The only problems are front tires (265/75R 16) rub the frame at full steering lock. In the back I had to cut only about a 1 1/2" horizontal by 2" vertical triangle out in the rear of the wheel well. You can't hardly tell it is gone. The MTR's stuff well in the wheel wells. | ||
| Joseph DeLautre (Mudderducker) New Member Username: Mudderducker Post Number: 28 Registered: 02-2004 |
I did the OME HD rear and stock rear springs in the front (see Cheap Bastard lift). This worked great! However the front is just a little bit lower in the front than the rear. I am going to remedy this by using the LR rubberized spring isolators and shock tower securing rings. By using 2 of the isolators and one of the securing rings on each side, I anticipate getting two things. The first is a much softer ride and the second is about an inch of lift. I also run the 265/75/16 BFG AT's on American Racing 16x7 black nuggets and had to trim about an inch off the front endcaps because of rubbing; but, my tires do not rub anywhere else. | ||
| Timothy A. Green (Tree_trimmer) New Member Username: Tree_trimmer Post Number: 18 Registered: 02-2004 |
Thats pretty interesting Joseph. I forgot to note my MTR's are on stock rover wheels and I'm driving a '95 D1. My tires were very close to the endcaps but did not rub. Have you really stuffed the rear tires to the axle bumpstops? I tried jacking the rear tire up to see if it would rub but I didn't get it fully stuffed till I crossed a ditch diagonally. This is where I checked for rubbing in the rear. I can understand the front contact points being different because of a possible difference in wheel offsets but I would imagine the rear would still contact the back of the wheelwell at full stuff. | ||
| tom (Mca) New Member Username: Mca Post Number: 20 Registered: 02-2004 |
you might want to try a body lift! lol | ||
| Frode Hübertz Haaland (Discofrode) Member Username: Discofrode Post Number: 151 Registered: 02-2002 |
You can fit 245/75-16 with stock shocks and stock springs, C here: http://www.sf.hiof.no/~frodehaa/forandringer/245-75.htm Main site entrance: http://home.halden.net/discovery IMHO (or maybe not so humble at all?): Forget about "if only light offroading" when it comes to possibility for rubbing. Do check if it will rub in any conditions, and act accordingly = cut wing/adjust and so on. You will never know in advance the conditions you'll run into and make you feel sorry you didn't do it properly in advance. | ||
| Joseph DeLautre (Mudderducker) New Member Username: Mudderducker Post Number: 29 Registered: 02-2004 |
I think the AR Black Nuggets have about an inch off offset over the stock rims. Sounds minimal but we all know little bits can make a difference. I did this setup only a couple of weeks ago so I haven't tested in real offroad stuff scenarios yet but will this weekend. I did the same test you did and everything seems OK but I will trek lightly until I know for sure. I fear fender rubbing more than wheelwell rubbing because I imagine fenders can shred a tire pretty nicely. I may just go ahead and trim the rear fender anyway to avoid the chance of that happening. |
