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Gav_T:
Right this is gonna be a long one but here goes......

My mate is planning to fit new suspension (lifted) for his 1990 td 90 and has asked me to sort it all out. He thinks the same as me as in 'buy cheap, buy twice' so would rather spend a little more for less hassle in the long run, but doesnt want to pay over the odds just for the name.Oh yeah we are doing everything in one go - dampers, springs, new turrets, brake lines, cones, poly bushes - anything else?

Im thinking about this for it.....

Old man emu +2" dampers
bearmach +2" springs
2" lowered hd turrets and lowered damper mounting points
goodrich +4" brake lines
extended bump stops
front and rear cones

What bushes would you recommend?We arent bothering with castor correction arms or cranked trailing arms yet because of the mixed views about them on a 2" lift. Most of the stuff will be coming from paddock because it local unless anywhere can beat their prices with postage added.

Also he is after new tyres 265/75/16 insa turbos or 33/12.50/15 kumho kl71's - which is better? He does all kinds of off roading so a good all round tyre would be best.

Sorry for the long post!!!

Gav.

anaxemurderer:
Cranked trailing links are definately a benefit. Personelly i'd forget the lowered mounts and get longer shocks instead. You might find the bearmach springs are a bit stiff but without spending £60 quid a spring you'll struggle to find any that aren't. You could consider fitting genuine part springs, maybe red and white rangie springs. You'll probably get better flex with a decent set of genuine rubbers than any polyurethane bush.

What type of insa turbo's do you mean?

Nick

Gav_T:
Its the special track ones, the simex copys. How long could he go with the dampers on +2" springs? Where is a good place online to get extended dampers?

Gav.

Xtremeteam:
insa turbo special tracks are miles better than the KL71's offroad but on road they are the other way round
depends what he wants to do with them

clbarclay:
If you are getting longer dampers then don't bother thinking about lowering the damper mounts, you will just end up with the suspension constantly bottoming out which won't do it or the ride any good.

The idea of lower damper mounts is to increase useable suspension travel with standard length dampers when fitted with lift springs. Most extended bumpstops arn't extened enough to cope with longer dampers combined with lowered damper mounts.

Not all bearmach springs are HD, they also produce softer springs intended for off road, though most places only seem to stock the HD springs.

Red/white stripes are a good option for off road being longer and stiffer than most aftermarket springs plus they are a lot cheaper as well. IIRC they are softer than standard defender springs so you will get a bit more body roll.

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