Which front springs for 110?

Goingbush,
I am a bit confused with your description: I am not sure whether you had D130 front springs only in the front of your D110 or whether you had D130 front springs + another set of springs within them (D130 rears?). Can you clarify this? If the latter is the case maybe the inner coils are to blame for your too stiff suspension setup?

Thanks
Stgo


Rick,
The front springs I have now are made by a local company. They produce front springs for the Defender in three configurations: standard, heavy duty and very heavy duty +/-, they do not provide much technical characteristics about them. I am not sure whether I have the heavy duty or very heavy duty ones on now but they are just 18 months old and considering my current winch/bumper setup is not very heavy I believe they should not have dropped as mucha s they have. i am dissapointed with them. Plus they provide a harsh ride compared to the original D110 springs.

Is there a chance anyone can provide me with the specifications (lenghts and rates) for all the genuine Land Rover springs (D90, D110 and D130)? I have read there is a table flying around but the links I have tried in this forum during the last couple of days have not worked. I will appreciate if anyone may perhaps send it by e-mail? (gigolas2001@yahoo.com)

I will keep on investigating my options.

Perhaps Old Man Emu Medium Duty rear Defender 90 spings will do?
The specs are: PS length: 16.93''; DS length: 16.54''; Rate: 220lbs/inch
Maybe a bit too high for the front of my D110? What do you think? slightly softer than genuine D130 front springs but longer?

I can easily get OME springs down here but Brown Springs will be tough to get.
Cheers,
Santiago

Me again....:confused:
Can anyone let me know where are King springs made and where they can be purchased? Anywhere in the UK or US perhaps? Any King springs spring spec chart around?
Sorry for so many questions.
Stgo

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Originally Posted by SG1

Goingbush,
I am a bit confused with your description: I am not sure whether you had D130 front springs only in the front of your D110 or whether you had D130 front springs + another set of springs within them (D130 rears?). Can you clarify this? If the latter is the case maybe the inner coils are to blame for your too stiff suspension setup?

Thanks
Stgo


Cheers,
Santiago

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When purchased my Defender had 130 Front springs .. in the front.
And it had rear 130 inner (helper) springs within the standard 110 rear springs, They will only fit inside rear springs on 110 & 130 models.

I do a lot of towing but still wanted good articulation, so I took the rear helpers out and put Polyair springs inside the 110 rear springs. Now I can pump them up for towing heavy loads or let the air out for good articulation.

When I took the 130 springs out of the front & replaced with standard 110 springs the front dropped about 2.5" , the king springs have bought it back level but still nice & supple - not a harsh ride like with the 130 fronts.

I got my King springs from an ebay seller, this listing

FRONT STANDARD KING SPRINGS FOR 92-01 ROVER LANDROVER DEFENDER 110 & TD5 KRFS-03 | eBay

The KRFS-03 are 14" free length & i believe they are 150 Lb/in , they are Australian made.

hope it helps some
cheers ..Don


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Hi Don,
That was excellent, crystal clear.
Regards,
Stgo

King Springs are made by King Springs in Molendinar, Queensland, Australia. See link

Contact Us

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Originally Posted by SG1

Is there a chance anyone can provide me with the specifications (lenghts and rates) for all the genuine Land Rover springs (D90, D110 and D130)? I have read there is a table flying around but the links I have tried in this forum during the last couple of days have not worked. I will appreciate if anyone may perhaps send it by e-mail? (gigolas2001@yahoo.com)

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Unfortunately Red90's spring info page is no longer available, but I have it on the home PC so will post it up later.

Open the PDF below, it lists as much spring info as I've seen.

Spring info page courtesy of Red90, I made it a PDF so I could upload it here.

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment...3&d=1347425684

Thanks for taking the time Rick. I appreciate it :).

Stgo

Sorry for being so repetitive with this issue but I have done my homework and taken some weight measurements of the front of my D110 and came up with the following.
My Defender has 51 kilos (+/-112lbs) of extra gear on the front (considering between the front axle and the front bumper) compared to what it had when it came out of factory. I have weighted each single piece of gear which I have added and came up with the 112lbs, a little bit more than I thought originally.

Anyways, given that I pretend to buy off-the shelf springs instead of having them custom-made the recent measurements have made me narrow down to two options:

a) genuine D130 front springs (nothing new hear, it is what I have been considering for some time, actually since I first read this thread)

b) OME 761 front springs. These are a bit longer and a bit softer (at least according to the theoretical rate that OME publishes). These are recommended as Medium Duty springs for the D110, to be used for extra weights UP TO 110lbs.

The specs comparison between both is as follows:

D130 springs: Rate: 225lbs/inch; Length: 15.31 (DS) and 14.80 (PS) inches

OME 761 springs: Rate: 200lbs/inch; Length: 15.75 (DS) and 15.35 (PS) inches.

The questions to any of you willing to give your opinion are:

a) which spring would you select and why based on my setup?
b) would the OME ones really be softer? Or having a lower rate does not guarantee this? I have heard that OME springs in general tend to be very stiff.
c) would the OME 761 articulate better given they are supposed to be "softer" (lower rate)?

I would go for the OME's IF they are actually softer and articulate better but not if that is at the expense of them sagging in two years time.

Hope I have not fed-up everybody with my particular spring "problem".


Saludos,
Stgo

Go for the D130's - they're a proven item, they'll do what you require and I'm sure, like many others, you'll be happy with them.

The possible difference in ride and articulation between the D130's and the OME's will be barely noticeable - unless you're like a friend of mine who claims he can notice the difference in handling of this D1 with a 2 psi change of pressure in the rear tyres. :angel: :D