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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630   
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As per title, I'm told that CSW has softer Rear springs, and I have a DCPU - wanted to soften the ride a little bit. Would anyone like a swap?
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15th Dec 2012 10:23am |
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| Mountain_man Member Since: 09 Dec 2011 Location: Right side of Offas Dyke Posts: 756 
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JST has swappen the Brown/purples for white /green/green and reports a much nicer ride, especially when running light. He has, though, installed a set of air springs which get pumped up whenever he needs to tow heavy loads. Sort of the best of both worlds.
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15th Dec 2012 1:16pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665 
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I did the same - and report a better ride with white/green/green - and then a set of Koni Heavy Track RAID made the whole thing better still...now more like a Disco2 than a Defender. Also SWMBO's constatnt comments bout awful ride quality have stopped...  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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15th Dec 2012 1:53pm |
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| db950 Member Since: 01 Feb 2012 Location: Lincoln Posts: 567 
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When swapping from brown/purples to white/green/green did you notice a difference in ride height when unladen or wasn't it noticeable? Also when loaded are they ok or do they sag more
Many thanks |
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15th Dec 2012 2:06pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665
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Unladen Ride Height - i didn't notice a difference, but the dip beam did project slightly lower suggesting the rear sat slightly higher... Laden - I don't carry a lot in the back (that's what my trailer is for), usually just bikes and kayaks (and only driver and 1 passenger) so I can't comment about ride height. However I can say thta the difference in ride quality between the 2 spring types is less noticable when laden (i.e. the brown/purple were OK when laden anyway). I believe the white/green/green are tri-rate, so the immediate travel is soft, then once that has been used, the spring hardens. IMHO the white/green/green are much better if you're not travelling heavily loaded frequently. On my write-up (here http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic13312.html ) I would suggest that swapping springs isn't expensive (or time-consuming) - I got a discount off dan@Duckworth on the new springs, and then sold my original springs recovering most of the outlay Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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15th Dec 2012 2:30pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630
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My thoughts exactly! I was considering doing -30mm or -50mm on the rear as well. Koni Heavy Track: are these dampers or springs? |
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15th Dec 2012 4:51pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11325
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Koni Heavy Track are dampers, and very good the are too
Darren
110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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15th Dec 2012 6:10pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630
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Stupid question incoming;
Whats the difference between the KONIs and the OEM fit? |
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15th Dec 2012 7:42pm |
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| Phoenix90 Member Since: 04 Mar 2012 Location: Cornwall Posts: 377 
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OEM is 'Original Equipment Manufacturer' so the original ones on the truck from Land Rover or ones made to the same spec. Koni are an after market manufacturer, and produce very high quality shocks. |
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15th Dec 2012 7:53pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630
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Perhaps I should re-phrase that. What is better about the KONI as opposed to the original Land Rover? Also, I've done a quick google, and the Koni seem to be about £180 per shock! (That seems very expensive to me). Last shocks I bought were about £50 for the pair, and were Gas.
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15th Dec 2012 7:59pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630
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Double post
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15th Dec 2012 8:06pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2737 
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There's nothing wrong with the original Land Rover shocks, they will do the job fine. But they are, as with every component on the vehicle, a compromise between cost and performance. They do have the advantage of being able to get hold of them very easily, which would be a factor to consider if you were to travel far afield.
Koni are somewhat higher performance than standard shocks, but obviously the cost is higher. If your use of the vehicle and your pocket can justify/afford them then they will do a better job than the standard fit ones do. |
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15th Dec 2012 9:37pm |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888  
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You're looking at the 'Raid" version of the shocks, well overkill if you're not using them for off road racing. The "normal" Koni Heavy Track are around £60-£70 each, depending on the length. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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15th Dec 2012 10:18pm |
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| appaloosadude Member Since: 17 Oct 2012 Location: Buckinghamshire Posts: 630
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That's more like it. Thanks |
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15th Dec 2012 10:24pm |
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