90 rear springs

[burgerman]

  Hi all, wifey has a 2001 td5 90, and has been pointed out the rear end is drooping a tad,  (the cars not hers  :lol:)
   was thinking of replacing the rear springs for heavy duty ones ? do a bit of towing but not that often, dont normally carry much in back either, so dont really wish to "over spring" it but obviously dont want to buy/swap over a few sets of rear springs just to see,

 Any advice please ???

 P.s its completely std in drive train and still has anti roll bars fitted

[Landy Andy]

Hi i have just replaced my rear springs with heavy duty ones, i changed mine to heavy duty as i carry a lot of tools, or roof tent and kit.

But sounds like you just need standard springs and would find ride harsh with HD ones.

Change dampers while doing springs makes big difference.

Andy

[Saffy]

Does the 90 CSW TD5 have the BOGE unit option? (I know 110's can not sure about 90's) , anyway if boge fitted then the rear springs are made of cheese as standard, much softer than normal standard springs that would be found on a van back. When the BOGE unit fails (common) the rear end doesn't get 'pumped' and the springs can not handle it on their own.

My 110 csw sagged as low as yours due to boge failure. I could have replaced with standard duty springs, but went for standard length heavy duty and have been happy with that but may not be the choice for you guys.

I didn't think your load was that large on Sunday for that amount of sag, that why I think there may be a problem. (Unless if got a BOGE unit self leveler that pumps it up when you drive along).

[kizz81]

How much do HD springs cost for a 90? mine is a county and is really bad at holding the kit needed for the trips and the body rubs on the tyres when fully laiden :shock:

cheers kieran

[Landy Andy]

HD rear springs from my main dealer cost £42 each, spoke nice got my self 15% discount. Fitted Koni HD adjustable dampers £35 from Scorpion.

Hope this helps Andy

[kizz81]

cheers i will have a look around at the shows see what i can find

kieran

[tack43]

I've just fitted some bearmach BA2103's to my 90. They are a 20mm lift but have lifted by 70mm! Thats 2" sag on the old springs! They are rated at 240lbs which I think is less than genuine HD spings so should not be too harsh. They cost £51.88 a pair from GCE in Reddich.

[tack43]

Tried them out today. Felt like standard springs on the road. :lol: Good articulation off road but did feel stiffer. Pleased so far. Need a trip to the tip with a heavy load next.

[kizz81]

ill watch this space to see if they hold the load  :lol: because thats all i need mine for is holding enough kit for four people and holding four people for a week in tents around europe 
the standard springs just arnt up to it  :|

[Tommo]

in my truck cab with no weight in and HD springs it was a nightmare. very rough. my advise is if you dont need em dont fit em. the factory should know what theyre on about fitting the ones they did for the intended use.

[Landy Andy]

When i take my roof tent off and am not carying loads of tools ride is to hard with new dampers and HD springs, the old springs cant have been bad as HD spring added next to no height increase. But most of the time I'm loaded so not a problem.

Andy

[Lourens]

The combination of Td5 90's fuel tank position and the SW body shell makes the rear heavier than a truck cab. The extra weight would make the genuine HD springs work fine on your car. Land Rover does know best and the 90's HD springs were made for laden tour/safari vehicles. Toured all over South Central Africa with them on a 300Tdi with tents and luggage for 2 and the ride was fine empty and laden.

Lourens