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Message |
Tony Dickinson
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2000 - 12:27 am: | |
I have just bought my first Land Rover, since I am broke it is a 21 year old Series III. Now I didn't expect a super smooth ride but this beast really is rough! Any advice - will parabolic springs help and how much will they cost.
Tony |
Matthew Clavey (Mclavey)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 11, 2000 - 08:09 pm: | |
Having owned a series III for a short while i know exactly what you mean.
Personally i would go with replacing the leaf springs and shocks with the same
and not use the parabolic springs.
I've alwas thought that it's best to stick with the orginal technolgy that way you
know it will last. From what i can remember i used Diesal springs all round and
didnt use the handed ones.
You could try Paddocks or even Craddocks but i got mine from Bristol 4x4 as
they are only a 15min drive away, i think it cost me about 200 all in thats springs
and shock.
Matth |
paul lund
| | Posted on Sunday, January 16, 2000 - 03:29 pm: | |
Beware I own a series 2a swb and fitted cheap springs all round they lasted about 2 years my wife borought me a set for Armstrong Massey. the differance in the springs you can see stright away. the drivers front lr spring was 2 inches taller than the cheap one. You would thing that I offroad alot to weaken the spings , well I only do 6000 ayear & never offroad as my landy is for classic shows. So the moral of this story is don't buy cheap if you want it to last more than two years. Plus they were only about £60 more. |
alongcroft
| | Posted on Monday, January 14, 2002 - 01:44 pm: | |
If the ride is bad on your series 3 it is probably because the springs have siezed. The best way to cure is to cover them regularly with engine oil and do some off roading. This will get the leafs moving over each other an the ride will dramatically improve.
Once the springs have returned to their former glory pain the edges with wax oil to hold in the oil. |
steve bruce
| | Posted on Friday, February 8, 2008 - 04:37 pm: | |
I own a landrover 2a 88inch. Recentely I bought a set of parobolics and uprated shockers from paddocks. On fitting these I find the fronts seem to be ok but the rears seem excessively high. the suspendtion has now got an inch lift on the front over standard and about 4 inch on the back over standard. I've done all the things required to settle the springs before tightening the shackle bolts. Anyone got any ideas?? |
Dean
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 08:41 pm: | |
Parabolic springs are much smoother on my SWB SIII
Yes ride height is increased, but handy for RTV trials. LWB spring hangers on the front will lift it about an inch to help it level.
Parabolic springs do not need to be split and cleaned as described on a previous post.
Thanks |