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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897   
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Phone Famous Four - They'll have just what you want.
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13th May 2010 8:22pm |
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| Cibit Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 424  
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I am uprating my shocks and springs because of the roll cage and winch. I went the Flatdog standard hight HD springs and terrafirma shocks
 59 2.4 110 XS Utility
55 TD5 110 CSW Special Vehicle |
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14th May 2010 5:21am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610 
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mse,
Did a search on your behalf and came up with this from a historical posting...should give you all the information you need to compare and decide what may be best for you. 
http://www.members.shaw.ca/jbarge/springinfo.html If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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14th May 2010 10:31am |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762  
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Hi
Sorry to hijack this thread, but I think I want the same information ... I have a 110 CC - one month old ... the front end is lower than the back by half an inch, because I usually don't carry anything in the back of the truck  ... I've bought the new bumper and I'm going to fit the winch ... so the front end will be even lower ...
I want to chage the front springs, without having to raise the car height ... I just want some harder spings so that I can fit the winch and bumper and the car doesn't have to look like it's riding on old and worn springs ... Any ideas, what to do, and where to buy ? Thanks Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. Last edited by lrmaniac on 14th May 2010 3:55pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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14th May 2010 3:10pm |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2272  
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There are several ways:
Springs Spring spacers (bespoke). Gwyn Lewis (do not buy from LLAMA4x4) Rubber isolators from Disco (part RBC100111) DO not trust OME`s published specs. When they say aprox 2" lift= anything between 3/4 inch and whatever, but never close to 2". MK Puma 110" SW ............................................................. Earth first. Other planets later |
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14th May 2010 3:41pm |
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| fekete Member Since: 24 Dec 2008 Location: Here on the other end of the computer Posts: 3626 
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If you want a 2" lift just put discovery Bearmack HDs on....that's all I've done... well i think is give me about 3"
NEVER TAKE LIFE SERIOUSLY. NOBODY GETS OUT ALIVE ANYWAY |
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14th May 2010 3:47pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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But which ones? ... I don't want to lift the car ... I just want harder springs and I want it to maintain it's stadard height ...
What is this ?  What does this do ?  Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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14th May 2010 3:51pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Irmaniac,
Look at your springs and look at the colour coded bands painted on them, look at the chart on my previous link and get the length and rating of your OEM ones.... It should then just be a matter of sourcing from the same chart springs with a higher rating and close to the length of your OEM ones. Here it is again: http://www.members.shaw.ca/jbarge/springinfo.html If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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14th May 2010 3:58pm |
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| Grockle Member Since: 24 Nov 2008 Location: Peak District National Park Posts: 2266 
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do you need heavy duty ones Mike or are you installing a full size bath
 2.4 90 XS
1968 1/32 scale Britains 109 Pick up. |
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14th May 2010 4:06pm |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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well, according to "your" chart and what I just went to see on my truck I have this configuration ... NRC8044 D110 Front left 15.13 155/215^ 9^ white/white NRC8045 D110 Front right 14.49 155/215^ 9^ yellow/yellow Should I go for this configuration below ?... can I do this, without changing the shocks? NRC9448 D110 HD, D130 Front drivers side 15.31 225 8 blue/red NRC9449 D110 HD, D130 Front passenger side 14.80 225 8 yellow/white Or something equivalent but from another make ? If so, what and which ? Thanks !  Regards
Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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14th May 2010 4:31pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024 
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Thanks
For info - i put the winch on with standard springs and the drop was so small you hardly notice it. The reason for it is add the roof tent and you get possibly 1/2 and inch at most drop, but some of the handling (obviously goes). SO my aim was to put HD springs to stop the drop and beef up the ride a little. Ive been bitten however by supposedly good quality springs and companies - hence the question. I need to balance cost aswell, i wont by crap (again  ) but having bought a new house ive spent too much money this year  Mike |
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14th May 2010 8:54pm |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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lrmaniac,
It was not "my" chart but a chart I located on your behalf by spending "my" time trying to help "you" out! I am no expert and you must ultimately decide what is best for your situation... The springs you have come up with from "the" chart from my perspective seem ideal for your purposes, they are very slightly longer and have a higher rating. If it were me I would go along the same lines, you do not have to change your shocks in this instance. Hope this helps... If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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15th May 2010 9:36am |
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| lrmaniac Member Since: 04 Feb 2010 Location: Lisboa Posts: 762
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I just said it was "your" chart beacause although it's not yours, you had the trouble to post it ... twice ... Thanks
And I'll look for those ... because as it is now we can clearly see that the front end is lower ... I measured it with a level line along the car and the front is lower close to an inch ,and not half as said ... the winch and bumper weight is almost 110 kg more! Regards Joao '10 Land Rover Defender 110 CC '08 BMW F800GS '64 SIIA Forward Control '69 SIIA 109 ZA CKD _____________________________________________ You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say will be misquoted, then used against you. |
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17th May 2010 9:07am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5024
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You have a 110 dont you?
Im sure 110's sit higher on the back anyway...well maybe the utility version, ill have to look. Adding my winch did nothing to the front height, It took the winch, bumper, soft abar and steering guard to drop it all of 1/4inch at most, you cant tell. Mike |
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17th May 2010 9:14am |
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