Thread: 2015 130 questions

Hi Icecream, welcome to the 130 club.

The grand daddy of 130's is Brendanm's. Brendan posted a suspension set not long ago. Good reading. Lowranger's 130 set up is worthy of consideration (as is his 110 set up).

The ARB twin compressor is too powerful for the air locker and needs a small tank and regulator. The dedicated ARB locker compressor is an easier solution.

I agree with Cammo that suspension is the icing after you have worked out all other aspects of your set up. Doesn't take long for the weight to add up with a few mods.

The other thing to think about is there are 2" lift kits and there are 2" longer travel kits. Most lift kits utilise a firmer coil and standard length shock so you get lift but no extra meaningful travel. A 2" longer travel kit is a 2" or more longer shock, but that introduces a range of other mods to compensate the extra axle travel.

Not sure if LR remedied the front prop shaft issue in the 2.2 TDCI. Certainly the 2.4 suffered from prop binding. A double carden prop is the usual solution. Budget $700 to $750 for the DC prop. If you are doing it proper also budget for cranked trailing arms to ease the compression of the trailing arm bushes from the change in angle. Then there is the front radius arm change in chamber. Long and short, if you think a lift is merely shocks and coils you are not seeing the whole picture and flow on effect of changing the dynamics of the set up.

If you every find yourself in my neighbourhood I'd be more than happy to point fingers and talk through what I did and the problems I encountered.

Have fun, MLD

Originally Posted by MLD

Hi Icecream, welcome to the 130 club.

The grand daddy of 130's is Brendanm's. Brendan posted a suspension set not long ago. Good reading. Lowranger's 130 set up is worthy of consideration (as is his 110 set up).

The ARB twin compressor is too powerful for the air locker and needs a small tank and regulator. The dedicated ARB locker compressor is an easier solution.

I agree with Cammo that suspension is the icing after you have worked out all other aspects of your set up. Doesn't take long for the weight to add up with a few mods.

The other thing to think about is there are 2" lift kits and there are 2" longer travel kits. Most lift kits utilise a firmer coil and standard length shock so you get lift but no extra meaningful travel. A 2" longer travel kit is a 2" or more longer shock, but that introduces a range of other mods to compensate the extra axle travel.

Not sure if LR remedied the front prop shaft issue in the 2.2 TDCI. Certainly the 2.4 suffered from prop binding. A double carden prop is the usual solution. Budget $700 to $750 for the DC prop. If you are doing it proper also budget for cranked trailing arms to ease the compression of the trailing arm bushes from the change in angle. Then there is the front radius arm change in chamber. Long and short, if you think a lift is merely shocks and coils you are not seeing the whole picture and flow on effect of changing the dynamics of the set up.

If you every find yourself in my neighbourhood I'd be more than happy to point fingers and talk through what I did and the problems I encountered.

Have fun, MLD

Cheers for the info on both the suspension and compressor topics, ill be doing some more research but the suspension was to be the last component i was planning on installing.

Having run our 130 HCPU from new I have not felt the need to put a 2 inch lift on the truck, Standard set up is fine for most applications, but we all do different things so some needs are different.

Having said that having recently fitted a Land Rover Special Vehicles module coming in a 400plus KG we have fitted Terrafirma standard height Heavy Duty Springs and Commercial Spec HD Shocks to take the extra weight.

I would be hesitant with fitting any suspension upgrades with a Defender 3 year warranty, best to check and get it in writing with the dealer just to cover yourself.

Landybitz, any chance of some photos of the module? Even if not in this section?