Series Owners

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.

On or around 20 Sep 2006 12:15:45 -0700, snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com enlightened us thusly:

I seriously doubt you can make it more robust.

You can improve the ride quality by fitting parabolics and the appropriate dampers.

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, snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com enlightened us thusly:

one source is

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

Look up your local dealer on

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|| || 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. 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?

On or around Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:51:45 +0100, "Richard Brookman" 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. 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 enlightened us thusly:

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.

My LWB has 3-leaf rears, which are fine for the use I put it to.