Which Suspension

[kevin50]

Which suspension for 300Tdi 110 Van Body, I wont be carrying heavy weight all the time just now and again, also will be towing every now and again, no heavy winch bumpers or anything else.

Should I go ahead and fit Heavy duty shocks and springs or something Lighter ??

 

 

[ballcock]

If you are not carrying weight on a regular basis, a standard set up would be best. You could add air assist bags for the occasional load.

[kevin50]

9 minutes ago, ballcock said:

If you are not carrying weight on a regular basis, a standard set up would be best. You could add air assist bags for the occasional load.

Do you mean Standard height ? 

[ballcock]

10 minutes ago, kevin50 said:

Do you mean Standard height ? 

Unless you want to lift it, You can get different height springs in various strengths, but using heavy duty springs without a load will make the ride harsh. where as softer springs are more compliant. The air assist bags fit inside the coils and are inflated when required. you can also get spring assistors which are basically rubber blocks which stop a coil compressing.

[Snagger]

Not only would high rate (HD) springs make the ride harsh, but they would adversely affect grip on and off road as the suspension would be less compliant and less able to react to and follow the bumps.  HD is only an upgrade when you need it - it is a downgrade when not required.

[Bigj66]

I have the same van body but a TD5. It has standard suspension and is surprisingly comfortable whilst maintaining good road holding manners so I would be wary of stiffening it up.

[neil110]

Oddly enough Land Rover spent some time, effort and money sorting out the suspension on their vehicles. Standard is perfectly capable of covering the typical use the vehicles will face under average conditions. 

After that there are a huge range of options for making a complete b*'ll*x of the suspension.

[roamingyak]

What will you be driving on? Asphalt in the UK and Europe 99% of the time?
I'd leave it as standard until you identify an actual problem with the setup.

[Arjan]

Weigh the vehicle first so you have something to work from.

Our  300 Tdi Hard Top sits on standard LR springs and shocks.

No lift, nothing.

Works well and vehicle goes everywhere and does tow

[Bowie69]

Sou ds like standard use, so standard with good shocks would be best.

[Lightning]

I would recommend standard SW springs with Terrafirma 4-way adjustable dampers.

Set to the softest of the four positions the ride is considerably improved over standard.

Also while you are at it, fit Discovery spring isolators to the front for a small improvement in refinement. Every little helps.

And if using the vehicle primarily on road, an anti roll bar kit.

Edited January 28, 2019 by Lightning

[Ex Member]

Standard springs and shock.  Add Airlift bags to the rear if you carry weight or tow now and then.  They add 1400 pounds of load capacity without any change in ride height.

[Tom17]

Putting heavy duty springs in my tdi was one of the worst things I ever did. Makes the ride too harsh from now on I'll always go standard if I ever come to have to change them 

[Lightning]

As my post above.

Transformed my 110 and the missus’s 90

[Jocklandjohn]

On 1/28/2019 at 9:19 PM, Red90 said:

Standard springs and shock.  Add Airlift bags to the rear if you carry weight or tow now and then.  They add 1400 pounds of load capacity without any change in ride height.

I did this - works perfectly. What I saved by NOT buying fancy shocks (and instead using standard Armstrong ones) I spent on Airlift bags. LR springs all round - rides great, and the airbags allow great flexibility.

[Jocklandjohn]

If you DO go down this route you might find this thread of interest and some use: