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  1. 26th April 2009, 06:11 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougal View Post
    IMO buying springs with a rated "lift" is bollocks.

    You need to know the rate and length of your current springs, measure the length in use and you'll know how much weight is on them.
    Do your research, measure up any new springs and see if they fit the bill.

    Does it sound like hard work? Yes, but it'll save you the hundreds you'd otherwise spend on coils that don't work as you want them to.
    To give an example of what Dougal is talking of I know its gettin boring but.........

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    The job for this weekend is to lower the front of my rangie, going from twin tubes to gas shocks gave me 20mm more height I didn't want or need.
    Frig, how much gas pressure are they running ?
    Lifting force = gas pressure x shaft area.
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  2. 26th April 2009, 09:55 PM #32
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    I put them in my 07 Defender as the OEM ones were not coping with the extra weight of all the junk I have put on and I love them. Good cornering and still good flex. But as someone has said your don't put HD springs on unless you have extra weight that requires them otherwise you are just going to stuff your ride up.



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  3. 26th April 2009, 10:27 PM #33
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    Dont forget peoples, that most springs which include ones that have been scragged will still settle over the first 12 or so months. Thats pretty much the normal.

    Sagging to me is when the springs continue to drop in static ride height.
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  4. 27th April 2009, 05:08 AM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by rick130 View Post
    Frig, how much gas pressure are they running ?
    Lifting force = gas pressure x shaft area.
    It takes over 50kg to compress them. So with a 13.7mm shaft that's 3.3 MPa (~500psi).

    Made around 20mm difference in ride height which with 180lb/in springs, changed my flipped spring seats back for normal ones and I'm back to level. Should be able to fill up the tank properly now.
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  5. 27th April 2009, 08:11 AM #35
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    Quote Originally Posted by JohnR View Post
    Off-topic.... John, I think your hawse is in the wrong spot. It looks like it should be on the lower winch mount bolts instead of up top.
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  6. 27th April 2009, 04:38 PM #36
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    x2.what he said well spotted slunnie
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