Thread: Suspension help please

The geometry change is by ride height. So no matter how you change the ride height, you still get the same geometry change.

Stiffer springs will completely ruin the ride. I'd look to longer springs at the same spring-rate.

Sorry when I said geometry I meant changing the angles outside of what they come from factory. So not changing the fully compressed to fully extended length. Just making the car sit a bit higher within those limits

Would a longer spring with same spring rate require changing shocks as well to a longer shock

Originally Posted by RIN03

Sorry when I said geometry I meant changing the angles outside of what they come from factory. So not changing the fully compressed to fully extended length. Just making the car sit a bit higher within those limits

Would a longer spring with same spring rate require changing shocks as well to a longer shock

Gotcha, yes that makes perfect sense.

A longer spring won't *need* a longer shock. But if a longer shock was available it would work with one.

So I go a longer spring at same spring rate?

And this will give me my desired height still limited by the standard shocks without the feeling of bouncing all over the road and still have no ill affects on a fully loaded car with trailer going camping.

Sorry about all the questions but I know absolutely nothing about suspension and nothing is available this is all custom made stuff

Ps would a longer spring cause the shocks to fully extend and bang more often. And does this do damage on the few times it might happen ie a pothole in the sand where the wheel drops out

Does anyone else have any suggestions or advise?

Hey James,

Do you know currently the static position and the amount of extension you have from this position to fully extend the shock?

I understand you have approx 90mm of travel so need to find out how much of that is in compression and the rest is extension.

Also be interested to know if the vehicle is utilising the full travel available from the strut or not already compressing the springs to their limit in order to work out what your best option may be.

Unfortunately I do not know anything about the FL2 suspension so can't comment further.

If you fit a longer shock, it will travel down more but as the fully compressed body is now longer you will either need to fit longer bump stops or raise the shock mounts.
I don't know how the spacers work, but if they lower the shock and spring by 25mm you will have the same travel in both directions, just need to still check where and how they stop the shocks from compressing to much.
In my defender I fitted longer shocks with a 2in lift and raised the mounting points so still have the travel up to standard bump stops and more down travel.