ben Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 i have put standard hight uprated britpart springs and bilstien shocks front and rear on my td5 90 and the front end is ride high. wondered if this is right as i have been looking at other rovers with suspension mods and they don't seem as high. hope someone knows something. p.s i'm 99% sure i have put the correct springs on the end of the rover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eightpot Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Had exactly the same with a set of standard Britpart springs I put on a disco a little while back - seemed to be an ich or two up at the front. They're just quite stiff springs I think - sure they'll settle down after a little while. You could also put some of the rubber spring isolators on top of the rear springs - this will lift the back up a cm or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RILEY Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Fitted standard britpart on my 90 sits higher than my mates with a 2in lift leans heavily to drivers side tho looks terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderzander Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I'm no suspension expert.... but I think putting a heavier duty spring rate in has the same effect as increasing the pre-load on a standard spring - ie it increases the ride height because the spring supports more weight and thus reduces the static sag ...... Though I'm sure someone will be along to tell you the real reason soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The problem with +2 etc... is they rarely take into account the vehicle type or the weight distribution. The best handling Defender I've ever driven is Pam's 90 which is on 50th Anniversary LR springs, it uses a differently rated spring on each corner ! I have approx. a 2inch lift on mine by using LR OEM springs with HD 110 hard top springs on the back and Disco rear springs on the front (red and whites I think). Took a while to find the right combination of springs but I'm happy with them now and it handles really well and I know pretty much that any replacement I buy is going to be the same rating/height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 The problem with +2 etc... is they rarely take into account the vehicle type or the weight distribution. The best handling Defender I've ever driven is Pam's 90 which is on 50th Anniversary LR springs, it uses a differently rated spring on each corner ! Just out of interest Dave, do you know what the colour codes of the springs are on the 50th. Thanks Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveG Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I'm no suspension expert.... but I think putting a heavier duty spring rate in has the same effect as increasing the pre-load on a standard spring - ie it increases the ride height because the spring supports more weight and thus reduces the static sag ......Though I'm sure someone will be along to tell you the real reason soon If they are a standard height heavy duty spring, they should have a shorter length to compensate for higher load rating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cieranc Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I've just replaced all the legs on my 110 with Britpart bits. I also noticed the front end was high, I second checked I had the correct spring in the correct place! The coils at the bottom of both front springs wern't as tightly wrapped as the original springs they replaced. I just assumed this was due to the originals sagging. But within a week the front has come down to where it was originally, and the bottom few coils on the front springs have compressed more, looking more like the originals. Two chains of thought here, either the new springs are defective as they've sagged like the old ones or, there was nowt wrong with the original (22year old) springs I replaced! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 does it make a difference which way up the springs are put in. I have got them with the tighter few coils at the top. As i'm writing this i'm thinking it could be a bit of a bone question as they must compress the same which ever way up their are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clbarclay Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Factory fitted dual rate springs came with the tighter wound coils at the top. I've seen various reasons given for this incluiding reduced unsprung mass (is it really going to be that bad on a LR with beam axles) and if the coil bound springs were at the bottom then they could act as a mud trap. Gereally though it doesn't seem to make too much differance. I konw at least one person that had realised they had different coil spacing after fitting them different ways up on the same axle with no apparent ill effect, though it did look odd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shox Dr Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 I'm no suspension expert.... but I think putting a heavier duty spring rate in has the same effect as increasing the pre-load on a standard spring - ie it increases the ride height because the spring supports more weight and thus reduces the static sag ......Though I'm sure someone will be along to tell you the real reason soon Go to the cupboard and get yourself a biscuit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave W Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Just out of interest Dave, do you know what the colour codes of the springs are on the 50th.Thanks Steve Sorry, can't help you there, we just looked in the parts book and, as we'd fitted a 3.9 auto setup figured 50th Anniversary would be the right setup so ordered the part numbers in the book. I'll have a look later and see if there are any colour codes visible on them still - they've been on there for about 6 years now. cheers Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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