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| Mdm Member Since: 11 Sep 2013 Location: Sunny Lancashire Posts: 1630  
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ideally you should weigh it with nothing in it and then loaded plus you.
the winch and bumper should be an easy weight to find. most hd bumpers start 20+kg and the winch can be 35 kg upwards. light load up to 50kg constant load is what i think terrafirma springs are a lot will raise the suspenson by 2 inchs when empty. |
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6th Jun 2022 9:23pm |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3431  
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If the springs are too long, Defender sitting too high, you cannot make it lower.
If the springs are too short, Defender sitting too low, you can add spacers and/or isolators to correct the height. 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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7th Jun 2022 4:02am |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039  
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I have the rear springs at the front and the rear. 275 lbs/inch (from my head)
I tried HD springs (3?? lbs/inch) at the rear but my neck didn't like that. I have 3 cm blocks below the spring discs to give me some height.  Click image to enlarge Roel 1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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7th Jun 2022 7:55am |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5858 
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Thanks Roel, I dont think I am ready for 3cm blocks.
From memory I have yellow/yellow NRC8045 springs on the front. Not sure if I have any spring isolater's on the front. 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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7th Jun 2022 8:04am |
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| Nidge Member Since: 27 Jan 2008 Location: Kildare Ireland Posts: 818  
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I run 90 Hd rears on the front of puma110 Hardtop - RKB101230 Green/yellow/Red.
Sits more or less level, maybe slightly up when loaded, Green and whites on the back. Oh and they are progressive springs. Will sit a bit different (more nose down) on a TD5 as the engine sits further forward than a puma. |
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7th Jun 2022 6:18pm |
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| excossack Member Since: 22 Feb 2012 Location: North West Posts: 5858
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Cheers all.
I think once I have done the rear springs I will see how the car sits. On http://red90.ca/rovers/springinfo.html I noticed that NRC8044 (white/white) springs have the same rating as NRC8045 (yellow/yellow) but are slightly longer and still dual rate http://red90.ca/rovers/NRC8044_5.html Its a confusing world of springs! 1999 Defender TD5 110 Regards John M0VAZ Econet Station 48 no clock |
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8th Jun 2022 7:44am |
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| roel Member Since: 08 Aug 2009 Location: Lelystad Posts: 2039
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I used the blocks to find the right spring rate as I had access to a bunch off secondhand springs. Once I found out that standard rear spring worked for me at all 4 corners I had the plan to buy some longer springs but that was in 2013 and I still didn't come to it.  Roel
1984 90 2.5 na Diesel - RR V8 (1994-2001) 1997 Camel Trophy Discovery 300TDI (2001-2009) 2005 G4 Discovery III 4.4 V8 (2008-2018) It's gone but it still hurts. 2003 90 Td5 (2009-now) |
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10th Jun 2022 11:15am |
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