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Vera

Member Since: 08 Oct 2012
Location: Nuneaton
Posts: 130

2009 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 SVX Soft Top Santorini Black

Lowering my 90... Balancing needs with SWMBO requirements

Before anyone says it... yes, I've read through most of the posts on the subject, but none really answer my questions...

There are dozens of threads on the subject, but after reading most of them, I'm more confused than when I started!

I need to lower the SVX by between 1 & 2"...

SWMBO says I can't spend £1500 on a full suspension package, so for the moment if looks like I can only do the springs. So, can I just swap out the springs to give me the necessary height reduction (for the moment). And if so, which springs?

People talk about colours, progressive, H/D, standard etc etc etc... But with me being of simple mind, the simple answer is what I'm looking for. Pertinent fact is that the 90 is 99% road, with at most the odd rough farm track, so more road focused handling is important as is tha fact that my work car-park is a tight 2.05m.

My current thinking is get some springs first, then replace the anti-roll bars, then do the shocks. I want to keep the standard SVX wheels and tyres as I like them as they are. '09 SVX #200
'10 Morphy Richards.. I mean Prius

10th Jan 2013 11:10am

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 SW Baltic Blue

Mine is lowered 4 cm just with the springs. I paid a lot to get them from a German company (loads of official papers you have to have here) but I'm sure there are cheaper options in the UK. The handling is great and the Defender looks quite "normal"

If it's any use: http://www.matzker.de/Parts-Accessories/fu...:3484.html Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

10th Jan 2013 12:56pm

Vera

Member Since: 08 Oct 2012
Location: Nuneaton
Posts: 130

ZeDefender wrote:
Mine is lowered 4 cm just with the springs. I paid a lot to get them from a German company (loads of official papers you have to have here) but I'm sure there are cheaper options in the UK. The handling is great and the Defender looks quite "normal"

If it's any use: http://www.matzker.de/Parts-Accessories/fu...:3484.html

Exactly what I'm looking for.. now just need them to be a 10th of the cast

'09 SVX #200
'10 Morphy Richards.. I mean Prius

10th Jan 2013 2:07pm

ZeDefender

Member Since: 15 Sep 2011
Location: Munich
Posts: 4731

Just post in the wanted section for "Lowered springs" - it may get a bit more attention. The sponsors on here will certainly have some good ideas, especially tuners like Pete Bell (bell-auto-services), Gary at Alive, and Killer "how low can you go" 90

Good luck

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But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing...

10th Jan 2013 2:34pm

Killer90
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Member Since: 09 Oct 2011
Location: Hertfordshire
Posts: 6478

2016 Defender 110 Puma 2.2 XS DCPU Fuji White

Yer its just a straight swap i have them on mine as ZeDefender said How low can you go

you can try and beat us its pretty low

re shocks im running genuine shocks at the moment but will later go to some bilsteins to match the springs. My springs were from extreme 4x4

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10th Jan 2013 5:20pm

LR90XS2011

Member Since: 05 Apr 2011
Location: bickenhill
Posts: 3650

2011 Defender 90 Puma 2.4 XS CSW Galway Green

Try speaking to Porny, Ian from IRB he sells them or used to and is on this forum and he is not far from you either DEFENDER 90 TDCI XS,

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10th Jan 2013 5:21pm

custom90

Member Since: 21 Jan 2010
Location: South West, England.
Posts: 20563

Killer90 wrote:
you can try and beat us its pretty low

Yeah probably even lower with you in it.

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10th Jan 2013 5:24pm

td5 commercial

Member Since: 20 Mar 2011
Location: Nr Taunton, Somerset
Posts: 18

2014 Defender 90 Puma 2.2 HT Baltic Blue

I used to have my td5 lowered, it was so low I had to take the bumps stops out.....!

10th Jan 2013 10:13pm

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