Offroad-Express

Hopefully going to buy a 96 range rover that im getting cheap. i want to pull out the standard suspension and put coils in and do a lift.I havent seen anyone take one of these off roads, does anyone make a lift kit for them. I wana run some 33s does anyone no of any probs il run into. Any info would be great thanks Rich

you might want to talk to turoa on here as he knows what to look out for.
mine is an earlier model but i run 33" without any problems. It all depends on how you drive.

Why take the air suspension out?
Being able to raise and lower the suspension at will is a massive advantage. If it has issues I know a guy in Dunedin who has all the solutions for sensible prices.

These Rangies are certainly cheap these days.
The air suspension is very good off road with ability to raise the suspension when off road and also that extra little bit when required. They are bigger than the classic versions but very capable off road. The traction control on the early model I think only worked on the rear wheels, not all four.
As for replacing the suspension with coils, this is easily enough done. There are even kits available for this that includes the plates and springs etc. Not particularly cheap ($2000 plus) but the good kits actually include a module to 'trick' the computer so that error messages don't appear all the time. Without that module you can get problems.
If your DIY skills are up to it, you can fit the suspension out of an earlier RR or Discovery although to get the height you want will require heavy springs and longer shocks.
As for getting 33's on I don't think you will without a sizable lift as the wheel arches aren't that big. Alternatively a bit of trimming maybe required.

Thanks for the info, there definitly alot of truck for the coin you pay for them these days.From what the guy told me the air suspensions all working sweet and he hasnt had any problems, can you set the suspension to different heights while off road i thought it was all auto depending on what speed you were traveling at, im probley wrong im pritty handy with tools and can get hold of a nibbler so cuting the guards abit shouldnt be a problem. is there much work in doing a body lift, would it be a waste of time? is there anything i shoud be aware of?
Rich

muddyplumber wrote:Thanks for the info, there definitly alot of truck for the coin you pay for them these days.From what the guy told me the air suspensions all working sweet and he hasnt had any problems, can you set the suspension to different heights while off road i thought it was all auto depending on what speed you were traveling at, im probley wrong im pritty handy with tools and can get hold of a nibbler so cuting the guards abit shouldnt be a problem. is there much work in doing a body lift, would it be a waste of time? is there anything i shoud be aware of?
Rich

You have a certain amount of manual control, but the computer will over-ride if it doesn't like what you're doing. For example it lowers the vehicle above a certain speed.

sweet maybe il leave them in for awhile intil they shit themselves. There full time 4wd do they run a centre diff lock? does anyone no where to get white spoke rims for them.

muddyplumber wrote:sweet maybe il leave them in for awhile intil they shit themselves. There full time 4wd do they run a centre diff lock? does anyone no where to get white spoke rims for them.

They run a viscous centre diff, I have heard people asking for a solid centre diff-lock but haven't heard of anyone who's yet made one.
Unfortunately they run the driveshafts on the other side to the classic rangies, discoveries and defenders so you can't just swap transfer cases either.