Thread: 130 rear springs.

130man, do you think your outers are standard? I have set of standard outers going to the tip soon, more than welcome to them. I reckon e.go.com can freight then to you for less than $10

Originally Posted by newhue

130man, do you think your outers are standard? I have set of standard outers going to the tip soon, more than welcome to them. I reckon e.go.com can freight then to you for less than $10

that would cost me more than that to come over and pick them up......let us know if you do not off load them as i really need a heavy set for touring mode now that i do not have poly airs

Originally Posted by weeds

that would cost me more than that to come over and pick them up......let us know if you do not off load them as i really need a heavy set for touring mode now that i do not have poly airs

Kelvin, 130 outers are 110 rear springs

Hi Everyone, I managed to remove the inner springs today and have to report only a minor improvement in ride quality. Next step is to drop the tyre pressures which I will do tomorrow morning. Without the box body the performance is markedly better both in acceleration and stopping. I wonder what would happen if I hit a bump while under brakes? I am almost certain the rear tyres would lose their grip, albeit for only a moment. The springs are Kings with HD as part of their ID code which suggests a heavier than standard spring to me. Any comment ? I will take some photos as soon as I find my digital camera and e-mail them. Cheers, 130man.

your spring rate could be anything: ??? They could be custom for the job, custom by the previous owner??

King make their own range, and make many for others, example OME from ARB are king made to ARB spec (rate)

I remember years ago when quizing King their own HD springs were, IMO, crazy heavy. Something like up in the 400lb rate

As has been said 320lb is the OEM outer/main spring rate. Are you still running the twin shocks?

I would try and get hold of some OEM 320s to trial run as a starting point.

Originally Posted by rick130

Kelvin, 130 outers are 110 rear springs

Oh.....well they should be HD, than this would help me out

But these could still be I'm better condition than mine

Hi Uninformed, I pulled the second set of shockies off a few days ago and it made a small difference. Whats left on it is a pair of Bilsteins. I live on one of the worst roads in the Hunter Valley and the ride is now awful. The weight of the box body clearly made the springs and shockies work well.. I will keep you posted on progress.Cheers, 130man.

Ross, if you accurately measure the wire diameter and number of coils, including the closed and ground ends, we can work out the rate.

Kings would probably tell us too, they aren't like most companies who are secretive when it comes to rates.