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LandRoverAnorak Member Since: 17 Jul 2011 Location: Surrey Posts: 11324 |
I've made that swap on my USW and it's a huge improvement - the ride is much more pliant. The purple/brown springs are designed with a 1 tonne payload in mind and unless you run anywhere close to that then the white/green/green are a great compromise.
More details here: https://www.defender2.net/forum/post820610.html#820610 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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26th Aug 2021 8:23am |
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geobloke Member Since: 06 Nov 2012 Location: Nottinghamshire Posts: 4410 |
Hi John.
I have had both in mine and the difference was noticeable. I also had a similar setup to you in the back with drawers and no seats. Perhaps the RKB500300s were a little more supple on pot holed tracks and whilst off roading, flexing better, but after a while the vehicle sat back on its haunches a little more. Nothing major, just depends on what your preference is with regards to nose down/arse up or a flat centre line. As you can see in LRAs thread he linked to... I went from the RKB500300s to the RKB101111s as I carry a constant weight in the back with the dog crates and filled drawers. More weight than just the four seats that were in there when I bought it. Since then I have gone to Old Man Emu single rate springs due to the constant load and they work beautifully, although irrelevant to this thread. Plus... there s a pair one bay at the moment for £50... https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/174838637959?ha...ition=3000 - make them an offer The specs of the two springs are below RKB101111 D110 heavy duty and D130 (VIN XZ159807 up) Rear 16.10" 270/420 lb/" 8.8 coils brown/purple RKB500300 D110 station wagon (VIN XZ159807 up) Rear 16.90" 240/280/360 lb/" 9 coils green/green/white |
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26th Aug 2021 8:40am |
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excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5847 |
Thanks both. I think from memory last time I (the 110 not me) weighed in at 2400kg and the trailer 500kg - which does lower the back end a little when hooked up.
LRA - cheers for the link GeoBloke - also cheers for the link to the springs. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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26th Aug 2021 9:21am |
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