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Pete5844:
The springs on my S3 are 20yrs old and the shocks look about the same.Can anyone tell me are Parabolic Springs worth the extra cost or would I be better off getting a bit of foam to sit on.
   
    Pete

muddyweb:
In my (very humble) opinion, they aren't worth the money

Standard springs are not intrinsically bad, they just tend to get rusted up and get stiff.

Get a new set of standard springs, replace all the chassis bushes and make sure you keep the springs moving.  I used to drive mine up a set of wheel ramps, one corner at a time every so often to make sure everything was moving and working.

Parabolics *are* better, but when I looked, a single spring was the cost of a new set of 4 std.

robbie:
An old timer mechanic who looked after trucks in the 50's and 60's used to open the leafs apart on the springs one at a time and squirt oil in between them. He swore by it and I never saw one of his trucks with a broken spring :D

Not sure if this would atract too much dirt etc during the use we put the vehicles through. just a thought

Mind you, I did do it on the Suzie when I bought it and it reduced the squeeking somewhat anyway......

Lucy-Jo:
I fitted Rocky Mountain parabolics on my 88" Series III. Yes, the ride was more supply than that of a similar vehicle with new almost new semi-elliptic springs. However, in hindsight I wouldn't pay the extra for parabolics next time.

New semi-elliptics will improve the ride dramatically over that which badly rusted up and worn out semi-elliptics will offer.

Given the cost of brand new semi-elliptics and the fact they will last for many many years with virtually no maintenance (if exercised occasionally), I wouldn't bother trying to resurrect old ones.

If you want to read about the fun I had fitting parabolics on my 88", then see this link to my website:

http://www.ejames.co.uk/landrover/parabolics.html

James
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Discovery - Katie
http://www.ejames.co.uk

Pete5844:
Can anyone tell me how far extra Parabolic's would lift the body

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