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| Mike c Member Since: 11 Aug 2017 Location: Maldon, Essex Posts: 926   
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I thought station wagons had heavy duty springs as standard, maybe that changed as time went on...
Sorry not much help! |
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25th Jul 2018 6:33pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6088  
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For a soft ride in a 90, Rangie classic springs (police ones I believe?) red/white colour used to be the go-to spring.
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25th Jul 2018 6:45pm |
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| LandymanStefan Member Since: 30 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 881 
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I've been looking into this for a while too but still haven't bit the bullet and decided yet as my thoughts are exactly the same as yours
http://www.red90.ca/rovers/springinfo.html Look on here at all the springs. I'm tempted by putting disco springs on mine. However after recently going on holiday and loading the boot up with some gear it rode pretty nice with not too much roll with the HD springs which were fitted as standard to my 90 station wagon. So it'll always be a compromise. Part of me thinks the main purpose of buying the car is to load it up and go on adventurous holidays, in which case the HD springs are good. But realistically I spent more of the time in an unloaded car driving by myself in which case the disco springs would be best. |
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25th Jul 2018 7:04pm |
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| keef9t Member Since: 13 Mar 2016 Location: manchester Posts: 170 
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I ride round with 3 or 4 bags of sand in the back. Seems to dampen things down. Had a nice comfy ride back from B&Q today with 8 bags of topsoil and a bag of cement in the back. You need a bit of weight to get the springs working. Life is short, so have your pudding first
--------------------------------------------- 2007 90 2.4Tdci County HT Stornaway Discovery 1 200Tdi Sold 90 Turbo Diesel HT Sold 110 2.5NA CSW Stolen 88 Series II Sold Meccano Set. Don't know what happened to that |
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25th Jul 2018 8:49pm |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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Which is just what the HD springs are designed for.
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25th Jul 2018 9:03pm |
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| pj2106 Member Since: 20 Dec 2012 Location: Huntingdon AKA The Shire Posts: 1500 
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I recently fitted double yellow spring to the rear of my 90 sw and find the ride much better although a little soft for towing seems to drop at the back under load quite a bit 2008 110 2.4 XS Utility (Hagrid)
2002 90 TD5 Hardtop (Sully) Sold 1998 300TDi D1 (Billy) Sold |
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25th Jul 2018 10:31pm |
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| Alex1976 Member Since: 23 Jan 2013 Location: Buckingham Posts: 596
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I run standard front springs on the rear of my 90 and it’s a lovely smooth ride. Even when I do a wickes trip and load up with gravel etc it still handles the load - 300kg of Cotswold chippings the other day!
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25th Jul 2018 10:56pm |
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| CarMan Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 1855
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Really great to be able to see all the spring lengths and rates, thanks. |
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26th Jul 2018 7:46am |
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| CarMan Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Cotswolds Posts: 1855
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Possibly of no interest to anyone, but I have just taken the HD rear springs off my Puma 90 HT and they are both red, green and yellow e.g. not handed, so no green, yellow and white on the passenger side
Replaced with standard duty pattern NRC9448 & 9 and I am convinced the ride is improved  |
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11th Aug 2018 6:06pm |
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| LandymanStefan Member Since: 30 Aug 2017 Location: Surrey Posts: 881
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I've bought some nrc8044/5's new take off for £9 so I'll have to report back when I've fitted and see if they're too soft.
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11th Aug 2018 7:34pm |
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| MK Member Since: 28 Aug 2008 Location: Santiago Posts: 2407  
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Have a look at the bearmach catalog. Puma 110" SW
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12th Aug 2018 1:32pm |
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