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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 10:45 PM
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Ok so the my disco has a two inch ome lift with bilstein shocks I'm looking at going to a 3 inch I have the new springs , new drive line. I'm wondering what other parts I will need to just get it back on the road so I don't have much down time, will I need to lengthen the brake lines? What about front driveline will the stock one work? Thanks for any ideas and help
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Old Nov 20, 2013 | 10:58 PM
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Stock front will work but might vibrate. You Def will need longer brake lines. Trailing arms and radius arms are a good idea too. I had a buddy running 3" Rte springs and OME shocks with stock everything else. Drove half way decent.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 02:36 AM
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Why do you want to go from a 2" lift to a 3" lift???
 
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 07:39 AM
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I'm looking to put 33" tires on for alittle better diff clearance .
 
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 08:21 AM
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Some are fine with just the lift. Others have more issues. You're front diff pinion angle will probably be such that you need a DC front driveshaft.
Aftermarket trailing arms that can be adjusted/spaced help to keep the rear tires out of the rear doors. Corrected radius arms help restore front castor. You'll need to address bumpstops, too.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 02:27 PM
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33s will fit with a 2" lift. its what im running. i have a camel cut upfront and in the rear as well. just need longer bumpstops and offset wheels or wheel spacers for the front unless you dont like turning. i run spacers with stock alloys simply cause i like the look but mainly cause they were cheaper than new wheels.
 
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 05:51 PM
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How much of a camel cut did you do? do you have any pictures .
 
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Old Nov 21, 2013 | 06:04 PM
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1" or 1.5" in the front and I did the same in the rear but then I decided to cut from the plastic trim piece down off in the rear. I don't have any pics of the cuts close up right now but I can take some tomorrow. I run 285s but if I had to choose again I'd definitely go with the 255s
 
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