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[email protected] wrote:
> hi guy's
>
> anybody have any ideas for a more up to date and robust suspension for
> a series 2 88"..??
>
There's not much wrong with series suspension if it's in good nick, but
you could try parabolic springs.... or just buy a 90.

--
EMB
 
On or around 20 Sep 2006 12:15:45 -0700, [email protected] enlightened us
thusly:

>hi guy's
>
>anybody have any ideas for a more up to date and robust suspension for
>a series 2 88"..??

I seriously doubt you can make it more robust.

You can improve the ride quality by fitting parabolics and the appropriate
dampers.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Soon shall thy arm, unconquered steam! afar Drag the slow barge, or
drive the rapid car; Or on wide-waving wings expanded bear the
flying chariot through the field of air.- Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802)
 
On 20 Sep 2006 12:15:45 -0700, [email protected] wrote:

>hi guy's
>
>anybody have any ideas for a more up to date and robust suspension for
>a series 2 88"..??

either go coil sprung (chop down a 90/RR chassis), or fit parabollic's
and some decent shocks. parabolics aint bad!
Or like EMB says - buy a 90 :)
 

Tom Woods wrote:
> On 20 Sep 2006 12:15:45 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>
> >hi guy's
> >
> >anybody have any ideas for a more up to date and robust suspension for
> >a series 2 88"..??
>
> either go coil sprung (chop down a 90/RR chassis), or fit parabollic's
> and some decent shocks. parabolics aint bad!
> Or like EMB says - buy a 90 :)

muhuhuwahahahaha!!
have a 90 smart ass, question was regarding a series 2. iv heard of
guys changing the suspension without putting defender diffs in.
so please be so kind as to enlighten me bout the parabollic's. where
can i get info on that?
thanks

 
On or around 21 Sep 2006 01:09:43 -0700, [email protected] enlightened us
thusly:

>muhuhuwahahahaha!!
>have a 90 smart ass, question was regarding a series 2. iv heard of
>guys changing the suspension without putting defender diffs in.
>so please be so kind as to enlighten me bout the parabollic's. where
>can i get info on that?
>thanks

one source is http://www.chrisperfect.com/

good quality gear but not the cheapest about - the springs are made by a
giant spring manufacturer in Spain. Other makers include Rocky Mountain.

--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
- Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'
 
[email protected] wrote:
> Tom Woods wrote:
>> On 20 Sep 2006 12:15:45 -0700, [email protected] wrote:
>>
>>> hi guy's
>>>
>>> anybody have any ideas for a more up to date and robust suspension for
>>> a series 2 88"..??
>> either go coil sprung (chop down a 90/RR chassis), or fit parabollic's
>> and some decent shocks. parabolics aint bad!
>> Or like EMB says - buy a 90 :)
>
> muhuhuwahahahaha!!
> have a 90 smart ass, question was regarding a series 2. iv heard of
> guys changing the suspension without putting defender diffs in.
> so please be so kind as to enlighten me bout the parabollic's. where
> can i get info on that?
> thanks
>
Look up your local dealer on http://www.parabolicsprings.com/order.html

--
Karen

If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning.'
Catherine Aird
 
Austin Shackles wrote:

|| On or around 21 Sep 2006 01:09:43 -0700, [email protected]
|| enlightened us thusly:
||
||| muhuhuwahahahaha!!
||| have a 90 smart ass, question was regarding a series 2. iv heard of
||| guys changing the suspension without putting defender diffs in.
||| so please be so kind as to enlighten me bout the parabollic's. where
||| can i get info on that?
||| thanks
||
|| one source is http://www.chrisperfect.com/
||
|| good quality gear but not the cheapest about - the springs are made
|| by a giant spring manufacturer in Spain. Other makers include Rocky
|| Mountain.
||
|| --
|| Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
|| "Nessun maggior dolore che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria"
|| - Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321) from Divina Commedia 'Inferno'

Rocky Mountain good. Haven't they just gone out of business or changed
their importer or something, though?

--
Rich
==============================

Take out the obvious to email me.


 
On or around Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:51:45 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>Austin Shackles wrote:
>||
>|| good quality gear but not the cheapest about - the springs are made
>|| by a giant spring manufacturer in Spain. Other makers include Rocky
>|| Mountain.
>||
>
>Rocky Mountain good. Haven't they just gone out of business or changed
>their importer or something, though?

When I was working for CP testing springs (he used to test 'em to match them
and get the vehicle to sit level...) we had some rockies in for comparison
purposes. design and finish weren't as good - things may have changed
though. the latest CP-supplied ones have nylon blocks in between the
leaves, rather than a joggle in the end of the leaves and steel-steel
contact. Noth sure if this is better or worse - I presume that in theory
the blocks can be replaced if/when they wear.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
Satisfying: Satisfy your inner child by eating ten tubes of Smarties
from the Little Book of Complete B***ocks by Alistair Beaton.
 
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:04:04 +0100, Austin Shackles
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On or around Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:51:45 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
><[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>>Austin Shackles wrote:
>>||
>>|| good quality gear but not the cheapest about - the springs are made
>>|| by a giant spring manufacturer in Spain. Other makers include Rocky
>>|| Mountain.
>>||
>>
>>Rocky Mountain good. Haven't they just gone out of business or changed
>>their importer or something, though?
>
>When I was working for CP testing springs (he used to test 'em to match them
>and get the vehicle to sit level...) we had some rockies in for comparison
>purposes. design and finish weren't as good - things may have changed
>though. the latest CP-supplied ones have nylon blocks in between the
>leaves, rather than a joggle in the end of the leaves and steel-steel
>contact. Noth sure if this is better or worse - I presume that in theory
>the blocks can be replaced if/when they wear.

Do the ones CP sells still have the helper leaf at the bottom that
sticks out? I didnt like the look of that.
ive got no complains about my rocky mountains except that they were a
bit hard to start with until i broke them in! I did get the heavy duty
rears though which may not be the best for smaller/no load in the
back..

 
On or around Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:22:37 +0100, Tom Woods
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>>When I was working for CP testing springs (he used to test 'em to match them
>>and get the vehicle to sit level...) we had some rockies in for comparison
>>purposes. design and finish weren't as good - things may have changed
>>though. the latest CP-supplied ones have nylon blocks in between the
>>leaves, rather than a joggle in the end of the leaves and steel-steel
>>contact. Noth sure if this is better or worse - I presume that in theory
>>the blocks can be replaced if/when they wear.
>
>Do the ones CP sells still have the helper leaf at the bottom that
>sticks out? I didnt like the look of that.

That was supposed to give a dual-rate effect - softer under light load but
less sag under heavy load.. I don't think they do it any more, no.

>ive got no complains about my rocky mountains except that they were a
>bit hard to start with until i broke them in! I did get the heavy duty
>rears though which may not be the best for smaller/no load in the
>back..

My LWB has 3-leaf rears, which are fine for the use I put it to.
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"Festina Lente" (Hasten slowly) Suetonius (c.70-c.140) Augustus, 25
 
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