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SteveG:

--- Quote from: "clairedave" ---want good good road handling as landy very quick, tow big caravan only do light off road green laning
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Go for DeCarbon shocks as they are very well damped for on road handling . Given above, don't go for Procomp or Rough Country as they have softer damping.

As for Springs, if you want less roll you'll need to go for a stiffer spring and if you want standard height that limits your choice. Have you got anti roll bars fitted? If not and you don't go off-road that often, have them fitted.

Britpart have an ok reputation, they always seem to be slagged off on forums but when you dig deeper it's mostly all hearsay. Scorpion ones do have a reputation for sagging, but I also know people that have had no problems.

Britpart do a standard height heavy duty set that should fit your requirements.

Not sure that you will find an Old Man Emu set that are standard height, so no good for you.

If you want good handling off road you will want a spring that has a rating of at least 225lbs/inch

Cheers

Steve

Xtremeteam:

--- Quote from: "zulublue" ---Hi Mike,

well the springs did have a OME sticker on them 366 or 663 somthing like that, they are well errrm  golden brown rusti colour mostly, but from memory blue sticks in my mind, there is alot of wax oil under there.

So what am I trying to achieve, good question. Something like what you and Dan Blue Silverything, Porny have got.

First I was going to drop to a +2" to save some UJ's, I have got some corrected trailing arms to go on, I have looked at the Llama set up and I like the QT weekender, you I would love the 3 link system but way out of my league financialy.

I want lower dislocation cones for sure, so that may prevent the Llama kit, but I like the look of the Extreme kit and was going to try to use it in conjunction with the QT front WE kit, but I do not know if it possible.  :?:
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Breaking it all down as i did in the other post,
+2 pro comps on front - £70
Lovells springs +2 £150
LLama4x4 / Gwyn lewis rear shocks & mounts £125



think thats it total £345 for 37" of verticle lift on one wheel & an RTi of 1160

which IIRC aint a kick in the baws off the scrapiron kit  :!:

extreme90:
yella britpart springs are semi ok, nice ride ect ect, but they do sag megger quick
i will be getting some OME spings next time around as im fed up of changing springs  :evil:
but ive got the travel of the scraprion kit on my landy, but at a 1/4 of the cost
but IIRC this thread was about a lift kit not travel
so i say OME springs and shock's
its pricey, but well worth it IMO
give devon 4x4 a ring and im sure tim,jake or simon will discuss your needs and supply you with the correct spring rate to suit your needs  :wink:
dan

L90OOK:
I have had OME setup on my 110 (spec'd by Devon 4x4) for 6 years now & it it still sits level.
I'd give Simon at Devon 4x4 a call & ask him his advise.  

 8)

Lumbering Jack:
My only experience of scorpion racing was when a mate of mine had some of their springs and shocks fitted at a landrover garage one friday and by the saturday afternoon both back shocks had sheared off at the bottom. One, I could understand as a bad one but both within a few minutes is quite worrying.

A few of us are currently running the yellow britpart springs and they don't seem bad value for money. They are very stiff to begin with and if you use the lift ones then they will usually lift it by far more than its meant to at first but as the others have said they will settle quite quickly.  Not noticed any pronounced sagging as yet though.

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