jimbo-td5

New Member

• Oct 5, 2011

• #1

I've had my tdci for 8 months now and love it to pieces, but I hate the crashyness of the ride, it pitches and bounces over the smallest of bump and doesn't seem to absorb any form of bump without catapulting me out of the seat, then crashing back down when the seatbelt locks lol. I don't tow or carry many really heavy items so is softer springs the answer? Do they even do them?
Thanks for the help

 

GINGE

Greenlane liker, bobble hat hater

Events Planner

• Oct 5, 2011

• #2

I maybe wrong here but surely a softer spring will just accentuate the problem. Maybe fitting a better damper might be the answer if the standard one is too harsh.

Im sure someone with more knowledge will be along in a bit, or in a few hours when work has finished.

 

tacr2man

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2011

• #3

Yes you can fix by fitting a "softer" less load carrying spring , and make sure you have a good set of s/absorbers(dampers)
Land rover used to fit softer springs to the CSW and it had a boge hydromat load levelling unit , but that was too expensive for them I think so they eventually did away with it . It worked very well from my experience . HTSH

 

waldershelf

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2011

• #4

Do you have 205/80/16 tyres fitted? I changed mine to 235/85/16 and it made a big difference.

 

jimbo-td5

New Member

• Oct 5, 2011

• #5

Hmm I thought all a shock would do is slow the rebound, could I get away with just changing the shocks? And I have 265/75 16 bf ats on

 

tacr2man

Well-Known Member

• Oct 5, 2011

• #6

what tyre pressures are you running ? the real s/absorbers are tyres and springs the things called s/abs are really dampers

 

jimbo-td5

New Member

• Oct 5, 2011

• #7

35 all round as the book says I got in em if that's right?

 

tacr2man

Well-Known Member

• Oct 6, 2011

• #8

Thats way too hard for a 90 on 265/75r16 . If you go back the RRC on 205r16 was 25psi all round for light running IIRC
I would try 30psi for a start . I am not running a 90 on road at present but I am sure others that are will give you some suggestions .

 

waldershelf

Well-Known Member

• Oct 6, 2011

• #9

30 psi front and 35 rear on my 90 with 235/85/R16 tyres

 

D

Dads toy

Member

• Oct 6, 2011

• #10

30 front and back on my 235/85's and it still crashes around like yours.
I thought new genuine springs would solve it but hasn't. I did put new shocks on but they were Br***rt ones so thinking of getting some decent gas one's.

Malcolm