Thread: suspension questions 130

I can get you a price for a kit if you are interested. 2 inch lift springs and shocks for your 130, I have 4 inch extended shocks on my 130 and standard springs. shocks are german twin tube gassed. pm me or call me if you are interested.

Originally Posted by philco

I can get you a price for a kit if you are interested. 2 inch lift springs and shocks for your 130, I have 4 inch extended shocks on my 130 and standard springs. shocks are german twin tube gassed. pm me or call me if you are interested.

my issue is stability on road and a bit more capable off road and still the retention of the load bay should it be required.
What is yours like to drive does it feel stable on road ?
What are they doing with the rear ie the two springs that are in situ, there must be a reason that they are in there (probably load bearing) have you had issues without these ? andy
just re-read you piece you retained the springs...think mine would benefit from new ones

We have bilsteins and are taking the inner springs out tomorrow and fitting Firestone airbags in to help when the camper is on. Time will tell if it is a better ride


Mrs ho har

Hey mate

I just underwent spring surgery in the Defender

Got a set of Boss Adjustables they are great ( so far )

They have a few different settings, on soft they are ...soft so they flex well. With the forklift at work anyway, haven't had a chance to take them offroad yet

I thought I'd set them on hard last night and it's a bloody stiff ride but the handling is awesome. Almost no body roll

I've softened them back down a bit now, hopefully it might save a trip to the dentist

I also fitted new Dobinson springs

Originally Posted by Jock The Rock

Hey mate

I just underwent spring surgery in the Defender

Got a set of Boss Adjustables they are great ( so far )

They have a few different settings, on soft they are ...soft so they flex well. With the forklift at work anyway, haven't had a chance to take them offroad yet

I thought I'd set them on hard last night and it's a bloody stiff ride but the handling is awesome. Almost no body roll

I've softened them back down a bit now, hopefully it might save a trip to the dentist

I also fitted new Dobinson springs

yeah but the after thought for me on that is you are running a 110, whereas a 130 has a (something like) 1.4 ton load capacity which gives that unloaded bounce, your route may give an answer to the issue of unloaded bed firmness whilst giving the ability to give a little under load, they other night with 5 bodies in the truck the landy performed better the gear box selected gear properly without any selection difficulties (probably some wear on the synchro) and was a good drive.
so the four issues are ability off and on road and ability loaded and not for a 130.
so a set of shocks and springs that can look after my needs is the go, seems to be lots of shocks but no spring answers

I put air bags in the back of my 130.
With no wieght in the back i put about 35 psi to 40 psi and with heave loads i go up to 95 psi
I also have tough dog ajustable shock to stiffen up the ride under wieght
works well for me
cheers
Ian

Originally Posted by bully130

I put air bags in the back of my 130.
With no wieght in the back i put about 35 psi to 40 psi and with heave loads i go up to 95 psi
I also have tough dog ajustable shock to stiffen up the ride under wieght
works well for me
cheers
Ian

so is that a replacement for the inner springs ? and secondly where did you source the air bags did you go for the non user freindly rangie ones or aftermarket ? does sound a popular conversion, what kind of compressor are you using can it be used for tyre inflation as well ? does the air bag go down over night like on a disco or rangie cheers Andy

The air bag replaces Both spring have aload rate of about 1500kg each.
Had mine put in by oppisite lock in Midland and are the after market AIRBAG MAN
I have a ARB diff lock compressor which will pump it up tp 100psi
No the air bags do not go down over night maybe loose about 2-3 psi over 2-3 weeks
only trouble i had was when i put 265/75 cooper stt on disco rims it rubed on the airbag. Changed back to 235/85 on defender rims every thing ok
cheers
Ian