Thread: A weighty issue, better springs at std. height?

On a D2 the OME coils will only give you about 30-40mm lift tops. I replaced my D2's with these to stiffen it up. Having looked around a lot for non-lifted coils for my Defender I can tell you it's actually easier to get 30-60mm suspension lifts than it is to get 0-30mm ones that stiffen the back end. For some reason all the coil suppliers think we want to lift our vehicles

That height is common. Have you looked at Polyairs as an option?

Gday Kyle,
I have OME springs in mine and its not lifted but sits higher than standard if that make sense..Im happy with how it sits whether loaded or unloaded I dont have the numbers of the springs with me as im still on the boat but think the front was 150 and rear 280, but im sure others will correct them, but thats from memory.
I fitted polyairs to the rear and have been happy with the result.When we go camping SWMBO lives by the rule that if there is 1 spare ounce of room either on the roofrack or inside then we can fit more in, even if its something we wont use it comes along.
That plus 2 adults and 2 teenage girls and...Do I really ned to say more...

Dont know if i've helped much, but thats my set-up..

Cheers Ean

Kyle not sure if it helps but: I have a D2 with SLS in the rear. 480 HtG rear, 490 HtG front. Standard springs, 115K on them and had started to hit bumpstops every time I went over road bumps. So after reading many threads (and deciding not much in the way of choice here) put in standard Kings based on catalogue KRFS-06. Front HtG measurement went to 530mm! Scratch head, remeasure. Still 530 mm. So I got a 40 mm lift on standards! Even given the old springs were pooped I am now above standard height according to Slunnie's most excellent post. Go figure...! So the problem now is the rear. Fiddled with Nanocom, have set height so HtG is 520mm (ie same difference as before 10 mm between the two...) Am wondering if I need to get a 1" spacer or something in the rear so I can let my bags down a bit! So even a "standard" replacement coil may give you more lift than you thought!

Same as Panya,i put Kings standards in my fronts as the olds were sagged badly,& it came up heaps.Mine is coil rears,so i then put Kings standards in the rear,the vehicle empty rides around level,but are to soft for the weight you want to carry.With just two of us,on long trip,they only just do the job.



Both Slunnie & JC & others have said you need around 320lbs in rear if your gonna do a lot of fully loaded touring.The Kings i have are around 260lbs approx.

I have also noticed lately that the Kings fronts have sagged slightly at the front already.

Funny thing is when you stack the old spring against the King before install the King is shorter also...

If it is a V8 you could stick the coils from a TD5 in as they are a higher rated spring.

Looks like lift might not be an option even at std replacment thank Ean.
I went out yesterday for a pre trip recon and found as per Panya's post it's bottoming out in my std trim
So armed with the information from here and outher threads it's a choice of OME or Lovells (Kings out,thanks scary).

Still not shore about the polly air bags, simmilar to air shockers of the past.
Looks like a hybred spring/airbag thing to me, I would think you'd want one or the other, the polly would be doing the work and not the spring(cats in the hen house now).

Thanks for your input troups.

Edit...TD5 auto