Rear springs for 97 80 Series

I have got the exact same springs in my 80.. it is a late 92 model which is the same as yours when it comes to springs. These are the type of spring I was advised to go with by the King spring rep and at the time he was trying to steer me away from the heavy duty springs... I shouldn't have listened to him!!

I have a draw system and fridge in the back and regularly tow the camper... I also have a set of poly airs in there for the longer trips.

What I have found is that the progressive rate spring goes from a soft ride to a stiffer ride as more weight is put in.. Problem is that when it is not fully loaded up and is sitting on the easy progession part of the spring I find it is a bit too soft for me and the car tends to wallow a little..

If I were going to do it again I would definitely give those springs a miss and go for the 20mm wire heavy duty springs with the raised profile. I can't tell you the code straight off but they will tell you anyway. With the weight of the spare wheel right at the back like that I don't think it will be too stiff and when you are towing etc you will appreciate them.

Just my two cents worth..

Put a pair of lovels " trr-47 " springs in the rear ! These springs are heavy linear
springs that lift the rear about 50 mm , they make a massive difference when
carrying a load , leave the original soft springs in the front and the ride is ace!
At $ 140 a pair its worth a try. ( The tfr-47 front springs are a bit stiff and make the truck ride like a billy cart ). The fronts of landcruisers dont need much ( if any ) lift when you have a bullbar as it is the rear that usually rubs, spare tyre and tow bar. As a bonus the front end does not need camber correcting bushes so it will steer great as is.

Snowy,
Don't know what state your in [that's location I mean] but if you are in WA I can give you a contact that will help you with springs.
He runs his own suspension business and is honest in the way he does his business.

David

I have OME on the 4 corners of my troopie and I;m not sorry They do a wonderful job of ironing out the rough stuff

Mate, I agree with others here. Go for a spring that will lift the rear 50mm and leave the front as is. Although I must add that I don't agree that an underbody LPG tank and rear wheel carrier will be enough to soften the ride when empty if you get heavy duty springs !!!

Ask if they have a spring that is slightly more heavy duty than the OE, and give a lift of less than 50mm.

This is what I have gone for in my patrol and find it is great when empty, not too high in the arse end. But when I load her up, even with the camper, the ride level is spot on.

Gday Snowy
Ive tried most springs on my 80, and will advise you to go the heavier linear load carrying spring and keep some weight in the back like some _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx etc if it is too hard to ride in....the progressive springs are nice on the progressive part, but wghen you load it up, the rear drops under he weight till the hard part of the spring is got to....so it is not good for weight....
This is out of the OME book..
860 spring, progressive, 18mm wire, 50mm lift (40 with lpg)
863 spring linear load, 19mm wire, 50mm with 200 kg load in rear (75 with less)
864 spring, linear load carrying, 20mm wire, 50mm lift with 400kg in the back (100mm with none)
I ran 963's till i put a 170 litre tank in, and with a load plus fuel, it was a bit too much for them....so in went 864's, and a Kaymar rear bar :)
Andrew