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Scott Bradfield
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 06:34 pm: | 
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I have a 95 Range Rover LWB and I'm changing out the air bags for coils. What I want to know is there a big difference in ride quality between the HD and MD coils. Im planning on adding a winch and ARB bumper in a year so the ride will be mostly unladen for now. |
94Rover
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 07:29 pm: |
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Yes there is somewhat of a difference between the two coils. HD is a tad bit stiffer on road, and tends to be better suited for offroad conditions. The MD's are stiff as well, bet due to your 108" wheel base you will probably notice less of a harsh ride then OEM regular coils. The OME coils are a stiffer breed over the OEM, but once you start to load your Rover down, the springs tend to even out.
http://catalog.roversnorth.com/catalog/large/ome_rr.jpg
I've installed all three types of springs, OME HD & MD, and OEM HD's, currently I have a set of OME MD's on my 94 SWB- The ride is stiff and unenjoyable whenever I take extended road trips, but thats due to my 100" wheel base and the need to replace my bushings. If you plan to go the ARB/winch route, you can run either the OME MD's or HD's- your choice, but plan to replace your U-Joints front and rear, and inspect your drive shaft after a few miles....
IMHO(in my honest opinion) I prefer the OEM HD's, thats Genuine Land Rover HD's- and they work fine with the ARB/winch combo...
Whats your 20? I'm in Columbia, MD |
p m
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 09:09 pm: |
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FWIW,
I have OME HDs on the disco and SWB rangie (751 front, 762 rear). Ride is very nice in both, rangie's better, most likely due to softer Woodhead shocks compared to Bilsteins in the disco.
If you plan on going off road and increasing the tire size, OME MDs may be a waste of time and money.
peter |
Nick B
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 09:57 pm: |
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I was in the same position w/ my Ranger Rover a few months ago.. I went back and forth for weeks. You can talk to 10 different people and get 20 opinions. The rovers north catalog says the ome hd's will turn the ride into something harsh and ubearable. I decided to go with hd's and have been more than satisfied on road and off. of course i'm a newbie and i havent tried any other set ups so who knows... |
JRoc
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 23, 2002 - 10:47 pm: |
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I went with the OME Heavy's on a '95 Disco. I only went with heavy's because I plan on adding a winch bar and winch in the front and lottsa gear in the back. I heard that Medium's flex more, anybody know about this??? The ride with the heavy's is awsome in my opinion. Firmer but not hard. Shocks have a lot to do with it though. I'm running billie's all around.
Looking to remove the sway bars, at least in the rear. Not sure about the front yet, any opinions on this? Considered the Disconnects, but heard they get trashed offroad? |
AdrianS
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 09:40 am: |
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FWIW...I installed RTE 3" springs (225 lb/in linear front) and (285-325 lb/in progressive rear) with rancho 9000's and the ride is great on-road and awesome off-road on my "91 RRC". Even my wife likes the way it drives now. I will be installing an ARB and winch soon. (reason for HDfronts). I removed the rear sway bars and it sways a lot less now because of the new springs. I got disconnects for the front.
Adrian |
PerroneFord
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 11:19 am: |
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I'm with Adrian. I've run LR, OME, and RTE springs and LR, OME, and now Bilstein shocks. My best combo so far is the RTE 3" HD rear (285-325) and D90 rears in the front, with the Bilsteins. It's firm but not too firm, sway isn't bad at all, and works great off-road. I just tested this combo last weekend offroading and it was fine.
The OME MD on the LWB will be soft to start with, and when you add the winch, etc., it will be much too soft. Get the HD, or get some other kinds of springs.
-P |
p m
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 24, 2002 - 09:47 pm: |
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JRoc,
I've driven the Disco on a mountain highway with the front sway bar and steering damper removed (first - intentionally, second - not quite). No problem at all, with OME HD and Bilsteins all around. My rangie with OME HDs and woodheads rides nicer, leans more (no sway bars at all), but is (feels) nevertheless more stable than the disco.
it only takes ~20 min to disconnect both sway bars, if you plan on spending ~8-10 hours wheeling, no biggie, dive under and unbolt them. You'll know if you like it or not, and then can go with the disconnects if you wish.
peter |
brian kluge
| | Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 01:49 pm: |
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I've had MD's and HD's.
Get HD's if you're under 45 years old, MD's if you're over 45 (or have a really whiney girlfriend), stay with stock springs if you're a soccer mom.
The 'feeling' between HD's and MD's is marginal. Trust me, as soon as you get the MD's you're gonna wish you got the HD's.
Brian Kluge |
94Rover
| | Posted on Thursday, April 25, 2002 - 01:52 pm: |
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Good point Brian- |
Arthur
| | Posted on Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:19 pm: |
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I had the stage 2 SG springs with Ranchos and ran no sway bars and loved the way it rode. I would at least get the H/D, if nt a step above. The ride is mainly in the shock, not the spring.
Arthur |
PerroneFord
| | Posted on Friday, May 03, 2002 - 04:26 pm: |
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I disagree that ride quality is primarly in the shock. Proper spring rate is critical to ride performance and dictates which shock should be used as they need to match the spring rate to be effective.
-P |
Arthur
| | Posted on Saturday, May 04, 2002 - 09:50 am: |
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With my setup, I would put the Ranchos on the 4 setting, it would make up for no swaybaes an give a firmer ride. |
JRoc
| | Posted on Saturday, May 04, 2002 - 11:48 am: |
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Thanx Peter, will do |
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