Urrrghh!! Any Advice??

[Very_Disco_200]

how much would it cost to get a new set of springs and shocks for my disco, it's a 200 tdi?
i'm running out of places to look for cheapest quotes and wondered if anyone has recently gone out and gotton any??

oh and i'm interested as which springs would look best on it (check avatar) yellow or blue  :lol: ?

[BK]

if you want a lift on it,id go for the bearmach blues but thats just my opinion

[Range Rover Blues]

I'm not aware that the colour tells you much other than who made them, but I might be wrong as i don't often buy springs.

Do you want a lift?

I've a set of plus 2" yellow springs I think are britpart and they cost the guy I got them from £100 plus VAT for 4.

Pro Comp are about £34 each now :-k

Or fit lowered shock turrets, £40 a pair, ish for the front, plus some from Wizard on the back (other brands are available).

If you want it stock then Bilstein/DEcARBON/pro-comp/britpart/Monroe in descending priceorder are all good, monroe a little more foad freindly.  I like all of them TBH, I'm running Britpart Cellular on the LSE at the moment, they are nice and a good price I think.

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

ive got yellow plus 2 ones britpart  100 quid the set

[Range Rover Blues]

Plenty of people seem happy with them too.

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

 :-k why do u wanna see the colour of the springs anyway our u going for mach 5 rim or something cause they look wicked

[Very_Disco_200]

sorry forgot to mention i want a 2" lift lol sorry

[Very_Disco_200]

ive got yellow plus 2 ones britpart  100 quid the set

do you know how long they'll last? because i used my disco for everyday and off roading useage

[Range Rover Blues]

Then uprated Britpart springs and ProComp or DeCarbon shocks in plus 2" or plus 3" on the back (same price).  Tim's had his on for ages and they are still level, he used to use it every day.

[mentalmoshio sophs V8i]

oops missed the question bit  :doh:

try mm 4x4 or tamar 4x4 or wizard to be different

rrb are the same as mine . ive had them 4 yrs on and offroad and they stood my wreckless driving  so far   :doh:

remember long brake pipes and castor angle out by 3 degrees

[karlo]

I have Britpart & procomp on mine been on for a little while now & quite happy they are too.

[Very_Disco_200]

i'm just concerned that i've had britpart parts before and some very reliable and still work after a good couple years but other parts are a bit dodgy and last a couple of weeks. just need to make sure people are satisfied with the britpart springs in order for me to get them. it's either that or get a new cd player for the disco.... i'm still inbetween the two at the moment  :lol:

[crazymac]

A relatively new one on the market is Terrafirma! they have been advertised through the landy mags recently, for £200 a set of four including shocks! so a reasonable price!

[nat_hale]

A relatively new one on the market is Terrafirma! they have been advertised through the landy mags recently, for £200 a set of four including shocks! so a reasonable price!

Yep, I've got a set, but wish I hadn't bothered!! Just received pro-comps shocks today (£30.55 each inc VAT from Paddocks) to replace the shocks in the Terrafirma kit.  They've only been on about 6 weeks, and in themselves are OK, but they're standard length (don't do longer ones), and seriously restrict articulation off-road due to the short length (and I don't really do anything too silly in mine, but its noticable!).  Rear springs are also very very firm, 'crashy' ride over bumps (back end jumps over speed bumps, even in 2nd gear just above tick-over!!  :shock:) - makes me wince every time!!  Front isn't too firm, but only gave a 1 inch lift!  So I guess I got what I paid for... not a lot!!

I know plenty of people with Britpart or Bearmach springs and Pro-comp shocks and are happy with them.  I think they do the springs in off-road and HD variety... apparently the off-road variety are very soft and can sag if used as a daily driver?  Kits seem to be about £220 all-in... if I chose again it'd be what I'd go for!! (again, Paddocks seem about the cheapest usually).

Cheers,
Nat

[Very_Disco_200]

A relatively new one on the market is Terrafirma! they have been advertised through the landy mags recently, for £200 a set of four including shocks! so a reasonable price!

Yep, I've got a set, but wish I hadn't bothered!! Just received pro-comps shocks today (£30.55 each inc VAT from Paddocks) to replace the shocks in the Terrafirma kit.  They've only been on about 6 weeks, and in themselves are OK, but they're standard length (don't do longer ones), and seriously restrict articulation off-road due to the short length (and I don't really do anything too silly in mine, but its noticable!).  Rear springs are also very very firm, 'crashy' ride over bumps (back end jumps over speed bumps, even in 2nd gear just above tick-over!!  :shock:) - makes me wince every time!!  Front isn't too firm, but only gave a 1 inch lift!  So I guess I got what I paid for... not a lot!!

I know plenty of people with Britpart or Bearmach springs and Pro-comp shocks and are happy with them.  I think they do the springs in off-road and HD variety... apparently the off-road variety are very soft and can sag if used as a daily driver?  Kits seem to be about £220 all-in... if I chose again it'd be what I'd go for!! (again, Paddocks seem about the cheapest usually).

Cheers,
Nat

thanks for that handy advice, least if anyone like me is looking for the same they also know which ones to go for too!
will have to wait for the 2" lift now though as I think it needs a bit of work before putting it in for an MOT  :( forgot it was coming up... but hopefully wont be too long!!  :)

[python]

hi mate, i just fitted the 2'' lift kit from mm4x4. cost about 220 all in. comes with 2'' over size springs, they are h,d ones. also comes with procomps es9000's too and a pair of turret rings.  :)