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FraserBarsby
Member Since: 19 Nov 2024
Location: Liverpool
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| Conversion to Springs - any good? |
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So I've just finished swapping the broken air suspension out for coils on my D3. I know it won't be as good but how good is it? Here's a fairly comprehensive video on the whole process for those who might be interested.
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 11th Dec 2024 1:42 pm |
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grzesiul
Member Since: 11 May 2008
Location: UK
Posts: 6415
  
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i was big advocate of coil sprung D3/4 while back but TBH well maintained EAS is much better on and off road with its ability to modify the clearance and with extra tools you might even increase those numbers to unstuck the vehicle and very quickly return back to std
used to run KingSprings for years but unlike EAS they do not level out when loaded more and car tends to sit too low for over-landing unless one installed really progressive coils making car very uncomfortable
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| 12th Dec 2024 8:25 am |
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ruben
D3 Decade
Member Since: 26 Sep 2006
Location: ASTURIAS
Posts: 2439
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I watched the video, at the butcher's, and then cried!!😢 lost in translation!
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| 13th Dec 2024 2:10 pm |
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al cope
Member Since: 08 Nov 2005
Location: Oldbury, WM
Posts: 10359
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Wasn’t there some comments quite a while back that if your D3 is a 7 seater that it was never type approved in the UK/EU for running on springs, only the 5 seater was on springs.
If that info was correct then you’d have an illegal model so not sure how you’d stand on insurance.
Might be worth checking out.
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| 13th Dec 2024 6:38 pm |
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Moo
D3 Decade
Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14478
 
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Well done on the conversion, but never understood why people do it and lose the capability and function.  D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner 
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
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| 13th Dec 2024 9:55 pm |
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LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23866
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I’ve only driven a factory ‘coiler’, never a conversion.
The very first D3 I drove was the demonstrator from a main dealer. It was low spec. and manual. I loved it. It felt a little agricultural, which all Land Rovers did back in 2005, even the FFRR.
Then I drove an auto HSE and was blown away by how much better it was and knew I’d have to buy one.
I can understand why springs would be preferable if you were planning serious overland expeditions. Although would you want a D3/4 for that anyway? I’d be worried about the crank going.
I did a fair bit of tough off-roading in my D3, so put a lot of stress on the suspension and only ever had one slightly leaking airbag, which wasn’t an expensive thing to replace. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
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| 14th Dec 2024 12:45 am |
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