My recently acquired 2003 Discovery II is coming along. Rebuilt the engine, put in a 2004 transfer case, and finally a 2” lift kit. I agonized over what combination to use. I have no desire to load it down with gear so was worried the most common lifts would kill the ride quality. Ultimately this is the combo I ended up with. I really wanted to do 3” for the extra travel but couldn’t justify the price
RTE 2” coils
Fox shocks
TF steering arms
TF watts link
TF extended brake lines and ABS extensions
TF sway bar disconnect
The springs came a week before the rest of the kit so I put those on first. I was pretty happy with the ride on the OEM shocks. Since the factory springs had sagged an inch I ended up with 3 more inches of lift. I’d say it was 15% stiffer and you could feel the small road imperfections more but it handle the bigger bumps better as I suspect i was hitting the bump stops before. Today I put the rest of the kit on. I had to remove the inner fender piece next to the radiator on the driver side to clear the sway bar links which I’m not thrilled about. I had to clearance the rear shock mounts for the Fox shocks and they were a real pain to get in. Otherwise it was all pretty straight forward and took about 8 hours of work. Somehow the Fox shocks seemed to improve the ride even more despite feeling much stiffer while installing them. I was worried it wouldn’t drive well without getting caster corrected arms but happy to report it is improved if anything. With the sag of my factory springs it made the steering too slow and sluggish. Now it feels more responsive.
Lastly had to do a posser flex picture. Any higher and it picks the driver front tire off the ground. I plan to get wheels with more offset which will help the flex. The passenger side tire is about 21” in the air.
RTE 2” coils
Fox shocks
TF steering arms
TF watts link
TF extended brake lines and ABS extensions
TF sway bar disconnect
The springs came a week before the rest of the kit so I put those on first. I was pretty happy with the ride on the OEM shocks. Since the factory springs had sagged an inch I ended up with 3 more inches of lift. I’d say it was 15% stiffer and you could feel the small road imperfections more but it handle the bigger bumps better as I suspect i was hitting the bump stops before. Today I put the rest of the kit on. I had to remove the inner fender piece next to the radiator on the driver side to clear the sway bar links which I’m not thrilled about. I had to clearance the rear shock mounts for the Fox shocks and they were a real pain to get in. Otherwise it was all pretty straight forward and took about 8 hours of work. Somehow the Fox shocks seemed to improve the ride even more despite feeling much stiffer while installing them. I was worried it wouldn’t drive well without getting caster corrected arms but happy to report it is improved if anything. With the sag of my factory springs it made the steering too slow and sluggish. Now it feels more responsive.
Lastly had to do a posser flex picture. Any higher and it picks the driver front tire off the ground. I plan to get wheels with more offset which will help the flex. The passenger side tire is about 21” in the air.