Practical Reasons for 2" lift?
#31
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I'm not little, I'm vertically challenged.
The waste band on my pants is longer than my inseam, so I'm taller laying down.
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Haha!!! I take every chance I get as well! She now patiently waits for me to unlock the truck and run back around to the passenger side to help her in. (Why couldn't Land Rover have put a lock on the passenger side?!?)
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I've even caught myself opening the car door for men a couple times out of habit.
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PS: That's one of the main reasons I refuse to own a car without Remote Unlock. I even installed it on my 1966 Mustang for this reason. It only cost about $40, but makes the wife happy for a lifetime.
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Heres another practical reason for getting a 2" lift: Makes the Disco look even better and more beefy. Adds additional ground clearance which is handy when paved roads get flooded after the snow thaw or heavy rainfall. Better view into the cabin of the car beside you - because the girl has a nice dashboard ![Big Grin](https://landroverforums.com/forum/images/smilies/lxvR5hR.png)
the biggest setback to adding a lift of any size to your Disco: you wont be able to go as many places (garages, drive through, car wash etc).![EEK!](https://landroverforums.com/forum/images/smilies/bmHv6Xb.png)
I dont even have a lift YET and I still get finicky about those commercial indoor garage lots because the ceiling is so dam low, I always have to inch my way in and constantly look up through my sun roofs to make sure Im not scraping the ceiling!
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the biggest setback to adding a lift of any size to your Disco: you wont be able to go as many places (garages, drive through, car wash etc).
![EEK!](https://landroverforums.com/forum/images/smilies/bmHv6Xb.png)
I dont even have a lift YET and I still get finicky about those commercial indoor garage lots because the ceiling is so dam low, I always have to inch my way in and constantly look up through my sun roofs to make sure Im not scraping the ceiling!
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Yes, it feels strange when it looks like it's about to hit, but if you get out, there's usually more room than it feels like. Again, I never enter without reading the sign first.
PS: My wife has a pretty nice "Dashboard" herself, and is a fan of other people's "Dashboards", so the lift will be appreciated by both of us when I get around to it.
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Last edited by SuperSport; 03-28-2013 at 11:00 AM.
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Has anyone measured there ride height? Would be interesting to compare my standard disco 1 to others. How about from the ground to the bottom of the wheel arch... mine are
Left/front=80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/front=78.1cm(30.74inches)
left/rear= 80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/rear= 78.2cm(30.78inches)
from hub centre to bottom of arch
is 47cm on the left and 45cm on the right
tyre size is 255/65/R16
Is this about normal? or as I would suspect on a 1997 disco a bit lower than normal?
Should there be a difference from side to side? I seem to remember from the old days that there was a difference because of driver weight. Is that correct?
Left/front=80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/front=78.1cm(30.74inches)
left/rear= 80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/rear= 78.2cm(30.78inches)
from hub centre to bottom of arch
is 47cm on the left and 45cm on the right
tyre size is 255/65/R16
Is this about normal? or as I would suspect on a 1997 disco a bit lower than normal?
Should there be a difference from side to side? I seem to remember from the old days that there was a difference because of driver weight. Is that correct?
Last edited by Scotauto; 03-28-2013 at 11:25 AM.
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Has anyone measured there ride height? Would be interesting to compare my standard disco 1 to others. How about from the ground to the bottom of the wheel arch... mine are
Left/front=80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/front=78.1cm(30.74inches)
left/rear= 80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/rear= 78.2cm(30.78inches)
from hub centre to bottom of arch
is 47cm on the left and 45cm on the right
tyre size is 255/65/R16
Is this about normal? or as I would suspect on a 1997 disco a bit lower than normal?
Should there be a difference from side to side? I seem to remember from the old days that there was a difference because of driver weight. Is that correct?
Left/front=80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/front=78.1cm(30.74inches)
left/rear= 80.8cm(31.81inches)
right/rear= 78.2cm(30.78inches)
from hub centre to bottom of arch
is 47cm on the left and 45cm on the right
tyre size is 255/65/R16
Is this about normal? or as I would suspect on a 1997 disco a bit lower than normal?
Should there be a difference from side to side? I seem to remember from the old days that there was a difference because of driver weight. Is that correct?
The D1 has different measurements, but you can check out my thread Share Your Measurements and add your info there!
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