Info on How to get a Better ride

matthew2 · 4th October 2010, 06:50 PM

HI ALL
How can I get a better ride out of mt 110 ? I have changed all the shocks and springs , I have got the original tires on it the real skinny ones on steel wheels .W would putting a fatter Tyre and rim make a difference ? I give a example earler on 3 families which one of them was mine we toured outback NSW ,SO THERE WAS ALOT OF DIRT ROAD DRIVING .My 110 was shacking rattling and real noise to the point we could listen to the radio . We pulled over for a bite to eat and I said to my friend can I drive your Cruiser down the road ! well I was shocked it flew over the corrugated track no problem at all I was tripping out thinking I had o drive the Defender . What are the new defenders like ? have they improved or just the same .

Rangier Rover · 4th October 2010, 07:04 PM

Your suspension is either totally stuffed or some one has messed with it big time. Even in standard form the earlier and current coil sprung Rovers have the best live axle suspension on the market today.

Before you go and change anything you need to tick a few boxes.
Heaps of info here. Use the search function and have a read.

**dmdigital** · 4th October 2010, 07:15 PM

Tyre pressures?
Spring Rates?
Shocks?

Any combination of: Heavy springs, poor shock selection, too higher tyre pressures; will ruin any ride.

Also state of bushes on arms and on A-frame as well as A-frame ball joint.

**Naks** · 4th October 2010, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by matthew2

How can I get a better ride out of mt 110 ?

Define 'better'? Remember, it's not a car.

My 110 was shacking rattling and real noise to the point we could listen to the radio ..

Sounds about right for a corrugated gravel road. If you deflate your tyres on a dirt road, you will improve the road handling

**abaddonxi** · 4th October 2010, 10:12 PM

What condition are your suspension bushes in?

**HangOver** · 4th October 2010, 10:29 PM

Info on How to get a Better ride

OK is it just me or did several humerous replies go through your mind when you read this?

Rangier Rover · 4th October 2010, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by HangOver

Info on How to get a Better ride

OK is it just me or did several humerous replies go through your mind when you read this?

Reads to me, if you want a better ride, get a Toyota

**Scallops** · 5th October 2010, 08:14 AM

Kind of agree - Just the same - I had the same experience - drove the "other bloke's" Patrol when we drove the Gunbarrel - chalk and cheese. The Defy had tyre pressure dropped to 24psi - and the vehicle was near new. The Patrol was running 45psi and it was heaps smoother. Plus it didn't fall to bits.

You've got to wonder.

SheldonA · 5th October 2010, 08:29 AM

Throw the coils away and fit some air bags.

I have fitted some of these to the rear (and have some to go in the front);

Firestone Airide Replacement Air Spring - w02-358-9901 [w02-358-9901] | $104.95

With the exchange rate where is is at the moment US$105 per corner is pretty good.....

**spudboy** · 5th October 2010, 08:43 AM

Hey Grubb - can you raise and lower the height by increasing/decreasing the air pressure? Or do you just run them at a set pressure all the time? Does a lower pressure give you a softer ride?

I guess I am asking - if you change the pressure does the vehicle height go up and down, or does the height stay the same, and the 'comfort' level change from soft to hard...... or maybe both happens

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