| Author | Message | ||
     Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 799 Registered: 09-2002 |
Can anyone explain coil overs to me? Advantages and what is required to make them work? and how they work in relation to standard springs and shocks? | ||
| D. Chapman (1hank1) Member Username: 1hank1 Post Number: 208 Registered: 02-2003 |
http://www.discoweb.org/bbspics/2910.jpg This should explain alot  | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 808 Registered: 09-2002 |
Whos truck is that? Tire size? So...it looks to me that the big advantage is the mounts. Are the shocks an springs one unit? | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 364 Registered: 11-2002 |
Brian that is Kent Pollack http://www.discoweb.org/kentpollack/index.htm | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 365 Registered: 11-2002 |
I also believe in january or febuary he was trying to sell it in the for sale section. I am not sure exactly but i believe he said he could fit 40 inch tires in there. I am not complete sure, but i believe... Marcel | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 809 Registered: 09-2002 |
Wow...that looks expencive. | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 366 Registered: 11-2002 |
I think on the $G web site, which i can't seem to open, they said it was $2k for a d-90, so i dunno what it would be for a discovery | ||
| Chris Marcel (Gumarcel) Senior Member Username: Gumarcel Post Number: 367 Registered: 11-2002 |
http://www.safarigard.com/NEW%20WEB/newsuspension.htm Check out the JEK III | ||
| Will Roeder (Will_roeder) Senior Member Username: Will_roeder Post Number: 630 Registered: 02-2002 |
Brian, go to Pirate4x4 and do a search..you will found out all you ever wanted to know (and more) about coilovers. Basically, they consist of a coilover shock and usually two springs (sometimes one spring) usually, it seems like people with coilovers like to run one soft spring and one HD spring in their setup... Generally, a good coilover shock will be at least $250ish and up, springs are usually 40-50 each, then there is misc. hardware, etc...It gets expensive fast, obviously. | ||
| Nathan Hindman (Nathanh) Member Username: Nathanh Post Number: 46 Registered: 07-2002 |
Brian, I did a bit of research into coilovers for my D90 a few years ago. Basically what I found was that: 1. Coilovers will be really expensive. Expect to pay about $700 per corner for the good stuff like the 2.5 series Fox racing coilovers. 2. Expect to pay more money because you'll have to get decent amount of custom fabrication done. You'll NEED custom front upper and lower shock mounts You'll also need to significantly beef up the rear lower shock mounts since they're not designed to handle the entire weight of the truck. You may need custom upper rear shock mounts as well, depending on what you're running right now. 3. Expect to pay even more money because you probably won't get the rig dialed in right the first time. The additional money will be in the form of a second set of coilover springs and maybe re-valving your shocks. If you do it right, and get everything dialed in right, you'll have a rig that kicks *ss on the trail, semi-tolerable road manners, but nearly infinite adjsutablility with regards to lift, etc. IMHO, that's a big chunk of change to lay down for a rig unless it's a dedicated trail rig that you're going to use to hit the gonzo trails... If you're going to the Colorado get together this weekend, I can bring some of the research and info that I've collected on it. My 2¢, Nathan Hindman http://www.pangaea-expeditions.com | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 818 Registered: 09-2002 |
Nathan, I wish I was going to be able to be there but I will be up north. My truck is up there and I need to do some testing on it to make sure everything is good to go. If it was any other weekend.....and I live like 5min from where you guys are meeting, big bummer. Maybe we can do another one this summer. | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 277 Registered: 11-2002 |
Or you can buy the coil over setup I have here with most of the mounts for a Disco in it... Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 819 Registered: 09-2002 |
Most of the mounts? | ||
| Kyle Van Tassel (Kyle) Moderator Username: Kyle Post Number: 278 Registered: 11-2002 |
Yep , doesnt have the mounts for the housings ,they are welded on... Kyle "Blow me" | ||
| Joseph Bilyk (Denverrover) Member Username: Denverrover Post Number: 59 Registered: 02-2003 |
Are you guys in a Co club?? I'm in Denver. Can I learn the secret handshake? My Disco is basically stock, but I've got an old RRC which I wheel. | ||
| Nathan Hindman (Nathanh) Member Username: Nathanh Post Number: 47 Registered: 07-2002 |
Joseph, There are two main Land Rover clubs here in Colorado: Rover Riders http://www.roverriders.org Solihull Society http://www.solihullsociety.org/ There used to be a big difference in the two clubs, SS was primarily a Series and easy trail club, while RR was a "hardcore" wheelin club. In the past year or two the difference has really dwindled (including joint events), so membersip to one is about the same as membership to both... Nathan Hindman http://www.pangaea-expeditions.com | ||
| Ho Chung (Thediscoho) Moderator Username: Thediscoho Post Number: 145 Registered: 02-2002 |
joseph, the secret handshake is to wheel the disco and not the rangie. ---------- Ho Chung | ||
| Brian Friend (Brianfriend) Senior Member Username: Brianfriend Post Number: 822 Registered: 09-2002 |
kyle, curiosity makes me ask, how much? Joseph, im in colo. springs...drop me a line blfsales@cs.com |
