Best suspension setup for touring with leaf sprung 75 series troopy

Hi all,

I've recently purchased a '94 75 series troopy. We are planning an overland trip shipping the troopy to India then through Central Asia to London then South through Europe and Africa onto Cape Town.

I've just sold my GU Patrol which I have toured oz extensive in. It had the OME 2" lift and 285/75/16's with tough dog 4 way steering dampener. I found this setup really effective especially over rough and corrugated roads, naturally with the right tire pressures.

Coming out of that into a fully leaf sprung troopy is like comparing apples and oranges.

It has tough dog foam cell shocks, from what I can tell the leaf springs are stock. There is some mention in the log books of having them "hot reset". Its also been fitted with airbags all round.

Inherently it will be rougher that the Patrol with the leaf springs, I can accept that. however I'm a tad worried due to the long hours we will be spending in the car and the various conditions we will encounter. Mainly because I'm paraplegic and have a bad back, as does my missus who under went serious spinal surgery in her younger years due to a severe scoliosis.

Either way I want to try and get the best all round setup for on road and off road performance with comfort in mind.

We are setting it up as a campervan so there will be significant weight in the back, further to that it is fitted with a bullbar, winch, side rails and DTS turbo kit so there is more weight in the front also.

I'm thinking of going the tough dog setup with the bigbore shocks and 2" lift with their leaf springs suited to our load. I've also got a set of BFG MT 265 75 16's which will probably add an extra 1" height. Bear in mind the troopy's body sits so much higher than the Patrol, transferring from my wheel chair into my lifted patrol is currently easier than transferring into the stock troopy!

Maybe I'm asking the impossible here but any recommendations would be much appreciated.

Cheers!