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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8018   
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Purple/brown coded progressive springs are great for a usw. That's what they came with originally. What's your on? Cheers
James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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13th May 2024 11:16am |
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| Dorothy Member Since: 14 Sep 2020 Location: East Sussex Posts: 39  
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I haven't found the paint marks yet. I assume they are the Purple/Brown HD. They might be great if I add 3-400kg into the back but at the moment it is awful. Slightest blemish in the road is bad. 2001 Defender Special Vehicles TD5 Hardtop (Ex Scottish & Southern) Side Lockers, Side Hatches - Poorly chassis and bulkhead. (SORNd)
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13th May 2024 11:22am |
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| camelman Member Since: 27 Feb 2013 Location: Peak District Posts: 3369
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I had 4 USWs all with the factory HD suspension and never had any issues with them. Have you had another Def previously to compare it to?
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13th May 2024 2:56pm |
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| Dorothy Member Since: 14 Sep 2020 Location: East Sussex Posts: 39
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Yep. 110 TD5 Hardtop. That was a Special Vehicles with HD Chassis etc. Can't for the life of me remember what I did to that one but the ride was better. I'll have to see if I can find some paperwork and see what I did with the coils. 2001 Defender Special Vehicles TD5 Hardtop (Ex Scottish & Southern) Side Lockers, Side Hatches - Poorly chassis and bulkhead. (SORNd)
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13th May 2024 3:11pm |
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| jst Member Since: 14 Jan 2008 Location: Taunton Posts: 8018
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purple/brown are good as std in my opinion. mine has helpers inside in fact for when it is loaded.
you sure you dont have some aftermarket HD ones? i would suggest you have something else in there or very hard tyres if your finding pot holes jaw breaking. assuming of course your not smashing into them. Cheers James 110 2012 XS Utility 130 2011 M57 bespoke Camper 90 2010 Hardtop 90 M57 1988 Hardtop |
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13th May 2024 4:59pm |
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| Dorothy Member Since: 14 Sep 2020 Location: East Sussex Posts: 39
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It is really any rut, not even potholes. Tyres are mixed on the axles. Gen Grabber ATs rear and some Radar Renegade on the front. I can swap my BFG ATs from the '4 wheeled storage unit'.
A section of the coating just came off and definitely a purple splodge. 2001 Defender Special Vehicles TD5 Hardtop (Ex Scottish & Southern) Side Lockers, Side Hatches - Poorly chassis and bulkhead. (SORNd) 2013 Defender Puma Utility XS |
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13th May 2024 6:40pm |
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| custom90 Member Since: 21 Jan 2010 Location: South West, England. Posts: 20312
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Check the tyres aren’t over inflated without load, and also what bushes are fitted?
If they are Poly, then they might be your problem. I tried them, went back to Genuine rubber. Though mine is a 90, I use 32PSi front, and 34PSi rear I don’t tow any more than 1T. A 110 sometimes has the rear pressure high, which is for heavy loaded towing which depends on if that’s required or not. ⭐️⭐️God Bless the USA 🇬🇧🇺🇸 ⭐️⭐️ |
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13th May 2024 7:06pm |
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| Zed Member Since: 07 Oct 2017 Location: In the woods Posts: 3263 
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I wouldn’t do anything other than check and try different tyre pressures until your new shocks turn up as they may sort the crashing. Also worth checking the condition of bushes. WARNING.
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13th May 2024 7:19pm |
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| Dorothy Member Since: 14 Sep 2020 Location: East Sussex Posts: 39
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Cheers. Bushes are definitely something I need to address. Will get the shocks off and see how they are. The springs and shocks are not looking their best. I'll drop the pressures further. They arrived very high at the rear. 2001 Defender Special Vehicles TD5 Hardtop (Ex Scottish & Southern) Side Lockers, Side Hatches - Poorly chassis and bulkhead. (SORNd)
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13th May 2024 11:10pm |
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