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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299  
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hi russ,
i remember someone fro switzerland doing this for the same reasons and getting specially made springs, he later reverted back to normal spring. i will try a search  |
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5th Sep 2012 12:01pm |
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| farmer giles Member Since: 09 Feb 2011 Location: worcestershire Posts: 1299
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http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic7382.html?highlight=lowering
it turns out the bloke from switzerland was BPman, sorry 
hope this helps |
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5th Sep 2012 12:04pm |
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| MartinK Member Since: 02 Mar 2011 Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border) Posts: 2665  
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I concated "szracer" off the forum on a similar subject.
He got his from Extreme 4x4, and he was happy with the result, the rear-end looking less "jacked-up" and a slightly better ride quality. To improve the softer springs, he also installed a "beefed up" anti-roll bar, and improved the handling... I don't want to p@ss on his fire, but hopefully he'll add to the thread... I'm considering the same (with Koni shocks), but may wait till my warranty expires (rumours are my local Dealer has been finding any reason possible to reject warranty claims  ) Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's) |
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5th Sep 2012 12:31pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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I had a set of -2" made by extreme4x4 - standard "boing", TBH - I'd look at -1"s - that would probably do you.
It sounds odd but I did get a little vibration from the front prop with the lowered springs, this could easily fixed with a DC front prop (about £250 ish) or may not be necessary with -1"s I sold the springs to Alive when I returned to the UK - Gary may well still have them ... worth a PM Looking at the truck with -2"s - it levels the roofline |
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5th Sep 2012 1:07pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478 
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i have them from extreme on my 90 £50 a spring i think they retail for
but i heard they cant get hold of them for a while now as the guy who made them or sold them has left the job  CSK Automotive
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5th Sep 2012 3:59pm |
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| Killer90 Site Sponsor Member Since: 09 Oct 2011 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 6478
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5th Sep 2012 4:02pm |
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| leeds Member Since: 28 Dec 2009 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 8582
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Might be worth considering tyre sizes. Going from a 33" OD tyre to a 29" OD tyre would achieve the same effect.
Or 1" lowered springs plus tyres 2" smaller in OD Brendan |
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5th Sep 2012 5:40pm |
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| Glynparry25 Member Since: 16 Feb 2009 Location: Miserable Midlands Posts: 3015  
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Maybe you need this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLbPKEBIf8...r_embedded Glyn   |
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5th Sep 2012 5:55pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2642  
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Stupid question but will a couple of bags of cement just bring it down enough
I only say as i remember once i took all the gear and spare wheel out of the back of my old 110 i had the opposite issue and caught the door when driving out as i had removed a little too much weight 
Good luck Russ Mark |
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5th Sep 2012 6:21pm |
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| LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324
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For a temporary solution, changing the springs has surely got to be easier and cheaper than swapping tyres? Plus there would also be issues around gearing and the speedo reading. Darren 110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak "You came in that thing? You're braver than I thought!" - Princess Leia |
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5th Sep 2012 8:09pm |
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| davew Member Since: 02 Jan 2012 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 888 
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You're a bit limited in spring choices when it comes to 110 rears BUT you'll probably find there's an off the shelf spring that will do the job. +1, +2 etc... are all just a marketing term anyway and completely meaningless unless you know what sprung weight you'll be carrying.
If you know what the springs you currently have fitted are and are happy they're not sagging, you can calculate the sprung weight for each corner and, from that, establish the actual ride height you will get from the available springs. Measure the height of the existing spring with the vehicle sat level, if you let me know the details (current height, spring type/markings, desired height) I have a spreadsheet that I use that has most of the common OEM and after market springs in it. The real problem you normally have is coping with the range of weights that a CSW might be expected to carry, which is why they normally sit a bit high at the back unladen. A shorter spring that lowers the ride height when unladen will have to be stiffer to cope when it's laden without sitting it on the bump stops. http://www.yorkshireoffroadclub.net/ |
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5th Sep 2012 8:34pm |
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| T1G UP Member Since: 08 Dec 2009 Location: Bath Posts: 3101 
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air ride
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5th Sep 2012 9:14pm |
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| markb110 Member Since: 22 May 2010 Location: Guildford Posts: 2642
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Russ
I have just remembered that i have a set of rear springs in the garage that i had (when i had my 110) swapped for a set of rear TD5 springs to lift up the back end at the time. Too late now to measure them so will do tomorrow when i get home. I cant find any information of the free lengths of the current Puma springs so wont be able to compare - your not that far from me so happy pass them on to you if the lengths suit you. Will catch up tomorrow evening Mark |
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5th Sep 2012 9:30pm |
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| keith Member Since: 15 Aug 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 2214 
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Hi when i moved house my garage door was 6 foot , my 110 and hanibal roofrack was 7 and a half feet , so i took the lintel out and raised the garage door hole to 8 feet and put on a new roller door. Job done .
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5th Sep 2012 9:42pm |
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