Thread: New shocks and springs for a '93 Disco

If you don’t want to go to hard maybe a medium spring rate with polyair bags in the rear to take the extra weight when the boat is hooked up.
Out of those two choices I would go the Kings.
Get a price from TJM and ARB or a local custom 4x4 shop.
Even if you don't like there prices you can find out interesting facts about different set ups.

I went with OME and a have found the set up is a good compromise on road and off road.

Bilstein shocks if you can afford them. Most on here would recommend them.
I have the TJM kit in right now but will be repalcing it with Billies and Les Richmond springs when the budget allows it.
The advantage of talking to outfits like Les Richmond (or Graeme Cooper in Sydney ) is they they know Land Rover suspensions very well.

I put Nitro-Chargers on a long time back,,
still there ASFAIK---

about $100 a corner???

Hi Pedro, did that price include the springs and if so what are the actual part no's, etc required?

LD & Wayne, I like the idea of both of your suggestions, having looked at the workshop manual, replacing the fronts seems to be the harder of the sets to do although it only shows a 3 out of 5 in the difficulty rating and I've done harder jobs. I imagine that there would be a fair amount of labour costs in the prices I was given?

Peter

Take a peek at EFS... Excellent quality product.

And give Peddlers a miss... That stuff is rubbish. Even their road car gear is junk.

Peter

Disco 1 - 4 springs - Easy, 40 minute job....

Where are you? Come to Whyalla, SA, I'll fit for a 40oz Jim Beam!

I personally like LRA springs, plenty of rates, lengths and options. Not cheap, but if you don't like the combo within 30 days (or something like that) just return them afor postage cost and get a diferent rate to your liking . Graeme Cooper has the same sort of range and they're about $40 or so a pair cheaper (that's where I bought mine).

I currently have (87 Rangie hi-line) 180 front, 220 rear which carries a decent load before the **** end starts to sag. I don't tow so I have no use for anything heavier. I also have a long range tank fitted and the rear doesn't sag with a decent load.

Shocks, Koni's for me. Still a bit stiff even on the softest setting.

Trav

Hi
I have a 50mm EFS complete setup with rear polyairs on my disco2.They settled to around 40mm,dont they all?
Would think they would work very well on a D1,I could have gone softer springs with mine as I have ACE fitted.
Got a good deal from www.4wddirect.com.au the price saved on the kit more than paid for the rear polyairs I got from them.Get a RTC steering damper off them too,the whole lot cost me around $1200 delivered to my door.
Changing the whole lot at once makes a huge difference to handling.
Andrew