King springs in an 80...

Hi Laura,

What rate springs did you get, in my old 80 series I had 300lb Kings springs in the rear with a nominal 2" lift, but got over 3" lift from it. Prior to that I had OME 200lb springs with 2" lift which were good for a reasonable load, but sagged too much once I started towing a van. Note that original springs are 150lb.

But while the 300lb Kings springs were great when fully loaded, they were very stiff around town when empty. I decided on airbags for my GU Patrol and am much happier with these. I can have a "soft" road around town with minimal load, yet still be able to load the GU up and tow a heavy load and still have no sag at all.

Cheers

Captain

Gotta agree with the Captain here. Over springing will give you a lousy ride when unladen. Unless you carry a couple a hundred lb all the time.

Go back and see what else they can do for you. If not happy with the springs alone you may need to think about adding air bags.

Laura,

King Springs make a rear spring pack for vehicles with LPG.
With the extra weight of the gas tank at the back the rear springs need to be a bit heavier.
Take the rear springs out and get the LPG springs or a 3" lift rear springs.

The movement that you have is from the shocks. They are not controlling the vehicle. The 80 Series does have a lot of body roll but with a good set of shocks this should be reduced. I will stick start the debate on what shocks to use by saying that the XGS from TJM are good and they will suit the King Springs.

Poly Air bags in the back can help with the body roll and can also lift the back of the vehicle with out replacing the springs for bigger ones.

Wayne

just rang King springs and they said that we definetley have the wrong ones in the back,the front is fine!!by the sound of it the shocks could be wrong too.......this mechanic is as dopey as a dope plant!! lol !! we are getting more heavy duty ones....back is being replaced....will let you know how we go...

Laura B

you will find that your 80 is actually even , not lower in the back . Its a little deceving with the shape of the rear flairs . If you need to tickle them up a little , for for some coil spacers , they work real well.

Laura,

If you didn't notice any difference in ride with the new shocks fitted, there are two possibilities:-

Either your old shocks were still extremely good, or your new shocks are extremely bad.

A new set of shockers should have given you a noticeable improvement in ride, especially if you have upgraded to larger bore (diameter) ones, because they contain more oil and will provide superior damping.