Today I finally got ambitious enough to install the used springs I purchased for my 98' D1 a few months ago. I purchased these from a reputable local indy LR repair shop. I was told they were 2" RTE springs, for a D1, and to install the longer springs on the front. Springs appeared to be in very good, almost new condition, I was told they were taken off of a customers Disco who wanted more lift.

All went well with the install, pretty staright froward except for a broken upper rear shock mount. We thought the new rear springs did not seem much longer than stock while both were out and compared to each other, maybe 1/2" difference from old to new. After all was installed, the front end sits a couple of inches higher then the back. I did not do before and after measurements so I do not have the exact difference. The front sits up nicely like I would have expected for a 2" lift, the back sits just a little higher then stock.

Did I screw up and put the wrong springs on the wrong end or maybe the springs are not correct for my application? I will give RTE a yell Monday as I have part numbers for the springs. RR3-2 on front, RR4-2 on the rear. In the mean time I'm hoping somebody has some ideas.

 

sounds like you put them backwards, the fronts are also left right specific, I just swapped my stocks for aftermarket (non lift) and the fronts were left right specific and shorter then what I removed but the disco sits higher, the rear replacements were a little longer then what i removed

removed fronts were shorter then rears

hope this helps

 

That was what I was thinking too (and hoping), that they are on backwards. At least I hope so. Having done it once I think I can swap them back around fairly quickly. If I would have done all four of them at the same time, I probably would have realized this before I put it together. I put the rears on first.

 

yeah I marked mine as I removed them from the donor disco, left and right for the front one should be slightly shorter

 

RTE are not side specific. Other brands like Terra Firma are, but not RTE. And yes, you put the fronts in the rear and rears in the front. Swap them and you should be good.

 

Thanks for the responses. I'm going to swap the springs front to back tomorrow and see what happens.

 

Swapped the springs front to rear this morning, went real easy now that I know how to do it. My truck sits level now. Locker next

 

Nice! What locker are you going with? I'm setting up my second Ashcroft right now and these tgings are sweet!

 

glad it worked out, what is your final lifted height? ( center of wheel well to ground)

 

I'm not totally decided but I think I'm going to start with a Detroit in the back and maybe an Ashcroft or Tru-Trac in the front at a later date.