bishbosh Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 So I did must first weekend green landing in my 2005 110 and have confirmed my suspicions that the suspension is way too hard.( no ARB’s and corners with minimal body roll on road). Modest axle twisters that others idled through had my traction control going berserk. Looking at a video of that section the front axle seemed to articulate reasonably but the rear was very poor. From VIN decoderz it appears the vehicle originally came with “2950kg suspension”. No idea what that means. Springs are too old for any colour codes to be visible and I have yet to liberate one to measure free length but what I can say is that the rears are 19.3mm wire with approx 7 coils and the fronts are 15.5mm and nearly 9 coils. I don’t want any lift and very infrequently carry any meaningful load so where should I start with replacement rear springs? The boingy bible hasn’t really helped as it relies mostly on free length so hoping you lot have some sage advice…. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 2950 suspension means it had the self levelling Boge strut & soft springs my 1989 110CSW is or was self levelling rear suspension but it didn't work, springs & dampers replaced & dead Boge strut removed years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurbie Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 1 hour ago, bishbosh said: but the rear was very poor. anti-roll bar fitted in the back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 19mm puts it very likely in the 330lb rating camp, see the OME springs table on red90.ca. So it has the van springs designed for the vehicle without the self leveller - which yours doesnt have, correct? A squirt of WD and a wipe often allows you to see a fleck or two of the colour coding on springs... Worth try? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fmmv Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 I think the pumas have progressive variable rate rear springs Might be worth looking into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naks Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 (edited) this might be useful: http://www.red90.ca/rovers/springinfo.html Edited November 20, 2023 by Naks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted November 20, 2023 Author Share Posted November 20, 2023 Thanks all. She doesn't have a self leveller and I doubt given her age she would have done from new - 2005TD5? No anti roll bars anywhere. Guess I'll just have to liberate a spring and see what the free length is, once I've cleaned off this weekends detritus from the underside! @Naks - that's the Boingy Bible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nonimouse Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Like I said to you last time. Swap to Red/Red at the rear and yellow/yellow at the front. Yes the Red/Red are 330lbs but they will articulate perfectly well on the rear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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