Thread: Which front springs for 110?

Originally Posted by grover7488

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Good question. Not sure have never measured a 130. if my local dealer gets one i will measure it

Ah, mine's wire, I think that may be why it didn't lift at all. thanks for that

Allan

Originally Posted by Allan

Ah, mine's wire, I think that may be why it didn't lift at all. thanks for that

Allan

yeah cable is pretty bloody heavy

My bar and winch combo weighed about 77kg (that ARB bar is heavy duty compared to the D2a TJM bar i had). less the 10kg stock bar and i've put 67kg extra.

Weight is important but so is how far forward it is. Ideally your winch bar positions the winch up against the grill moulding. Some I have seen have the back of the winch 100 mm and more in front of the grill. Not only does this increase the load on the front springs, it also impacts on approach angle.

Cheers
KarlB

Originally Posted by miky

My MY10 Defender 110 wagon is currently at the Adelaide LR dealer having it's first service and when I dropped it off this morning I asked about them fitting the HD springs as mentioned above - I even gave them the part numbers.
I wanted them to fit the springs.
They said they see about it and get back to me.

They just called to say that changing the springs WILL void the warranty.
So I guess I'm going to have to put up with some sag due to bar and winch.

Bit peeved actually.


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Remind them it's a factory land rover part that is used standard in many models. What a joke. Do ford still have service input in landrover?? That's a ford mentality. My Holden is only 8 months old with a few after market parts. Warrantee. No problem. It's because they agree that Walkinshaw products are ok to fit. So landrover won't even warrant it's own heavy duty parts. Ring other dealers and get them to fit it

Any part fitted to your vehicle,either a factory part or aftermarket part fitted by the dealer or the dealer approved supplier has factory warranty. Pat

I just asked LRA if fitting 130 front springs to my 110 would void the warranty, and they said it definitely would - in addition, they said that if I fitted a bullbar and winch that caused the front end to sag, then that also voids the warranty as I have added something that is different to "Factory Specification" and that the OEM land rover bull bars do not cause the front end to sag at all. Even though I said the dealer offered the ARB bullbar and winch in the original deal, they said any problems would be between me and the dealer then.

They also said that fitting a dual battery would also void warranty on" anything that was affected by it" - but they did not know what that would be until something failed - they they would assess whether the second battery was the cause.

As this is the first new car I have ever bought, I have no experience with warranties etc.

Originally Posted by Iain_B

I just asked LRA if fitting 130 front springs to my 110 would void the warranty, and they said it definitely would - in addition, they said that if I fitted a bullbar and winch that caused the front end to sag, then that also voids the warranty as I have added something that is different to "Factory Specification" and that the OEM land rover bull bars do not cause the front end to sag at all. Even though I said the dealer offered the ARB bullbar and winch in the original deal, they said any problems would be between me and the dealer then.

They also said that fitting a dual battery would also void warranty on" anything that was affected by it" - but they did not know what that would be until something failed - they they would assess whether the second battery was the cause.

As this is the first new car I have ever bought, I have no experience with warranties etc.

I seem to remember dullbird checked on the 130 spring question with Land Rover and they stated as long as they are fitted by a dealer all is ok.
I have all the extras you mention and my warranty hasn't been stopped.

Allan

Hello,

I have been following this thread and others in this forum which suggest that fitting Genuine D130 front springs to a D110 with a front winch is a good option.

I have also read about many Defender Puma owners fitting the NRC 9448 and NRC 9449 front springs and being satisfied.

My specific question is: will the NRC 9448 and NRC 9449 front springs fit my 1999 built (Td5) Defender 110 ?

Or has there been any change in the front axle of the Defender (between early Td5 models and more recent Puma models) which will imply that the NRC 9448 and NRC 9449 front springs will not fit/work properly in my vehicle?

I am looking towards recovering the original height of the front of my D110 without sacrificing a comfortable ride (I have heard that many Heavy Duty, thick front springs result in a very harsh ride)......actually I have experienced this.....

Thanks
Regards,
Santiago, Argentina