Thread: Suspension questions

Cheers Gavin.

The springs sagged badly on the last D2 i had,and the OEM shocks were shagged.

MR auto suggested Kings springs and Bilstein shocks.

Had them fitted and it was like a different car,came up slightly higher than before and handled and rode beautifully.

Originally Posted by scarry

The springs sagged badly on the last D2 i had,and the OEM shocks were shagged.

MR auto suggested Kings springs and Bilstein shocks.

Had them fitted and it was like a different car,came up slightly higher than before and handled and rode beautifully.

King are great, a comparitively soft spring. I think they gave me F40mm and R30mm lift - I added 20mm shims over the rear.

Originally Posted by gavinwibrow

From the D2 manual (2003)

Front
Nominal height from hub centre to wheel arch (not liner)*
500 ± 15 mm (19.7 ± 0.6 in)

Rear
Nominal height from hub centre to wheel arch (not liner):*
⇒ Coil spring 483 ± 15 mm (19.0 ± 0.6 in)
⇒ Air spring 473 ± 15 mm (18.6 ± 0.6 in)

* Measurement taken with vehicle at unladen weight.

Originally Posted by scarry

The springs sagged badly on the last D2 i had,and the OEM shocks were shagged.

MR auto suggested Kings springs and Bilstein shocks.

Had them fitted and it was like a different car,came up slightly higher than before and handled and rode beautifully.

My front springs have sagged 35ish mm., noticeable in the headlight alignment.
How accurate are the Kings, Paul? I need them to suit the airbag height.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

My front springs have sagged 35ish mm., noticeable in the headlight alignment.
How accurate are the Kings, Paul? I need them to suit the airbag height.

My D2a was a 5 seater,coils all around,so different to yours.

But it did come up well,as the front was way down.

Sorry i dont know the numbers of the coils,as it was ages ago.

If know one here knows,i could call MR and ask them.

One thing i do know is springs are sometimes difficult to get right,my brother had heaps of issues before he got his D1 coils sorted.
So advice from someone that knows is critical.

Slunnie may know more?

FWIW,on another note,i just fitted a set of BP-51 shocks to the vehicle we have now,it handles and rides rediculously well,so much better than it did.
Unfortunately seems they are not available for D2,but for those with Defenders,they are available,but not cheap.

I never took any measurements, have not adjusted any bumps stops yet either, don't think I need to?

Here is a pic of the dob rears vs TF's.

Thats a big difference. You will need to check your brake and ABS lines, they may very well not be long enough. Also you watts linkage, the lower link for clearance one the axle mount for the pivot housing - you will see what I mean when you're under it.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

King are great, a comparitively soft spring. I think they gave me F40mm and R30mm lift - I added 20mm shims over the rear.

Shouldnt be in the heavier front option. Originally they were 180lb fronts, when I worked with them we moved to the 225lb front and 300-340lb progressive rears using the new alloy.