Thread: Suspension Budget

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Originally Posted by clubagreenie

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JC

Originally Posted by justinc

One shot at it??? New Factory springs (130 spec front and rear) and koni Raid 90 shocks.
Beadell Tours - Vehicle Suspension

This link is a repost, but worth seeing again.

JC

that and with the change MD flanges and axles from MR (just maybe in the budget.) you can get the equivelent springs from suspension stuff cheaper if that helps out.

I have an ARB 47 lt fridge, it copes with enough cold food for 2 adults and 2 kids for 2 weeks. Same money as Engel but has a bigger internal space. Use it several times a month for the past 3 years and going strong.

I have just put Les Richmond springs and koni's in mine. Verry happy with the outcome.

Originally Posted by Drover

X 6 on the 40L Engle. Get the top basket and 6 pack drink holders, makes it easy to organise the bottom 2/3rd's for food.

Anything larger than the 40L will take up to much of the available door space.

Speak to your butcher about cyrovacing you meat in meal sized portions. Cyrovaced meat will last for 4-6 weeks at below 5c.

Just to be different I have a 60lt waeco it takes up the same horizontal room as a 40ly engil but is a bit taller. Works well at keeping things cold, never stopped.

The fridge came with a vacuum packing machine and I haven't looked back, I do a lot of slow cooked meals, freeze them then vacuum pack them. I also vacuum pack meal size portions of vegetables with a dab of butter and salt and pepper, throw both packs in boiling water for a few minutes (don't even take them out of the bags) and you have a great meal and hot water for washing up with!

In the 60lt fridge I can fit meals for 2 weeks for two with a few cans of burbon,milk, eggs etc. I tend to get meat locally in towns as its always readily available but tasty meals for variation are difficult to prepare so I make 2 weeks of slow cooked meals last for 3 - 4 weeks


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Thanks all for your advice, I just ordered 4 Koni Raids, Dobinson springs and the a pair of coil-rite airbags for the rear, all from suspension stuff.

I have 4 springs coming but will only fit the front for now and try the airbags in the rear, I might fit the rear springs before my trip in Sept. but will see.

The springs are +2 but they reckoned that would just bring me level at the front due to the weight load I have, if not then I guess I will need to get a DC prop shaft.

Does anyone know if the coil springs in the rear of a 7 seater 2009 defender are different from a non 7 seater? I took the seats out and weighed them, I think there was about 30kg in each seat and frame so I reckon this negates the weight of the drawers I built and put in.

thanks
Pat.