anyone have a 1 inch body lift on their D2 with automatic transmission and if so describe what all needs to be done?

 

I may be assuming too much but if you haven’t done a suspension lift it’s way easier than a body lift.

 

yes i just finished installing RTE 4.5 lift with all the necessary changes, I,m just particular on the wheel well spacing of how it looks and from my measurements a 1" body lift would be perfect

 

and for all of you out there that hate body lifts you don't know enough about lifts

 

So far I've only found body lift kits overseas for the disco.


I usually don't do them for bigger tire clearance, although that is a nice perk, I usually do it for front axle/hood clearance when doing a diesel swap.

There are several US based vendor's that will sell the 1 or 2 inch blocks. Take your body mount bolts to your favorite local small business fastener supplier and get longer ones to match your chosen lift blocks along with new washers and lock nuts.

I've not completed a body on a disco. I've done some land cruisers, 1st Gen 4 runner and a newer Colorado for a customer. Some required longer brake lines, some brake line drop brackets, some longer fuel filler hoses. It always throws off frame mounted bumpers off unless you install some sort of lift bracket.

For the Toyotas I was able to get aftermarket custom bumpers built for my chosen body lift, not as many options for the discos.


I like it as it gives more lift without throwing off the center of gravity as much as a comparable suspension lift. Lift springs also usually ride much more harshly than stock springs. There's a reason the Toyota guys love old used Chevy leaf springs, good ride and articulation vs ome or similar stiff spring packs. This is obviously really based on my usage as I don't off road often and I'm never loaded to the gills with gear for a week of primitive camping. My girl isn't going to sleep anywhere without air-conditioning, heat, running hot water and toilet that flushed behind a closing door.

 

I guess nobody on here has done a 1" lift on a D2

 

Body lifts are not popular among disco 2 owners, hence I've never found a US supplier for them.

There are a few threads discussing the install.

 

that's unfortunate better than chopping up wheel wells for extra tire clearance

 

that's unfortunate better than chopping up wheel wells for extra tire clearance

 

The rule of thumb is every one inch of body lift you can increase tire size by 2 inches.

This gets you more ground clearance but does little for articulation other than keeping you from stuffing oversized tires on stock suspension. The term mall crawler comes to mind. Nothing wrong with that if that's your end goal.

A 3 inch suspension lift nets you 285/70 tires with improved articulation. I've ran a few different tire brands on the significant others rover and so far they only rub at full clock hitting bumps.

The down side is the 3 inch lift rides like...we'll...a 4x4 with a 3 inch lift. I suppose 2 or 3 inch coil springs spacers on stock springs with longer shocks would be a cheaper and better riding formula.

With a one inch body lift the gaps between body and bumpers probably wouldn't look too bad, you could probably stuff some lawn edging in there to take up the space.

These engines are not exactly known for power, anything more than about a 33 inch tires will need a regear unless she's an around town toy. You won't make friends on the freeway or in rush hour commutes with a slow rover. Faster than a stock fj60, but not by much.