Discovery with Air to spring conversion

shotputtman · Jun 11, 2013

Hi
I have recently purchased a 2001 Discovery manual that has had the suspension airbags removed and replaced with shocks/springs.
The clearance I have got over the tyres to the arches is quite a lot.
I have noticed that the front of the Disco seems to nose down a little while sitting stationary, I cannot find and part numbers on the conversion but the springs are Blue and the Shocks yellow.
Does this sound like anything is wrong or could it of been a conversion with lift?
Any ideas will be appreciated
Thanks
Sean

jamesmartin · Jun 11, 2013

shotputtman said:
Hi
I have recently purchased a 2001 Discovery manual that has had the suspension airbags removed and replaced with shocks/springs.
The clearance I have got over the tyres to the arches is quite a lot.
I have noticed that the front of the Disco seems to nose down a little while sitting stationary, I cannot find and part numbers on the conversion but the springs are Blue and the Shocks yellow.
Does this sound like anything is wrong or could it of been a conversion with lift?
Any ideas will be appreciated
Thanks
Sean

sounds like its got + 2 lift springs on rear youd be better with std i know bearmach sell them as i got a lift set by mistake

discool · Jun 11, 2013

Sounds like 1/2 a conversion with lift, anyway there is something wrong, like wrong rear springs fitted at the rear, search and u shall find the correct spring rates.

RichM · Jun 11, 2013

I'd keep it like that if I were you, or lift the front as well.

I have standard air suspension and I'm always having to raise the back end up when off road. Wish it would just stay like that!

34064 · Jun 11, 2013

Could it be that the old springs on the front have sagged so the back looks higher the case of my disco with coils conversion sits quite level with new springs all round

shotputtman · Jun 12, 2013

Cheers for the replies, I have measured the overall clearance from top of tyres to wheel arch as follows:
Tyre size: 235-70-16
NSF: 120mm
NSR: 160mm
OSF: 118mm
OSR 160mm
These were only measured with a tape measure so I wasn't too worried with a slight difference on the fronts....

DaveM-sport · Jun 13, 2013

That definitely looks like a lift.

My dad fitted springs to his Disco 2 and the rear sits too low with the tools he has in it so I'm trying to find some HD springs.

Might be better to just get some 2" HD springs for all round though.

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