I know this has been thrashed out at great length but i'm getting confused!
I've just changed my 300tdi 110 ex-utilities van body with heavy duty chassis (special veichles) for a 200tdi Station Wagon.
The PTO driven Superwich that was on my 300tdi i'm moving across to the 200tdi which i'm pretty sure means (due to the weight/bumper etc) that i need to fit stronger springs at the front.
Also (its a 10 seater with a roof rack), when i've had it fully laden with lads from the caving club - with gear on the roof etc, i've been hitting the rear bump stops at times on rough sections of road i think.
Not tested it properly but i'm pretty sure the self-leveler thing isn't working which i don't really want to replace.
So i'm thinking i need a set of 4 springs.
I'd be happy enough for a bit of lift but don't want to be changing bushes, radius arms, shocks, propshafts etc. (i tow a sankey trailer which could do with being slightly higher at the landy end (I have the nato hitch as high as i can at present - back door just skims it).
Basicly my question is, what springs to i want to be ordering?????
I like the idea of progressive springs to retain comfort as much as possible... would a set of the newer TD5 springs suit the job?
I THINK that the perfect situation would be:
1) springs that give maximum lift on standard setup - 25mm???
2) heavier duty all round
3) Progressive??
4) Remove old self leveller.
What off the shelf units does anyone recon i need to do that?
I've just changed my 300tdi 110 ex-utilities van body with heavy duty chassis (special veichles) for a 200tdi Station Wagon.
The PTO driven Superwich that was on my 300tdi i'm moving across to the 200tdi which i'm pretty sure means (due to the weight/bumper etc) that i need to fit stronger springs at the front.
Also (its a 10 seater with a roof rack), when i've had it fully laden with lads from the caving club - with gear on the roof etc, i've been hitting the rear bump stops at times on rough sections of road i think.
Not tested it properly but i'm pretty sure the self-leveler thing isn't working which i don't really want to replace.
So i'm thinking i need a set of 4 springs.
I'd be happy enough for a bit of lift but don't want to be changing bushes, radius arms, shocks, propshafts etc. (i tow a sankey trailer which could do with being slightly higher at the landy end (I have the nato hitch as high as i can at present - back door just skims it).
Basicly my question is, what springs to i want to be ordering?????
I like the idea of progressive springs to retain comfort as much as possible... would a set of the newer TD5 springs suit the job?
I THINK that the perfect situation would be:
1) springs that give maximum lift on standard setup - 25mm???
2) heavier duty all round
3) Progressive??
4) Remove old self leveller.
What off the shelf units does anyone recon i need to do that?