front springs with winch
#21
And some people sell swamp land in Arizona, doesn't mean there is any.
The company that made Rover coils never made a set that would retain their height and load carring capacity.
Spike, as for your comment,
"That has NOTHING to do with the type of wheeling you do, none, nadda, it is about the amount of load you will be carrying", you are so wrong. I realize you do some mild light to mild wheeling but anyone who wheels hard and has been around for a while will tell you load ratings do make a differenc when it comes to trail ratings.
As for finding replacement coils that will put you back to stock height, there is very little out there, especially in the after market cause people want extra lift to accomodate taller tires.
The company that made Rover coils never made a set that would retain their height and load carring capacity.
Spike, as for your comment,
"That has NOTHING to do with the type of wheeling you do, none, nadda, it is about the amount of load you will be carrying", you are so wrong. I realize you do some mild light to mild wheeling but anyone who wheels hard and has been around for a while will tell you load ratings do make a differenc when it comes to trail ratings.
As for finding replacement coils that will put you back to stock height, there is very little out there, especially in the after market cause people want extra lift to accomodate taller tires.
#22
There is lots out there in stock height, in both medium and heavy load ratings.
The only problem is they are all sold in the UK and shipping here to the US will make them more expensive than just buying a lift kit here in the US.
You can think what you want about spring rates and wheeling Mike, but everyone I've talked to, and all the research I have done says that load rating has zero to do with the type of off roading you do.
Not everyone wants to run a larger tire, I sure dont.
The Camel Trophy trucks used Land Rover extra load springs because of all of the weight they had to carry.
I am not saying there is anything wrong with wanting a lift, or a heavier load spring than what you actually need, but why force down people throat's what they dont need or want?
Not everyone has $800 for a OEM spring kit, not every one rock crawls, not everyone takes their truck off the pavement.
Some people just want a good looking truck that rides nice and a heavy load spring will not give them that.
It's all about marketing, the HD spring kits cost more so they tell people that you must use spring kit "X", and people believed them.
I do my own research.
Even TerraFirma says, load rating has nothing to do with the type of off roading you do, and they make springs so I tend to believe them.
The only problem is they are all sold in the UK and shipping here to the US will make them more expensive than just buying a lift kit here in the US.
You can think what you want about spring rates and wheeling Mike, but everyone I've talked to, and all the research I have done says that load rating has zero to do with the type of off roading you do.
Not everyone wants to run a larger tire, I sure dont.
The Camel Trophy trucks used Land Rover extra load springs because of all of the weight they had to carry.
I am not saying there is anything wrong with wanting a lift, or a heavier load spring than what you actually need, but why force down people throat's what they dont need or want?
Not everyone has $800 for a OEM spring kit, not every one rock crawls, not everyone takes their truck off the pavement.
Some people just want a good looking truck that rides nice and a heavy load spring will not give them that.
It's all about marketing, the HD spring kits cost more so they tell people that you must use spring kit "X", and people believed them.
I do my own research.
Even TerraFirma says, load rating has nothing to do with the type of off roading you do, and they make springs so I tend to believe them.
#23
So let me guess, Moab is considered "real" offroading right?
Range Rover off-roading in Moab, UT ! - YouTube
Guess what, no HD spring kit on these trucks.
Range Rover off-roading in Moab, UT ! - YouTube
Guess what, no HD spring kit on these trucks.
#24
Lol...
So let me guess, Moab is considered "real" offroading right?
Range Rover off-roading in Moab, UT ! - YouTube
Guess what, no HD spring kit on these trucks.
Range Rover off-roading in Moab, UT ! - YouTube
Guess what, no HD spring kit on these trucks.
Spike, you are too funny..
#25
How about this? Is this real offroading?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xoS3ChWhqU
Again, no HD springs.
Well Chris my friend, apparently unless you dont bounce the underside of your truck off of the side of a mountain you are not offroading.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xoS3ChWhqU
Again, no HD springs.
Well Chris my friend, apparently unless you dont bounce the underside of your truck off of the side of a mountain you are not offroading.
#28
In all honesty I would want the softest spring I could to control/support the load I am carrying. Instead of going too high on the spring I am going to compensate slightly with a higher compression & rebound rate on my new dampers. Unfortunately you may not always be carrying a super heavy load for some of these spings on the market. These HD and extreme duty springs (440+) are designed to maintain the ride hight under a certain amount of load.
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