Thread: which suspension to buy? its time....

Jack, I'd have a look at King spring 2" springs. They are nice and soft for a light vehicle like yours and also unlike most aftermarket springs which are quite stiff. The softness will be good for maintaining good even ground pressure and for ride comfort. You may need 20mm polyurethane spring shims for the rear to level it out. Other stiffer springs will make it handle better though.

Standard front shocks will work without any problems with the King springs. The rear factory shocks will not and I would look at some aftermarket shocks which are designed to work with Disco2 2" lifts such as OME etc as they provide the most length available within the Disco2's limitations. I would however be inclined to replace shocks as sets of 4 if budget permits as these have a significant effect on balanced handling.

yes, if i change 2 i change them all.

so i may aswell just say now, i will change all springs and shocks.

king springs.... best place to buy, and price average?

OME, once again, best place to buy/price?

and the bushes, etc.

ive done a fair bit of internet surfing, but obviously i want the best deal.

Cant help with best deals in your area (or mine!), but I wouldn't change any bushes apart from the ones which will come with the replacement shocks.

Everyone has their own opinion on this and I'm sure some will speak against whatever is suggested, but on a budget you do what you can.

I put in an Ironman kit......springs on the back are mid range but use polyairs for towing the offroad camper. The fronts were a bit heavier to allow for the winch/bullbar, which only go on in a couple of weeks. Used the bigger foam cell shocks and steering damper.

All worked well towing the camper from Nocundra to Broken Hill on the dirt. Been very happy so far.

My $0.02 worth.

and for the ironman kit, with the foam cells, what sort of price range would i be looking at?

cheers

edit: yeah i understand what you mean by people liking/disliking brands and that is fact! but i will just give it a week or two and see which one takes my fancy the most.. and obviously here people can give there 2c

I have Dobinson Extra Heavy Coils and Bilstein Extended D2 Shocks and Bilstein Steering Dampner.

Cost around $1100 through Suspension Stuff. I am extremely happy with the ride, even if its a bit on the firm side with the heavy springs.

I would definetely recommend this setup for touring etc. but I find the upwards spring travel is limited without a lot of weight over the front. Should get better once the winch and dual batteries go in.

yeah this was another option, i have found that suspension stuff seem to have a good rep, and the dobinsons go well with bilstein.

will have another look. cheers for the price.

I just installed the 2" mates rates kit from suspension stuff on my 04 v8. I don't tow often and travel quite lightly. I went with what they recommended and am pretty happy. The compression rates seem balanced and appropriate so far. The shocks have firmed up the ride nicely but I was expecting the small bump compliance to
be a little softer than it is. I don't know if it would have been better going with something else. It is probably more a case of high expectations.
My mate has been running his same set up for almost a year now and is also quite happy.


The guys at suspension stuff were very helpful and the price was right.