Rear springs

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fett

fett

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I am after some rear springs for my 1990 3.9 classic, I have looked at all the usual sites paddocks,craddocks,island,dingo etc but they all seem to be britpart or allmakes 4x4 or they dont say the brand at all.

Where can I get some decent rear springs of standard grade and height for a good price?

I dont want to spend a fortune as I am hardly doing the camel trophy but if I can spend a fiver extra a side to avoid the two ****e makes above it seems to make sense!!
 
Thanks Bod,
not entirely sure what the sizes should be but from looking at the other sites which state standard size and duty for a RRC and then a colour the colour does not dictate the manuafcturer ot quality.

so even if I choose a size and duty and therfore a colour I might end up with britpart :doh:
 
phone crad****s up,see if he,s still got any police specification springs left,think they was around 60 quid for the set,bin awhile ago thou:eek:
 
are thye not crazy dudty on the back though for all the extra load? I just want standard but duty but good quality, heard to many peeps having ****part sag after a year or two.
 
fett said:
are thye not crazy dudty on the back though for all the extra load? I just want standard but duty but good quality, heard to many peeps having ****part sag after a year or two.
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they can take a fair load,handy for cross channel trips;);)
but even when empty i never found the ride to be particulary harsh,just firm
 
cool , I will give him a shout tomorrow if I am not fishing.

I was just going to do the back but I guess you need to do all four?

Glad about the shocks, I dont want to change them at the moment.
 
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Hey Fett,

I had air assist springs in the back of my RRC 2.5Tdi, worked a dream, couldn't recommend them any higher. Not that expensive either.

Cormac
 
I have seen those , I just wondered two things , one it must be a hassel to inflate/deflate them to change it and two what are they like for offroading as I do a fair bit of greenlaning nowadays?
 
fett said:
I have seen those , I just wondered two things , one it must be a hassel to inflate/deflate them to change it and two what are they like for offroading as I do a fair bit of greenlaning nowadays?
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Its no hassle to inflate/deflate them. They are both linked to a single tire valve which you can mount anywhere you want, I had mine at the hitch. Inflation is simply a case of using a mini compressor or pulling into a garage. Deflation, well you know the way you used to let the air out of peoples tires when you were young...........:p

As regards off roading, I would consider that they are far superior to fitting a heavy duty spring. The OE springs are designed for a soft spring rate to aid traction. When you fit heavy duty springs you lose some of that suppleness. The air springs you can deflate down to about 5psi, just enough to keep their shape so they don't interfere with spring rates at all. In fact if you ground out you can use them to give you a bit of extra ground clearance like a P38 if you keep a tire compressor in the back.
 
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