New to me 2002 Disco

[mastercamper]

Picked up an 02 disco for my son yesterday and it has ace that I'm guessing has been disconnected for who knows how long. The guy I bought it from kept telling me it cost 4 grand to fix it.
Been looking around a bit and it looks like it can be removed and just put sway bars on and a shorter belt. Is it really that easy? I plan on putting a lift on it at some point and didn't know how it would do with it still connected. I've got a 95 and an 03 that don't have it.

 

[K-rover]

I removed all the components on mine and ran the shorter belt. No issues but again I removed the rams, lines and pump

 

[mastercamper]

I removed all the components on mine and ran the shorter belt. No issues but again I removed the rams, lines and pump

What did you do about the Dash lights? Did you go with sway bars? This is my sons first car so trying to keep it as normal as possible.

 

[K-rover]

What did you do about the Dash lights? Did you go with sway bars? This is my sons first car so trying to keep it as normal as possible.

The light is still on, but can turned off with a good scan tool. I just haven't messed with it.
I ran with no sway bars for a while, but now have standard sway bars with disconnects.

 

[special ed]

I would fix the ace system. If your in so cal i have an ace parts car. ACE cars are incredibly smooth off road as the ram acts like an extra damper in the suspension. night and day difference over standard suspension. On road you have a car that can out corner most others and even carry a 4 wheel drift on a clover leaf onramp. no not like your thinking but it stays flat as can be and you can overdrive the corner. I used to drift the dealer trek truck. we beat the hell out of that thing.

 

[K-rover]

I would fix the ace system. If your in so cal i have an ace parts car. ACE cars are incredibly smooth off road as the ram acts like an extra damper in the suspension. night and day difference over standard suspension. On road you have a car that can out corner most others and even carry a 4 wheel drift on a clover leaf onramp. no not like your thinking but it stays flat as can be and you can overdrive the corner. I used to drift the dealer trek truck. we beat the hell out of that thing.

I agree it works really well, until you come out and see. A puddle of fluid from a leaky ram. Then you realize parts are either hard to find or ridiculously expensive. For me, removing it is one less leak or thing to fail. But I can see the appeal of having it once you've driven one with ACE.

 

[mastercamper]

I have no idea how long this hasn't worked. I figure its easier to get it off and move on to the next thing.