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rallysteve
Member Since: 10 Feb 2014
Location: Cumbria
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Now that I have fitted a larger First Four winch bumper and Superwinch Husky to our 110 it is obviously a little more nose down than before.
It has been fitted with new take off USW springs and shocks all round and the ride was fine on it. I am loathed to fit a pair of 130/110 HD springs on the front as I keep reading about people complaining about the terrible ride.
To get the 110 looking a little more level (if still slightly nose down) about 1 1/2" lift is needed on the front. I have been looking at the Gwyn Lewis spring seats/lift blocks as they are galvanized and I direct fit.
Now these Gwyn Lewis ones do not lift the shock lower mounting so there is no danger of the shock absorber bottoming out. However the danger must become that the spring coils become spring bound before the bump stop is reached.
Is 1.5" lift enough to cause the progressive springs to become coil bound and if so should I fit extended bump stops? This all makes sense in my head, however I keep coming back to the fact that if I lift the spring (or effectively drop the axle 1.5") and lower the bump stop 1.5" to match, by keeping the lower shock mount in the original location (now 1.5" lower) then the articulation has been limited by this amount too, so surely it would be best to space the shock too?
Cheers
Steve 02' 110 TD5 Double Cab Rebuild Thread
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23rd Jun 2015 8:58am |
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mikeh501
Member Since: 07 Jan 2013
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 1142
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why not get some new springs? you dont have to have generic "HD" springs on it. Speak to Gwyn Lewis and he will advise what spring rate you should move to, or perhaps 1.5" taller springs of the same rate. Either way id do that in preference to working around your problem. Im not sure if the 110 fronts are progressive but it should be pretty easy to work out how much more poundage you require given the extra weight over the front axle. 
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23rd Jun 2015 10:19am |
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