keith wrote:

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 .

davew wrote:

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.

Dave - and this is using Land Rover springs? That would be better for me, as they would look more "original" and less likely for my dealer to bounce any future warranty claim (my Defender's 11 months old).

I have already (mine's a Utility 110) removed the standard (on USW) RKB101111 Purple/Brown 409.96mm, and replaced with CSW "110 7 Seat RKB500300 White/green/green 422.96mm" spring. It suited me better, made the ride less chattery when unladen. MrsK likes the improvement, but a bit more would be great! It would also help the trailer be more level as it tilts upwards towards the rear of the car at the moment (with tow bar on lowest setting).

However I would like a bit more improvement and was thinking of Extreme 4x4 -1" springs and Koni Shocks.

I rarely carry heavy loads (that's what the Trailer is for)...maybe 300kg max in the back. The Trailer would have a max nose weight of say 70kg.

Does your spreaddy allow a calculation which will tell me which springs would give a slightly softer ride and -1" from the RKB500300 springs????

Thanks!  Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

markb110 wrote:

Russ

I have just measured the springs i mentioned on my last thread

The are not handed and are both 410mm in length. Again i cannot confirm the free length of the Puma 110 spring so cannot compare it for you. I am guessing that unless someone here can confirm then the best thing to do is jack the body up until there is no weight left on the spring. Do this on the drivers side as this will be the taller spring.

They were lower than the TD5 110 rears that i replaced them with at the time prior to going for a 2 inch lift.

If they are any good to you let me know and you can have them, please note that i will be away on my jolly days from Sat for a week. Just pm me if you need my number.

Cheers

Mark