Thread: Suspension update

It's sag from you [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/laugh.gif[/img] drivers side always sags over time, putting the passenger side spring on the drivers side will fix it in the short term [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] or do what you said new front springs.

Hey Mod guys,,,

can we move this important thread to the Tech Section???


Looks like I have been under a misapprehension,, I always thought if you lined up a set of genuine disco springs they'd all be different heights,,,
Interested in the outcome as I will be respringing BUB soon. looking at original spring rates at 1" oversize.

why only 1" and not the usual 2" pedro...

Well pedro, I've got defender springs in the front at the moment. Those are going to come out and go in the rear.
The ones in the back are second hand king springs, so it was some other fat bastard that sagged that one. I know that moving it to the opposite side front will only be a temporary fix but it'll probably last a while. I'm pretty sure the springs are all the same height, even the defender ones were the same height as the disco fronts. The main thing is they're the same diameter so they'll fit and being heavier I should get the desired lift to match the others. It's amazing what we'll do to save a buck. I probably won't get it done till the weekend after aces bbq, but I'll let you know how it works.

Originally posted by incisor
why only 1" and not the usual 2" pedro...

2" will probably make me hit carpark roofs,,

and I not sure I like the look of them jacked up,,, :?

Originally posted by Pedro_The_Swift

2" will probably make me hit carpark roofs,,

Chop your cars roof. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

Hi disco, sorry to hear its not quite right yet. I rang Alan at British 4wd and asked him about new fender springs for my disco, and he said the back ones are different, not sure if this is true, can anyone confirm or deny. He said he can however supply a set of 4 disco springs especially designed to provide a 2in lift, they were around the $100 each maybe less, cant really remember. Maybe that would be the way to go Disco. Matt

Weight per corner Pounds
Front 880
Rear 1100
rear
xxxxxxxxxxxSpring ltxxxLbs/inchxxxxT/LoadxxxxxInstalled LthxxBstop
xxxxxxxxxxxxx17.8xxxxxx320xxxxxxxxx1100xxxxxxx14.3 6xxxx6.36
xxxxxxxxxxxxx16.8xxxxxx320xxxxxxxxx1100xxxxxxx13.3 6xxxx5.36
White/Greenxxx17.8xxxxxx270xxxxxxxxx1100xxxxxxx13.73xxxx 5.73
Whitexxxxxxxx16.8xxxxxx270xxxxxxxxx1100xxxxxxx12.7 3xxxxx4.73
Purple/Orangex18xxxxxxxx220xxxxxxxx1100xxxxxxx13.00xxxxx5 .00
Purplexxxxxxxx17xxxxxxxx220xxxxxxxxx1100xxxxxx12.0 0xxxxx4.00
Orangexxxxxxx17.2xxxxxx180xxxxxxxxx1100xxxxxxx11.0 9xxxx3.09
Redxxxxxxxxxx16.5xxxxxx180xxxxxxxxx1100xxxxxxx10.3 9xxxx2.39

Front
Purple/Yellowxxx17xxxxxxx220xxxxxxxxx880xxxxxxxx13.00xxx5 .00
Purple/Yellowxxx15.5xxxxx220xxxxxxxxxx880xxxxxxx11.50xxx3 .50
Orangexxxxxxxx17.2xxxxx180xxxxxxxxxx880xxxxxxx12.3 1xxx4.31
Redxxxxxxxxxxx16.5xxxxx180xxxxxxxxxx880xxxxxxx11.6 1xxx3.61
Pinkxxxxxxxxxxx15.9xxxxx180xxxxxxxxxx880xxxxxxx11. 01xxx3.01

Note: Std RR has 3 degrees of castor angle, with B/stop clearannce of 2 inches.
Every HALF inch lifted, you will loose ONE degree Castor.

Spring data 1986 RR Holden engine, steel B/bar, rear step bumper, swing out spare.

Std Bump stop RR:
Front: 40-50mm
Rear: 65-75mm

Regards
Michael.