Thread: Disco 1 suspension question??

Bought some D1 springs once from TRS and yes, they are different side for side, can't remember which side gets the longer one. Check the height of your stockies.
Probably just need to swap them side for side at the back or something.

drivers side

Check to see if they are left and right sets - my King springs have a "left" and "right" spring both front and back.

has settled today to about 10mm difference. They are out of the Disco I bought for bits so I don't know as to which should be left or right.

Does anyone have the standard ride height for a series 1?????????????

Originally Posted by 460cixy

drivers side

Passengers side unless you have a 400+lb driver.

Originally Posted by Dougal

Passengers side unless you have a 400+lb driver.

and whats the point of haveing heavy springs in the pasenger side un less ya misses is half a ton. generally the driver side springs go to the drivers side but make sure your not putting two rear springs on one side or somthing silly the bigger wire dia spring will be the rears and there will be two springs that are slightly taller then the others these go to the drivers side un less you have a big kiwi misses

Originally Posted by 460cixy

and whats the point of haveing heavy springs in the pasenger side un less ya misses is half a ton. generally the driver side springs go to the drivers side but make sure your not putting two rear springs on one side or somthing silly the bigger wire dia spring will be the rears and there will be two springs that are slightly taller then the others these go to the drivers side un less you have a big kiwi misses

Because the longer passenger side springs correct for the camber in the road so the vehicle sits flat.
All my nissans come this way from the factory, the right side (unloaded) is 5-10mm lower than the left.

If you put longer springs in the drivers side, then on flat ground your vehicle leans to the left, when on a cambered road your vehicle leans even further to the left.

Aside from an often repeated urban legend, I can find no reference or reason for longer springs to go in the drivers side. Drivers weight doesn't cut it, the difference in spring length is always more than they can be compressed by the weight of any normal driver.
And then what happens when you're carrying more than just a driver, the springs are even more wrong.

Dougal, Land Rover appear to fit the longer spring in the DS, and I think (but might be wrong ?) that ARB/OME springs are labelled this way too.

Driver, t/case and steering gear weight ? (oh, and half the prop shafts would be considered sprung weight too )