Thread: Disco 1 suspension

We highly recommend Rovertym , but for what you require its an overkill ,
Springs $450 set only buy "Japanese steel" they have much better quality control than the prehistoric BHP that everyone trys to flogg you
Shocks $250 per pair only use a monotube gas shock Procomp es9000 are great as are Billstein and Koni
replace ALL bushes whiile your there and Aframe ball joint , remember that your life and others rely on safe and effective suspension kits .
Keep clear of OME , Tuff Dogg , Series 2000 , Rancho .
Rancho are the worst shocks ever ! breakages and the fact of valving make them useless .
Springs , Kings , Lovells Tuff Dogg Series 200 blah blah blah , they are all BHP and that spells 1960 technology simple .
Only use rubber bushes of Rover Craft {08 93770080 } poly bushes , nolethain / urethain are too harsh and i have seen shocks shear off mounts on the rear of Rovers .
The thing is that all packs are just about made in Brazil / Cambodia or some other 3d world country and repackaged under "Brand Names"
and sold by Kmart type 4x4 shops with sales men patroling around with bottles of Snake oil in their back pockets , hope this helps
www.teamslowracing.com

While you may be correct about the Rovertym springs, I've used Kings in heaps of cars Jags, Holdens, rovers etc and never had a problem and they are only about $115 a pair trade. I agree that Ranchos are crap and prefer to fit Konis and Billsteins. As for bushes original metalastic type are the best . Nolethane is to hard, lasts less and make stuff break. Rubber ones are normally cheaper as well. You're right about the ball joint most cars with more than 80k on the clock need a new one.

Kings as the others suggest they are 40mm over standard , but in actuall fact are 40mm for 3 months 30 for the other 8 months and from then they generally stop the sag at about 27mm in linear design , people buy them cause their friend has them and his freind too , Scorpion racing are 100 times again better than Kings or Lovells , fact .
Try and get hold of a Maxidrive aframe ball joint , Mal does a great product that is greaseable , as for Jag's you generally need more than 1 as they arnt the most reliable car to own ! I thought that the bosses at Jag were making 4x4's on the side , Lada i think they are called :wink: :wink: :wink: :wink: When the Japanese make cars they ask "how can we fit more cig lighters and flashing neon lights in
When the Yanks build a car they ask , how can we make the public fall in love with it
When the Swedes build a car they ask how can we make a car safer and perform better
When the Pom's build them they ask , how can we make more money from spare parts !

My setup is Bilsteins and King Springs with a nominal 2" lift. After 6 months the left rear has sagged ~10mm. I'm happy with the set-up overall (it is a transformation over standard) but the question marks are appearing about the springs :?: :?: :?: .

Thanks for the info guys, thats great. Didn't know rancho had so many probs, and will steer clear.

Like the sound of the billstiens.

Hi, don't take too much notice to the stuff about steel etc. Kings make great springs and build them for most of the Aussie after-market trade (ARB, Pedders etc). Have used them heaps including specials made to run the Australian Safari, all excellent. They have all the right gear!

Personally I have ARBs on the Disco. Around a 2 inch lift but as suggested above that will drop a bit, particularly with heavy loads over time. Choice of the rear is important. If you don't cart big loads be careful about the hardest as you will get a bit more "choppiness" in your ride.

I'm using ARB shocks because of price but had Bilstiens on the Rangie and found them great. Incidently I saw an ad in a recent 4WD magazine for a package deal on springs and bilsteins. If I can find it I wil post the detail.

Cheers

Jim

i now know why pedders springs suck .... but must say when i put a set of 2 inch lowered spring in my xd ute and they sagged after 3 months i was rapped Thanks pedders

Ive got HD kings all round in my disco. while towing a car trailer with
2 1/2 ton on board they are great, but off road they suck. they are
just to stiff and dont let the wheels articulate. and after only being in
for 2 months they have already settled 20 and 25mm, hope they dont
keep going. 8O