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troppojon
22nd February 2009, 08:37 AM
I bought another defender 110 and it has OME springs and shocks already.
It doesn't sit as high as my old defender which had King springs and polyairs. It has OME 761s in the front and 762s in the rear.
Any ideas what springs I should have?
I normally carry a bit of gear in the back and ofcourse heaps more when we go bush.
On the rear I was thinking medium duty OME 755s plus Polyairs
or HD OME 754s .
I think the fronts might be OK as I dont have a winch fitted but do have an ARB winch bar and only will fit the spare on the bonnet when going bush.
I like the soft spring for articulation but dont want the arse end to drag when loaded hence the Polyairs option.
What are you thoughts ?
Wortho
22nd February 2009, 05:13 PM
If you have 762 springs in the rear it must be a 90 as the 110 and 130 have different sized rear coils. Rangie, Disco and Defender front coils are interchangeable but only the 90 has the same sizs rear coils.
755 and 754's are for 110 and 130. How high do you want it to sit? if it's a 110 If you put 764 in the front with the bar and 755's in the rear with a 20mm solid spacer under the rear spring base it wil be about 2.5 inches above standard and flex and ride surprisingly well. 764 are a 220lb disco/rangie rear coil but work well in the front of a Defender.
troppojon
22nd February 2009, 09:54 PM
It is a 110 wagon with the 762s on the rear. That is probably why it is about standard height at the back.If not a little lower.
The previous owner didn't want the truck to be too high that must be why it has the springs that are on it now.
Tombie
22nd February 2009, 10:00 PM
It is a 110 wagon with the 762s on the rear. That is probably why it is about standard height at the back.If not a little lower.
The previous owner didn't want the truck to be too high that must be why it has the springs that are on it now.

OME 762's will NOT FIT in a 110....

They are too small in coil diameter...

They just WONT fit... (Not too short or long... Just wrong outside diameter!!!)

Why do you say they are 762s ? Is there a tag on them? Or was that what you were told when you got it?
troppojon
23rd February 2009, 06:03 PM
There is a tag on them.
I'll go and double check.
troppojon
23rd February 2009, 06:06 PM
oops. sorry
they are 752s