Thread: new suspension is this a good deal

I have had to return one of the rear shocks on my Discovery.
I found out when I checking things last weekend before going away that the stud at the bottom had snapped off.
I was told when I took it back on Tuesday that there would be a replacement one here today. Now it seems they are out of stock at their warehouse until early next week and he had to send the old one back. (He took me out the back initially to see if he had any in there to replace it immediately)
I thank I might have trouble getting it replaced now, and I certainly don't do anything too hard with the Disco.
I won't say what brand it is, but it is white
I put one of the old Billsteins(sp?) back on and when it was tightened up it seemed to work better than the new ones. Now I know I didn't need to replace them for rego - just put new rubbers on.

Andrew

Originally posted by rick130
Horace, you have to be a little careful with the aftermarket spring crowds, often their rates are 10-20% stiffer than stock.

FWIW, I've measured up one set of Lovells in the rear of a 130 and they were 540lb/in vs 330lb/in for original main spring.

Damn right ... the previous owner of my S2A 88 had new springs made by Lovells years ago and the rear leaf springs of my 88 are rated in and around 540lb's!!!!!! for an 88!!!!! I'll be doing my own custom leaf spring conversion in the near future and have a hand in the ratings this time since when I was driving it before the restoration you felt every bump go through your spine!

Originally posted by Tikirocker+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tikirocker)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-rick130
Horace, you have to be a little careful with the aftermarket spring crowds, often their rates are 10-20% stiffer than stock.

FWIW, I've measured up one set of Lovells in the rear of a 130 and they were 540lb/in vs 330lb/in for original main spring.

Damn right ... the previous owner of my S2A 88 had new springs made by Lovells years ago and the rear leaf springs of my 88 are rated in and around 540lb's!!!!!! for an 88!!!!! I'll be doing my own custom leaf spring conversion in the near future and have a hand in the ratings this time since when I was driving it before the restoration you felt every bump go through your spine![/b][/quote]

Tikirocker
Maybe you could take a couple (or more) of the leaves off the Lovells and re use them?

Andrew

Thats what I plan to do mate, I'm going to follow a friends lead and customize my leaf springs by removing a few and having them re-set. If you have a look at my other thread showing my project vehicle you can see a pic in that thread of his truck which has superior articulation to a truck with parabolics!

http://www.aulro.com/modules.php?name=Foru...ewtopic&t=11104

Best, Si.

OME - and I have not yet heard a bad word said about them by anyone who has them fitted to any vehicle.

A friend fitted tough dog in his Pajero, and they lasted one trip and he had the garage take them out, and he swapped to OME, and is now very happy. I think the dogs had a manufacturing defect, but once botten twice shy...

Bilsteins have been brillant. Will be going back.

We have absolutely flogged them to death (Transcontinental Railway, Kimberelys, Arnhem Land, Cape, Central Oz) and they are still Ok. In terms of comparison, the Konis on the trailer finally gave up the ghost after Central Oz.

Yes they are expensive, but you get what you pay for. Handling is vastly improved compared with the standard kit.

Got LRA springs on the front (rear is standard with polyairs) and they are now starting to sag a bit.

Originally posted by Tikirocker+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tikirocker)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-rick130
Horace, you have to be a little careful with the aftermarket spring crowds, often their rates are 10-20% stiffer than stock.

FWIW, I've measured up one set of Lovells in the rear of a 130 and they were 540lb/in vs 330lb/in for original main spring.

Damn right ... the previous owner of my S2A 88 had new springs made by Lovells years ago and the rear leaf springs of my 88 are rated in and around 540lb's!!!!!! for an 88!!!!! I'll be doing my own custom leaf spring conversion in the near future and have a hand in the ratings this time since when I was driving it before the restoration you felt every bump go through your spine![/b][/quote]

Funny you should say that, I went down the Canning last year with the Lovells in place and while the car survived fine, I broke just about every crate and water container I had in the back due to the thumping we were getting over the corrugations. One of our friends following reckoned we were getting the back wheels 2 feet off the ground over the corrugations when ascending the sand dunes.