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leeanson · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 20:21 Post subject: leaf springs lwb

Hello again people.

Can anyone tell me if you can fit lwb springs to a swb model and if this will give it a little more height or not.
Its a 89 swb 2.8td cheers lee.
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markymoan · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 20:47 Post subject:

Check milners website, if they are different they will say so Very Happy

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:::Matski::: · Posted: Thu May 25, 2006 22:40 Post subject:

They are the same.
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Philp · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 8:52 Post subject:

If your springs are as knackered as mine were then you'll gain some height anyway. Mine used to be almost on the bump stops when loaded up and rode very harshly, put new springs, shackles and poly bushes on and I gained about 4 inches and a much smoother suppler ride as the shackles were knackered and one was totally seized in the bushes. Now as you've seen from the pic on your other thread, even with a 6x4 Ifor Wiliams trailer with a ton of gravel in it hitched up it doesn't go down much!
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jonkem · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 14:37 Post subject:

Unfortunately they are the same between LWB & SWB. Same goes for coils as well. Luckily for Frontera drivers this trick does work for leaf spring models & gives about 2 inches & a stiffer ride.
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Twister · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 20:00 Post subject:

If you can find a supplier in this country, Ironman do 4+1 springs which give about 1.25 inches of lift. These are what I used on my 2.8 together with a pair of Pro Comp extended shackles to give 2.75 inches. There was a supplier somewhere in the Bristol area for Ironman, but it's a long time ago and I don't have the details any more, sorry Rolling Eyes

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