Thread: Lifting the Colonels's 130

Originally Posted by rainman

I measured my bump stop distance (on the 130) last night - 150mm .


James.

How much droop do you have at that ride height ?

and I hope you've slotted your balls

Originally Posted by rainman

Yo Colonel! What did you end up going with for the 130?

My 130 came with what I was told was "2 inch lift" but it's seriously high. They are 420mm free length all of the way around, 17mm 8 coil front and 21mm 7 coil + helpers rear and I don't carry a lot of weight.

I've been running King KRFR-03 on the front of my 110 for two years and they are nice, but would obviously be a bit soft for the 130. The HDs are probably going to put me about where I am now so the KRRF-04s look good to me, although they're not in the current catalogue.


James.

Those fronts must be seriously stiff, my 220lb springs were 17.2" new which gave me a bump stop clearance of 120/117mm drivers/passenger side. (Landy/ARB bull bar, Warn XD9000 winch + TJM sidesteps and bars)

Originally Posted by rick130

How much droop do you have at that ride height ?

To be honest, I can't remember. I've only just got it going after a full restoration. I swear it wasn't that high when I bought and started stripping it down. I haven't put the XD9000 back on it yet, but I got my wife to hang off the bullbar (yeah, she's a bit heavier than a Warn winch but I won't say by how much ) and it only dropped 10mm. I certainly don't intend to keep it that high. The caster is terrible.


James.

Originally Posted by rainman

I measured my bump stop distance (on the 130) last night - 150mm .


James.

Holy Crap Batman,oops Rainman.

May be interested in them though if you don't want them anymore

CC

Originally Posted by rainman

I measured my bump stop distance (on the 130) last night - 150mm .


James.

115mm drivers side
125mm passenger side

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

May be interested in them though if you don't want them anymore

I was thinking of suggesting swapping, even if it's just temporarily. Your's might be a tad low for me, but I'm probably carrying less weight generally, so........

Originally Posted by weeds

115mm drivers side
125mm passenger side

Wow. That's with KRFR-03s and all the accessories?! I'm getting the 110 back from MR this afternoon so I'll measure it.

A couple of pics:





The 110 (on the right of the pic) has the King KRFR03 fronts:

Originally Posted by rainman

I was thinking of suggesting swapping, even if it's just temporarily. Your's might be a tad low for me, but I'm probably carrying less weight generally, so........

Can do. I don't drive it as much lately, so the castor thing won't bother me. Be interesting to feel the difference.

rear looks high too. What's in there?

I also have some rubber 1 inch inserts around here too I haven't fitted yet.

CC

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

rear looks high too. What's in there?

They are 420mm free length, 21mm wire, 7 coils. I don't know what rate that equates to because I can't for the life of me find the diameter (and I didn't measure it last night). The helper springs are in there too but they're hardly even pre-loaded with no weight on the tray. Without the tray on (about 150kg) they are loose.

I have another set that are 400mm free length, 21mm wire, and 7 coil so I'm thinking of trying them out without the helpers. I figure that's going to drop it about an inch without any weight, and more loaded because of the lack of helpers. If I'm going to be carrying a lot I can whack the helpers in.


James.