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Classic110

Member Since: 14 Mar 2021
Location: East Yorkshire & Hertfordshire
Posts: 25

110 HT Rear Suspension Height

Good morning all. New to this forum but been a member on FFRR for many years. Have "played" with and owned many LR products over the last 46 years! I have a rear suspension question relating to my 300tdi HT. I have spent the last year or so resurrecting a previous farm vehicle that in the 19 years of ownership by the farmer was never cleaned outside or in. I have fitted a new galvanised chassis and all the suspension items including the correct rated springs and dampers fitted plus many many other bits. So, my question; the rear is sitting 50mm higher than the factory specification and it looks a bit strange and I am not pleased with the look. It will never carry any major load and I do not wish to lift the front. Are there lesser rated springs I can fit to reduce the rear height? It has done a few thousand miles since work was done so should have settled by now. Many thanks.

14th Mar 2021 11:17am

I Like Old Skool

Member Since: 23 Feb 2015
Location: Manchester
Posts: 762

1994 Defender 110 300 Tdi ST Coniston Green

Can you post a side on picture?

My 300tdi ragtop always sat high at the back on what appeared to be the original rusty old stock springs. The front was very low and polish marks on the bumpstops showed that it was touching down quite regularly. I always suspected someone had fitted some soft springs from a rangerover or disco to try and improve comfort but don't know for sure. After a chassis rebuild 2yrs ago I replaced the fronts with the yellow britpart +2" standard strength springs and it then sat dead level but doesn't really look lifted.

I just think the stock commercial rear springs supplied by Land rover ane very hard so they don't settle too much when loaded. Great for builders and farmers but not so good for us private owners that don't carry much and want some comfort on road and flex off-road.

I have since fitted the matching +2" rears from Britpart and guess what..... exactly the same height as the standard springs I removed, except maybe a bit softer.

16th Mar 2021 1:48pm

Classic110

Member Since: 14 Mar 2021
Location: East Yorkshire & Hertfordshire
Posts: 25

"Old Skool" Thank you for your Reply and the information. I will get a photograph uploaded in the next day or two. The springs I fitted were a Quality OEM and marked with the correct colour coding for the year and vehicle type. Your point about the designed use of a stock vehicle was my first thought but I am still confused why it is sitting 50mm higher at the rear than the factory specification states!

16th Mar 2021 8:57pm

Classic110

Member Since: 14 Mar 2021
Location: East Yorkshire & Hertfordshire
Posts: 25

Side on photograph as mentioned. So far I have found FOUR measurements for the rear height from various LR manuals and literature!!!

Click image to enlarge

19th Mar 2021 1:57pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11240

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 USW Orkney Grey

That doesn't look particularly excessive to me, for an empty van. Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

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19th Mar 2021 2:33pm

L110CDL

Member Since: 31 Oct 2015
Location: Devon
Posts: 10478

That looks the right height to me as well when empty

1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.

Clayton.

19th Mar 2021 9:42pm

Dinnu

Member Since: 24 Dec 2019
Location: Lija
Posts: 3188

2012 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 CSW Santorini Black

That looks normal height for a 110.

What springs do you have installed?
I use this site for spring information:
http://www.red90.ca/rovers/springinfo.html

Based on what spring you have, and the compressed spring length (between chassis bracket and the thingy that sits on the axle), can calculate what load you have on each spring, and from that and the free length and rate of any spring, can calculate the new ride height. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing
2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black

20th Mar 2021 7:36am

JOW240725

Member Since: 04 May 2015
Location: Suffolk
Posts: 7873

2012 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS CSW Orkney Grey

Welcome to the forum

Have to agree the looks pretty normal to me. I'm told on my 110CSW if you fit 90 rear springs on the front it will level it up. I suspect the HT has HD springs on the rear to take an anticipated heavy load.

Great Dedender, nice to see a 110 HT getting some love!

James
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20th Mar 2021 8:17am

AlexCW

Member Since: 04 Mar 2020
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 66

2013 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 HT Galway Green

This is a picture of mine when I first picked it up, with Heavy Duty springs and the helper springs inside.

I've since changed the springs to the station wagon spec, white/green/green I think they were which has lowered it and improved the ride. I'll try and get a photo of it but I've not driven it too far with the new springs on so I'm expecting them to settle a touch.

Click image to enlarge

Alex Alex

2013 2.2 TDCi Puma Hard Top

https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic72473.html

20th Mar 2021 10:25am

Classic110

Member Since: 14 Mar 2021
Location: East Yorkshire & Hertfordshire
Posts: 25

Good morning. Thank you all for your replies and information/picture.

Springs fitted are: Front NRC8045 yellow/yellow and Rear NRC6904 Red/Green.

Measured again this moving unleaden and on level ground 2080mm at the rear.

Also measured centre of wheel cap to lower edge on "eyebrow". Front 490mm Rear 550mm the same both sides (miracle).

I am beggining to think that it may well be within "tolerance" as I am now up to SIX different measurements shown in various hard copy and online literature.

21st Mar 2021 12:50pm

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