Suspension shopping for ride comfort

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WLJayne

WLJayne

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Hey guys,

Well I saved £500 of my budget by haggling, so I'm going to spend it on renewals and repairs to to get this lovely Disco even fresher.

Now I gotta say, coming from a Hippo (with the same 120k miles on it) the disco is a slightly bouncier/joltier ride. This isn't a huge problem, and I know it's a beam axle 4x4 and it's never going to be like an indi-spension Hippo - however I gotta figure that at 120k the shocks and springs at least are well naffed. probably the bushes too.

I'm not really all that fussed about how he (yep this one's male too don't ask me why) is in the bends, as I don't chuck it around tight country lanes. Also not too fussed about oft-road performance as it'll be mostly on road and it's already a Landy, I'm sure it will cope with lanes just fine. I'd much rather just smooth out those knocks and jolts a bit.

So I'm thinking certainly new front coils and shocks all round, and maybe a suitable set of bushes too. Would replacing the air suspension filter help? The wheels are 18" so that won't help, however I am this very morning picking up some nice 16" inch alloys that will be fitted with BFG's when funds allow, and that will put more rubber between the wheels and the road.

So which brand of shock/coil would be best for road comfort? I'd like an extra 2" if poss as I'll be lifting it one day soon. What type of polybushes might help smooth things out a bit?

Any ideas?

Will.

PS. Loving this car, feels like I was born for it.
 
I have just replaced my shocks and front springs.

I went for oem springs and shocks on the front but a heavier duty shock on the rear as I didnt feel like the standard ones were man enough.

Since fitting it all the car rides better than ever before.

Fitting lift springs will give a slightly harder ride.
You could always fit 2x10mm spring spacers under the front springs and adjust the rear up 20mm. ( if you have air ).
 
50 pence said:
I have just replaced my shocks and front springs.

I went for oem springs and shocks on the front but a heavier duty shock on the rear as I didnt feel like the standard ones were man enough.

Since fitting it all the car rides better than ever before.

Fitting lift springs will give a slightly harder ride.
You could always fit 2x10mm spring spacers under the front springs and adjust the rear up 20mm. ( if you have air ).
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That's not a bad idea, use OEM coils and then use 40mm spacers front and back for the lift. If I fitted longer travel dampers I'd still get the articulation I'm after even though I've use spacers under the coils right? I have air on the rear :).
 
jamesmartin said:
if you have ace then oe springs if not h/d to get handling
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Been looking around and most are 2" lift springs but with extra load. I'll be fitting a rock bumper (for the looks honestly) so what spring erating would I need to get the correct lift?
 
When I bought my Td5 it was also in need of fresh suspension. I fitted new genuine LR springs all round with TerraFirma dampers. Great result, and it restored the ride height to what it should have been (lifted it 2 inches lol).

However, as we piled more and more stuff in/on it when camping, it was clear that the rear springs were being badly overloaded, so I fitted Old Man Emu +40mm coils - light duty at the front and medium at the rear (no air suspension on ours). To be honest, the ride is pretty good, but nowhere as good as with the genuine LR coils. Its much firmer, even with the additional weight of a heavy metal A bar, dual batteries, patriot roofrack & tent etc etc. So I'd recommend that you use genuine coils and lift/spacer blocks to retain the ride qualities that LR has obviously spent a lot of time refining.

My 300Tdi also needed new springs when I bought it a few months ago - I've learnt the hard way and bought std spec coils this time ;)

Just my two pennies worth, but I hope it helps a bit.
 
ArticFox said:
When I bought my Td5 it was also in need of fresh suspension. I fitted new genuine LR springs all round with TerraFirma dampers. Great result, and it restored the ride height to what it should have been (lifted it 2 inches lol).

However, as we piled more and more stuff in/on it when camping, it was clear that the rear springs were being badly overloaded, so I fitted Old Man Emu +40mm coils - light duty at the front and medium at the rear (no air suspension on ours). To be honest, the ride is pretty good, but nowhere as good as with the genuine LR coils. Its much firmer, even with the additional weight of a heavy metal A bar, dual batteries, patriot roofrack & tent etc etc. So I'd recommend that you use genuine coils and lift/spacer blocks to retain the ride qualities that LR has obviously spent a lot of time refining.

My 300Tdi also needed new springs when I bought it a few months ago - I've learnt the hard way and bought std spec coils this time ;)

Just my two pennies worth, but I hope it helps a bit.
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Thanks taht's really helpful! I'm pretty much sold on the TF shocks now, good reviews for the most part. Good to hear about the OME coils, mine's got bags on the back so they'll need spacer for the lift and I think going on what you said I'll use spacers on the front too. I don't chuck it round corners anyway so body roll isn't a huge issue for me :).
 
WLJayne said:
Thanks taht's really helpful! I'm pretty much sold on the TF shocks now, good reviews for the most part. Good to hear about the OME coils, mine's got bags on the back so they'll need spacer for the lift and I think going on what you said I'll use spacers on the front too. I don't chuck it round corners anyway so body roll isn't a huge issue for me :).
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theres quite a range of lr springs even 7 seater versions
 
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