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    Kings Springs

    I was looking thru Ebay today,found new King Spring kit for Disco2,+60mm for $279 for 4 springs.Sounds like a great price.
    Anybody used them????Will the standard shocks be way too short???I know I should be replacing them as well,as at 200000ks the suspension is a tad weary.Any reccomendations on shocks to match??
    Andrew
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    If your going to go +60mm you will need longer travel shox .
    Most of Kings Springs arre 50mm over standard and will lift the drivers side up by approx 7-12mm higher than pass side and will settle in after about 2000 km to ride the same all round .
    I would recommend variable rated this way you have the very best of both worlds in travel and day -day commuting .
    As for shox , with Kings Springs the best complement would be Bilstiens , with Lovels Koni ect ect as long as you don't buy Rancho anything .
    Cofap are a brilliant shock that resists fade better than 80% of other shox on the market [rebadged as TJM SEERIES 2000 ]

    If you settle on Kings ring Dale at Wilkinsons Suspension in Bayswater and they give 15% discount on club members , so a set of 4 springs will set you back $290 ....or if you wish to give Lovells Springs a go [they are linier] ring Michael at W.A. Suspensions in East Fremantle , he does folding stuff prices :wink: my Boss brought a set of 4 Lovells for $280 and the Koni he paid $680 from WA Suspensions .

    hth

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    King Springs give a 40mm lift front to the TD5 and 30mm to the rear. They work with the standard shock in the front , though I ran a 20mm spacer over the rears, and this does require aftermarket shocks in the rear. For shocks the Bilsteins are excellent but short in length for the D2. The OME's seem to give the best lengths off the shelf without causing brake ABS line problems. The spring rates as tested are 190lb/in front and a variable rate at the rear, which was about 250lb/in at normal ride height.
    Cheers
    Slunnie


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    Heres something interesting. From the same dealer there is the KRFR-06 and KRRR-04 which they quote give 30-40mm lift
    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Landrover-Discovery...1QQcmdZViewItem
    and then the same spring part numbers which are stated to give 60mm lift.
    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Landrover-Discovery...1QQcmdZViewItem
    and
    http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Landrover-Discovery...1QQcmdZViewItem


    I assure you, the measurements I have given above are what I got with my TD5 at about 15,000km of age with those same springs. They are not 60mm lift.
    Cheers
    Slunnie


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    Thanks Guys
    I will keep stashing my pennys
    Andrew
    DISCOVERY IS TO BE DISOWNED
    Midlife Crisis.Im going to get stuck into mine early and ENJOY it.
    Snow White MY14 TDV6 D4
    Alotta Fagina MY14 CAT 12M Motor Grader
    2003 Stacer 525 Sea Master Sport
    I made the 1 millionth AULRO post

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