Thread: Which front springs for 110?

NRC9462/3 are also a good choice. Dual rate instead of single.

HD front spring from Karcraft v original



They went in a bit over 4 years ago (with a set of Bilsteins) bought the front back to level.

I'm still running the original rears but now with airbags.


Martyn

Originally Posted by rick130

Hi Santiago,
those spring numbers were used as the HD front spring from the 200 Tdi on so will fit straight into your front end.

What is your current bump stop clearance ?

Thanks Rick! You are always very helpful.
I will measure the bump stop clearance tomorrow and let you know.
By the way, I installed all the Super Pro bushes and have tried them in the rocks and on the road. They are SUPERB!
Cheers
Stgo

Originally Posted by Xtreme

I've fitted those springs to a 1994 200Tdi and a 2003 Td5 Defender and have been more than satisfied with both.
I usually fitted Koni dampers at the same time but know others who have stuck with the standard dampers and are also satisfied.

No reason why they won't work for you on your 1999 built Td5 Defender 110.

Thanks Roger, I have Koni Raids (adjustable) on my D110, they should work fine with the Genuine D130 front spings, I guess.

Regards,
Stgo

Originally Posted by Red90

NRC9462/3 are also a good choice. Dual rate instead of single.

Hello Red90,
What are those?

Dobinson springs in mine got it back up to standard height with winch and bar work
C51-026 is the number

Originally Posted by Red90

NRC9462/3 are also a good choice. Dual rate instead of single.

JB, have you moved your spring and gear charts somewhere new ?

SGI

How much weight do you have on the front. If I can quote Rick's info from past threads, standard coils are 225Lb/inch or 102kg/25mm. If your looking for a standard Landy ride then those rates should be your target. Then it's just a mater of spring length to lift the front's weight to level the car to how you want it.
For example I have a steel bar, winch with synthetic rope, and brush bars as extra weight over the the axel, totalling 70Kg.
For mid weight split between the F and R axels I have two sill tanks, two batteries, rock sliders, and a drivers seat space full of tools. Mu guess the front proportion of the weight is 160kg. My standard 130HD springs sat at 65mm between bump stops and diff. So I replaced them with the same rate, but with 17" coils. This initially gave me 100mm bump stop, but it has settles down to 90mm now.

Hope this makes sense or adds clarity. Because it took sometime for me to get it.

Ps the best way it so load you truck up with all its goodies for what you want the suspension for, and take it to the weigh bridge and get axel weights. That will help decipher spring length.
Personally I also would not buy any brand that sells there spring rates by Std, Heavy, or Heavy Duty. What does that mean?