Thread: Upgrading 110 Front Springs

Originally Posted by weeds

Current fronts are sagged....and shocks stuffed

Bump-stops
Front Right 53mm
Front Left 52mm

Ordered a set of 130 front springs, got me buggered why they have a longer on for the driver side

Free Length
Right 391
Left 381

Yeap, supposedly to account for constant weight of driver.
Mine are HD from 130, colour coded
Left:Yellow/White
Right: Blue/Red

My 110 now sits level and don't think is right, I don't think the weight of warn winch+synthetic rope and winch bar were heavy enough for these type of springs.
I had them on for 2 1/2 years and thought they will sag a bit, nope.
Major service at Les Richmond mid June so will ask his opinion.

I've been debating if having an ARB bar and Iron-man winch means HD from springs would be a good idea. Still undecided. What do you think?

Originally Posted by DiscoMick

I've been debating if having an ARB bar and Iron-man winch means HD from springs would be a good idea. Still undecided. What do you think?

Dunno, will know in a few hours......currently buying bolts

Just got out and measured mine, bump stop to axle.

Front : 95mm
Rear : 105mm

What your thoughts on these heights?

Originally Posted by ProjectDirector

Just got out and measured mine, bump stop to axle.

Front : 95mm
Rear : 105mm

What your thoughts on these heights?

Should be a bigger difference than 10mm.

Best way to measure height is between the spring perches. Far more accurate.

A stock 110/130 is 250-260mm front and 320-330mm rear. (90/rrc/d1 is 300mm rear)

Originally Posted by Vern

Should be a bigger difference than 10mm.

Best way to measure height is between the spring perches. Far more accurate.

A stock 110/130 is 250-260mm front and 320-330mm rear. (90/rrc/d1 is 300mm rear)

May I ask how you arrive at the statement “between the spring perches is far more accurate”?

As long as the bump stop isn’t damaged it should be no less accurate. Between spring mounts is definitely good for weight calculation (compressed length) vs open length...

Originally Posted by ProjectDirector

Just got out and measured mine, bump stop to axle.

Front : 95mm
Rear : 105mm

What your thoughts on these heights?

Front sounds a little high and rear a little low. For the 110 I have standard figures of 72 front and 130 rear unladen. These numbers are +/- 15mm.

As a comparison, when mine was delivered it was 60/70 front and 115/125 rear (driver/passenger).

Now with bar and winch on the front and drawers in the rear it’s at 50/50 front and 100/110 rear.

Mine’s a bit low now and I’m considering what to do. I’d like to raise it about 1” all round, but don’t want to go any stiffer.

Cheers,
Jon

Job done.....order shocks next week now that I have open/closed measurements.

Old suspension
Bumpstops
Front R 53mm
Front L 52mm

Free length
R 368
L 367

New suspension
Free length
R 391
L 381

Shock mount to mount open Sway bar disconnected and no wheel
R 625
L 645 Spring dislocated
With wheel
R 635
L 665 spring dislocated

Shock mount closed diff touching bump-stop (assuming springs don’t bind)
R 409
L 411

Bumpstop
R 98
L 90

Spring perch to spring perch
R 508
L 501

Yeah there is a +/- a mm or two but it’ll do me.

Hopefully data is useful to others.