LR3 Ride Height Modification
http://www.disco3.co.uk/forum/topic14219-60.html
The front links are available seperately…
Part #RVF500011
US retail is about $5.00 each.
The front links are turned 90 degrees out. the rears are in line.
I am not going to recommend that anyone actually do this though, there are still to many unknowns as to an algorythm freak out if the yaw sensor does not like the new specs especially at speed…. Not to mention, warranty will go out the window.
SO, with that being said…
After a month and 1000 miles, I’ve had no problems…..YET!!!
Shortening the rods ~10mm will basically put standard height at where off-road height used to be, while maintaing driver access to off-road height, and still keeping an extended mode.
We tried 3 different lengths…
35mm shorter… Uh, way too tall. standard height is basically the same as stock extended mode… tooth fillings are now somewhere under the floor mats.
15mm shorter… Standard height is now 25mm higher than stock off-road height. Damn close to being perfect.
10mm shorter… Standard height is now +-5mm from stock off-road height. Bingo!
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Joining rods removeing, Front, just turn steering full lock to make it accesable. Rear , put in off road hight, open door and leave it open, jack up and it is good to get at, use some silicon spray to lube up the rubber ends, push of the top rubber first, a blunt small screwdriver will help but be carefull, then remove the bottom rubber, be carefull as the sensor lever is plastic and could be damaged.
To put back on this is realy easy, lube with silicon spray, and they push on with little effort. Caution a grease or spray must be compatable with rubber.
Good luck, it works well and is fairly quick Thumbs Up
Rob
PS. There is no need to remove wheels but it could make the rears a little easier, I did not.
PS, Order not quite correct, amend , off road first, oped door, turn steering, jack up for rear, hope that makes sense. Whistle
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Shorten front and back by exactly 10 mm.
There are several ways to acheive this, some have cut them to length and had them plastic welded.
I cut them to length, found some plastic hose that was a good tight fit, put some silicon in as glue, softened the tube with heat then then pushed it together, simple and strong. They held tegether with no sighn of failure on my recent trip, Just rember when you select some traction programs, off road hight will be automaticaly selected and you will have to put it back to on road hight [or that is what the computor thinks]
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Hose I.D. is 3/16th and Torx T20 for screw removal.
