Suspension revamp?

[DaveB]

How much rust is there? If it's been in salty, corrosive conditions you may have to replace the brake lines. If not, just replace parts as necessary.

Do you have some clunks in the suspension as an indicator it is worn? You could go as far as replacing all the bushings with neoprene, and a suspension kit as simple as new springs or as complicated as a complete trailing arm kit. I would proceed slowly and carefully, getting as much knowledge as you can along the way.

My suggestion... fix clunks first, for example on my wife's 88 Rangie there is a clunk in the rear, which has turned out to be the ball joint in the rear A-frame. No suspension kit, bushing kit or modification would fix this problem, so it's got to be fixed before I proceed to consider anything else.

There's also a rule of thumb on Rangie and Disco suspensions... 2" is easy, anything more starts affecting many different components such as drive shaft and castor angles and thus will cost much more. For up to 2" lift there are several simple ways to get what you want.

Dave

[DaveB]

Also, what are your thoughts on swapping out the stock spoked rims for plain steel ones. I'm not a fan of flash. Any idea what the spoked ones are worth?

TIA

I too prefer the steel rims, however, they are quite hard to find in a set of 4 or 5, so most guys have just left the alloys on. I've seen some alloys powder coated black. I think that's what will eventually happen to mine as they are slowly becoming rather scratched and rubbed and don't clean up very nice anymore.

Dave

[pathfinder]

I'd suggest OME springs and shocks/steering stabilizer if you're looking for a little height and better ride. I just got mine finished and with 235/85r16's it looks/drives soooo much better then before.

I bought the lift and a new rotoflex joint (highly recommended) from roverpark boys in alberta. They were very good to deal with and shipping was quite reasonable.