Thread: X-Springs, Love them or Hate them?

Iain
They are mainly fitted to the rears.
I wasn't aware that Mark has them fitted,but Mike (Gold Cloverleaf) has had them fitted for a while and likes them.
The jury is out as far as I am concerned,mine is balanced an working nicely at the moment without them

Originally Posted by LowRanger

Iain
They are mainly fitted to the rears.
I wasn't aware that Mark has them fitted,but Mike (Gold Cloverleaf) has had them fitted for a while and likes them.
The jury is out as far as I am concerned,mine is balanced an working nicely at the moment without them

Sorry my bad, somehow got Mark and Mike confused….

I guess that is my question really, are they just an easy way out of a well balanced truck?

I personally don't see the point of them, I have bottom cones on the back of my Range Rover which I fabricated, (it has +5" terrafirma shocks), under full flex the cone drops right out of the bottom of the spring, however as it is retained at the top it naturally lines back up to re-seat, personally I'd prefer longer springs that were retained, this is a temporary set up for me. X-springs seem clunky and over complicated in the videos I've watched, my cones don't even make a noise.

If you're at Mulgo any time and Mitch is there, he has the first set I made on the back of his 110, the later version is different and uses 10mm round bar. Neither set has ever given an issue at all.

Here's a pic showing mine at near full extension.

Cheers
Will

Originally Posted by chook73

Is there a kit to re-locate the front shock?

I have no idea what an x spring is......

Re: kit to relocate front shock, yes there is. Airbag Man make them for when you fit airbags to the front of a defer.....

Bender07 had air bags on the front of his puma.....I'm guessing he manufactured them himself as I don't think he used the airbag man kit

Hi Iain
Good to hear from you. I was looking at them at the moment as I am in the gathering phase before changing the suspension in one hit. Having seen Mike's articulate, the action is smooth,silent with great travel. They are listed as out of stock at the moment on their web site. I was going to mix and match the Gwyn Lewis fitting with them on the rear. There is a company that relocates the front shock forward outside the spring which would allow you to run them at both ends. The front of Gwyn's fitting don't seem to generate the same noise as the back, though maybe this is due to the rear articulating sooner than the front and a different style of fitting. Be different vehicle to vehicle and dependant on terrain.

didnt RRC with EAS have outboard front shocks...maybe look at there shock mount?

WTF are X springs, Regards Frank.

X Springs for Land Rover Defender 110 (Pair)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSEfqQzUQKQ