upgrade suspension.... WITH NO LIFT?

hi
it was a toss up between keeping my ridiculous 4 inch lift and changing the trailing arms or putting a new suspension without lift on and ive opted for lower suspension...

does anybody know of a good upgrade suspension without lift? im loathed to spend 200 on standard springs and shocks

cheers

Old man emu are really good pricey tho pay for what you get otherwise go oem.

adamkaye12 said:

hi
it was a toss up between keeping my ridiculous 4 inch lift and changing the trailing arms or putting a new suspension without lift on and ive opted for lower suspension...

does anybody know of a good upgrade suspension without lift? im loathed to spend 200 on standard springs and shocks

cheers

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I've got Flatdog HD standard springs all round, keeps me level round corners going at speed

Britpart HD springs and shocks standard height. Happy with them on mine, no roll and handles well.

I went for standard springs and TerraFirma shocks. Pretty happy with that combo. You have to remind yourself that the new springs will still probably lift the car a bit. Frankly though the best way to improve ground clearance is bigger wheels n tyres.

Scrawf

Extreme 4x4 Ltd STD to +6" SPRINGS
Extreme 4x4 Ltd STD to +6" SPRINGS

Formerly Scorpion Racing I think - I had these on my old Defender (DeCarbon shocks & Scorpion springs, standard height) and there was a marked improvement - partly due to the old ones being knackered, but the handling was definitely better than standard.

and if you want functionality too, put some +size dampers on to give you more drop.

Depends what you want: ground clearance, load carrying capability, high speed (!) cornering and handling, what? Nice shiny springs and shocks? Bearmach are a particularly fetching shade of blue!

If your not carrying much, put medium duty in. It's a good compromise and I had them on my disco. Made it drive well and still soaked up some of the bumps. Was a bit stiff on the back end but I could fill it with people and it wouldn't sit down much. 7 lads in it and it would rub arches on the corners occasionally.

Slightly cheaper than hd and the better combination!

Progressive springs, koni dampers would be one of the best options. More pricy though hd springs would help stop roll but bring a more harsh ride. You can actually use softer springs with harder dampers. I read about it a while back that this is actually the better option but not good for weight carrying

You could go really mad with coilovers, longer mounts and triple bypass shocks but this is more of a £15K setup

Scrawf said:

I went for standard springs and TerraFirma shocks. Pretty happy with that combo. You have to remind yourself that the new springs will still probably lift the car a bit. Frankly though the best way to improve ground clearance is bigger wheels n tyres.

Scrawf

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+1. I went with the same setup as there's only usually me in it and I didn't want the harder ride you get with HD springs. Pretty happy so far