110 rear suspension self level thingy

Ian, the easiest way i found to soften spring rates is to have some weight in the back at al times. It really does work i found.

Nige

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Sure, but also lowers fuel economy and takes up space. Then if you need the space you have to dump the ballast. I reckon I'll just get some softer springs and tackle the capacity issue if I ever need to. Softer springs will give me better axle articulation and less jarring over road bumps, I've never had more than about half a tonne in the back at a guess.

On or around Tue, 21 Feb 2006 23:57:04 +0000, Ian Rawlings enlightened us thusly:

I used to carry about a hundredweight of tools around with me...

I carry about 200 kilos of recovery stuff in the back at all times, spare tyre, hand-winch, ropes, spades, pick-axe, trench-ladders, boltcutters, pruners, saws etc, but it's all packed around the bulkhead to stop it causing problems in a crash, so there's still relatively little weight at the rear compared to the front.

When I do have a load in the back of enough weight to make the suspension level out a little, the ride is a lot softer. Plus of course if the springs are hard at the rear, it'll make the truck lift wheels more than it otherwise would when off-roading.

...and Austin Shackles spake unto the tribes of Usenet, saying...

How many friends is that, then?

My 2006 MY 110 county XS has no anti-roll bars at all.

With the new springs I don't notice any difference at all.

I should have said, "All 110 CSW's should have rear anti-roll bars, they are part of the "County Pack" until Td5's, which have progressive springs instead".

Richard

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My old 110 CSW didnt have any!!

Nige

Nige

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I expect they were removed either because:

The links failed an MOT (they used to be very expensive).

They were taken off by someone going off-road

or

The factory didn't fit them as the vehicle started out life as a Station Wagon, rather than a County Station Wagon (plastic seats rather than cloth and a radio seems to be about the only difference).

Richard