>Springs: I understand my 2 options are parabolic or stock and I am going
>with stock. If anyone has any insight or comments here I'm all ears.
I stayed with Rover leaf springs in my 1960 109 as well. However I did
add thin sheets of plastic between the longer leaves to reduce friction
and allow the suspension to work better. THis did help a great deal.
>
>Shocks: Gas or hydraulic? The Woodhead (Genuine LR) hydraulic shocks work
>very well on heavier Jaguars (my only point of reference) and they seem to
>be of good quality. Gas shocks (most speak of Old Man Emu shocks) seem to
>be very popular as well.
I followed the advice of the Land Rover engineers and stayed with the
Woodhead shocks for the last 23 years. They have worked just fine for my
109.
>So anyone who has used some of this stuff please chime in - and is there
>anything else I need to consider when replacing the suspension? I was told
>I need to upgrade to IIa shackles and replace the frame bushings. Anything
>else?
I finally went to Old Man EMU soft poly bushings a couple years ago. The
idea, at least for me, is that poly bushings are a LOT easier to replace
in the future. The rubber bushings do a better job of absorning the
shocks than poly bushings do. I went to the soft ones as a compromise.
GO with the IIA shackles, move your steering arms on the swivel balls
down to the IIA position while you are under the rig. You will need new
'U' bolts. DO NOT FORGET the factory says to retorque them every 12K
miles. There are some cheap poor strength 'U' bolts in the LR
aftermarket. Either get US "u" bolts or genuine ones.
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