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  1. 30th April 2016, 09:42 AM #11
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    Running King springs +50mm, standard duty in front, heavy duty in rear. Ride is excellent when loaded though think rears starting to sag a little after 4 years/50,000km. Car has 140L petrol and 80L LPG on board so rear springs have worked hard.
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  2. 1st May 2016, 12:10 PM #12
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    Kings springs standard height but heavy duty on mine - restored the height to standard with the Arb steel bar and winch up front.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cloughy View Post
    Terrafirma do a good job, so do Dobinsons. If you have a bull bar, I suggest you use at least medium load 2" springs. No need to change drive shaft on front or rear, but you may need to modify the crossmember to allow the tail shaft enough room at full front extension.
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    How can changing the springs require changes to the cross member? I thought that maximum droop was limited by shock absorber open length, not spring length or weight.
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    I just changed my front & rear springs & shocks a few weeks ago. I've got a D2 TD5. I've installed OME medium springs all round and matching OME shocks. Best of all, with no mechanical knowledge I've installed it all myself. I just bought a coil Spring compressor from Supercheap for about $40 or so. Easy job. All up took 1/2 day or so.
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  5. 3rd May 2016, 10:13 AM #15
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fast Freddie View Post
    How can changing the springs require changes to the cross member? I thought that maximum droop was limited by shock absorber open length, not spring length or weight.
    Correct.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John_D2 View Post
    I just changed my front & rear springs & shocks a few weeks ago. I've got a D2 TD5. I've installed OME medium springs all round and matching OME shocks. Best of all, with no mechanical knowledge I've installed it all myself. I just bought a coil Spring compressor from Supercheap for about $40 or so. Easy job. All up took 1/2 day or so.
    I've got the same but air springs in the rear. The OME has settled after 30k to be a nice extra inch. Ride is pretty good.

    I went OME because a friend worked there and I got a discount. People also seem to rate dobinsons highly.
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