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boss:
I don’t know much about suspension at all, the scorpion racing kits look good but there’s a difference between looking good and performance
Something I don’t want to do is just put bearmarch springs and procomp shocks on as it doesn’t offer any greater axel articulation and it probably doesn’t do the car any good. If im going to do it, i want it done properly. Any suggestions?

chaosego:
was wanting to know the same i have +2 inch bearmach springs and pro comp, which i think is hard for road driving especially the roads around ere(west yorks) i am wanting to revert back to standard hight and ats instead of mud tyres , not the best set up for me at the mo as it spends its life on the road as my 1st car when it becomes my second car then i can mod away.
i was wondering if i should go for standard springs or the scorpion ones are progressive so i am thinking should be a more responsive ride for the road??? sorry for nicking your post but i think you are right not to go for the cheep option like me but look into old man emu which are regarded as the best but come with cost. there is a lot of choice out there so what is best probably down to cost and usage your on road-off road equation. cheers glyn :?

clbarclay:
Firstly not all bearmach springs are the same and the same goes for procomp dampers.

Bearmach produce softer off road springs and well as HD springs, whilst procmp shocks come in a range of lengths from standard length up to very long 15" travel versions. Therefor not all bearmch procomp setups are the same.

Scorpion racing produce some good kits, but its not the cheapest.

My personal recomendation if you want plenty of travel is the Challenge kit produced by Gwyn Lewis which is basically what I have. For sensible money it improves the suspension travel without drastic modifications and can be used with standard springs.

Some standard land rover springs are progressive anyway, I'm currently using progressive rear springs on the front of mine and Land rover HD on the rear  of my RRC which incidently are still longer and softer than a lot of aftermarket springs. Togive you an idead of howmany different landrover and other springs you can chose from here is a useful link (or 2)
http://www.landroverclub.net/Club/HTML/Spring_rates.html
http://members.shaw.ca/jbarge/springinfo.html#OME

boss:

--- Quote from: "chaosego" ---was wanting to know the same i have +2 inch bearmach springs and pro comp, which i think is hard for road driving especially the roads around ere(west yorks) i am wanting to revert back to standard hight and ats instead of mud tyres , not the best set up for me at the mo as it spends its life on the road as my 1st car when it becomes my second car then i can mod away.
i was wondering if i should go for standard springs or the scorpion ones are progressive so i am thinking should be a more responsive ride for the road??? sorry for nicking your post but i think you are right not to go for the cheep option like me but look into old man emu which are regarded as the best but come with cost. there is a lot of choice out there so what is best probably down to cost and usage your on road-off road equation. cheers glyn :?
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yah my dad has the standard hight springs and koni shocks on his disco2 and the handeling improvement is astonishing. hes getting rid of them soon because hes getting a +2" lift. you want them? hes got air aswell so youll haveto get some new springs from scorpion

Tony F:
I have been running 2"+ Scorpion Springs and Pro-Comp dampers on the V8 since last May and have no problems with the suspension at all. The Springs were uprated by 20% which seems to keep the higher centre of gravity in check (I also fitted Deflex bushes) as well as being slightly longer at the front to compensate for the extra weight of a winch bumper/steering guard.

The only issues I had were the steering getting a bit twitchier, so I fitted QT Castor corrected radius arms (now perfect) and a bit of vibration from the front prop, otherwise I am very pleased with the suspension set up.

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