We reckon we got it Nailed!!! Land Rover Defender Suspension Set Up and Coil Spring replacement.
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- We recently replaced our front coil spring suspension on our Land Rover Defender 130 that we are driving around the world.
We made a short video of the install and took the opportunity to give you an explanation on our suspension system.
We carry a Four Wheel Camper truck camper on the back of our Defender most of the time but we also like to remove the camper on occasion.
We needed a suspension system to suit our Land Rover when the heavy camper is installed but also for when we drive with no camper.
We think we have the perfect system to suit our overland journey around the world.
Join us as we travel the world overland, exploring the cultures and traditions of all the countries we visit.
In our Land Rover Defender camper which is our full time home we will take you rock climbing, hiking and exploring across all the continents on this planet.
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Hey guys
We've had a few comments concerning the cracked shock absorber bracket.
That's footage from a few years ago I used to highlight the importance of regular inspections 😉
It was rewelded and reinforced in Georgia in 2018 as soon as we found the issue.
Thanks for watching 🙏
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Always enjoy your videos 👍
Finally pulling your weight with these Tuesday vids Leigh 😂 Top stuff, Arthur sounds like a terrific friend to have!
Stephy needs to crack the whip on me occasionally 😜
i test driven a defender td5 110 once, before i got my current car, that was the BEST driving experience i ever had, dont know if it is what you call blind love or just low standards :D
ps, keep up the technical stuff, i enjoy it and gives me idea's for when i start driving to the horizon myself
That's awesome I love it!
Maybe a mixture of blind love and low standards 😂
@@leighdearle5965 thats probably it :D, btw did you chip tune it? I cant remember if you talked about that before
@@dannyh8750 yes we did. We went with the Bell Automotive BAS tune.
We also upgraded the intercooler and turbo to suit.
@@leighdearle5965 thats nice gives a little more power since your rig is heavy, i assume you havent got any problems with it.
Ill go looking for the video where you talk more about it and see :)
Have a good day both of you
Thank a lot for that very precise video on a crucial topic for all 4wds, and even more for overlanding 4wds!
As far as the 100 k subscribers aim is concerned, you'll nail it before my BD on the end of April!!!
Take care and enjoy
Happy Tuesday mate 🤗 Love these Tuesday videos 👍 And nice to see the little lady helping out with the camper removal 😊 Very good video mate and nicely explained . Thanks for taking the time to put it all together. Take care and stay safe both of you from 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
I'm currently looking at upgrading my Defender 110 TDi Suspension and this was a helpful video. Thanks Leigh and hopefully bump int you one day on the tracks.
Old man EMU shocks, King springs. Good to see u using quality Australian products, regardless where u purchase them from. Keep up the good work guys. 🍻
Absolutely mate. Along with our ARB bullbar, LRA diesel tanks from Victoria and ARB compressor 😉
Almost forgot about the Airbags from Airbagman in Queensland 😉
Almost forgot ... GOLD !!! 👍... Maybe we should do a shoot off.. who's done what mods to our 4x4's. Specifically aussie mods... I think people would be quite surprised as to how much of the 4x4 after market stuff actually come from Australia.
I had heard the old man emu shocks are designed in Australia but manufactured in China.
At least the King Springs are still made here in Brisbane.
I was under the impression old man emu shocks were made in Melbourne. Could be wrong thou. Mine are Dobinson. Made in Rockhampton, QLD.
I had +2 inches terefirma. But when I went to Romunia chenged my mind went back to stock coils left +2 shocks and since then my ride on the road and off road is much smother. Cheers 🍻😉
Good video. Suspension has to be first and most important upgrade along with tires on a heavy rig.
Another great tech video!
Since the late 90s I’ve been using Old Man Emu shocks in my Land Rovers. Great, great products. However, since 2019 or so it has been very difficult to get them in Puerto Rico. I don’t know if the problem is COVID-19 related or the distribution channels. I bough Terra Firma non-adjustable shocks and coil springs for the first time and I have zero complaints. But my preference is OME. Fantastic Australian products.
Nice T-shirt ...
Thank you 😉
thank you detail video
Hi I thought of let you two know(if you didn't already), that it's fireflies season in Taiwan atm, every year from end of March to start of May.
I saw on IG that you guys are in Penghu atm, so once you guys head back to mainland TW just head to any mountainous regions and you could find special places where it's the *_whole_* mountain range(not just a small field/woods) glowing with fireflies, should make for a spectacular vid.
I myself am actually prepping right now to spent a whole month up in the mountains filming fireflies, gonna be sweet :)
Cheers.
Thank you so much we didn't know that.
Definitely going to be checking that out now.
We had back to the mainland in a couple of days.
Thanks again for the info 🙏😊
@@leighdearle5965 no probs, thanks for showing a interesting side of Taiwan that I can't explore much of yet(no camper or 4wd). Keep up the good work and I hope you guys can also enjoy the less extreme outdoor/camping attractions, that Taiwan has to offer :).
Cheers.
Ive got a defender. Just checked out Euro 4x4. Great site, thx for the tip.
I run the OME nitros myself. Bulletproof reliability...so far
Good to hear that thanks for the info.
I have to do something like that.... on my knees.
Bravos nasijot
Nice video Leigh. We got our shocks from Euro4x4Parts too, we got the +50mm Koni Heavy Track Raid. We have only travelled about 100 metres in total, so can't really give any feedback, but they sure look awesome! We also have Old man Emu springs, the _500KG rear and I can't remember what the fronts are, but they're not +500KG anyway.
stay safe
A great video, guys!
Is there a horizontal crack on right rear upper shock mount? 8:03 - 8:10
You should ask Arthur to weld and fill the gap.
Yes, it looks like a crack, and if so it's in a very bad place 😳
That's footage from 3 years ago in Georgia.
I used it as an example of the importance of inspections 😉
That was rewelded and reinforced many years ago 😊
Super!
GrizzlyNbear Overland channel is like a UA-cam family
Thank you so much Peter for the constant kind words and positively and of course your support 🙏❤️
And now upgrade the rear suspension again, since the springs popped out of their upper fittings repeatedly when off-roading in that super-rugged riverbed?
The rear spring popped out due to the retention strap slipping.
In normal circumstances I'd fit upper relocation cones but we cannot have the upper spring dislocating at all as it will pull the air connection from the bags.
That's why we run the retention straps.
Stephy is a "scorpion" as a zodiac sign? Oh, man! You do have some "hard time" some times! Don't you get things thrown at you ?
Thank you for sharing your experince with the coil springs.
Haha nothing thrown at me yet...
I'm sure she's come close a few times though 😜
Your wish (10k) has been granted.
Cheers,
Hi, I'm putting a similar suspension set up on my 130 but with medium springs as I'm not carrying the weight all the time. Can you tell me which particular Airbag Man kit you're using with your 2" lift? Great, no-nonsense technical vids mate, absolutely bloody awesome! You've both been carrying a lot of people along with you on your journey over this past year.
Wow absolutely love that shirt you're wearing, do you have a link to it??
It's made special for the Taiwan Land Rover Club.
I don't think they sell them online sorry...
It's my favourite new shirt 😉
Hi Leigh and Stefi! It's after a year I am writing to you. Never miss your videos. Excellent content. Hope you all are keeping fine. I once lowered air in the rear air bag Prado-90/Hilux Surf/4Runner and that caused the shock to bottom out and cause a crack on the frame shock mount. Do you still have plans to come to USA? Wishing you all the best...
Hello mate
Yes it's been a long time since we heard from you 😉
I have bump stops in the rear to avoid the shocks from bottoming out.
We will most definitely make it to the States eventually.
When are you going to replace those limit straps out back? I saw those coils slipping out of their seats on your trail ride and it seemed pretty sketchy!
The straps are actually in ok condition.
The fault is mine as I replaced a snapped one a while back and installed it with too much length.
I shortened it to the correct length after the spring popped the second time on the trail.
All good now although I'm thinking of looking into replacing them with kevlar as somebody suggested.
Thank you for letting me discover EURO4X4. I didn't know that webshop but it seems very OK. By the way, how do you deal with "Contrôle Technique" (MOT in the UK) after approximately 2 years on the road? Best Regards from Belgium, David.
Since we're not in France we don't need the control technique.
It has been expired for many years now.
If we ever entered France again we'd have to pass the inspection to legally drive.
We don't think we'll enter France with the vehicle for a long time yet.
@@leighdearle5965 Hi Leigh, thanks for that info. I appreciate, David
What was happening with the popping out suspension last video
The retention straps that limit that from happening were loose.
After I fixed them to the correct length it didn't happen again.
We need the straps to avoid this happening and pulling the air connection from the top of the airbags.
Without airbags I'd have upper relocation cones to guide the springs back into the housing.
@@leighdearle5965 what about If the spring top case was deeper, like a bowl with highe circle walls protecting the coil? Would It be useful? Nice video. Cheers from Brazil.
@@taoforadacasinha9422 that would be similar to having relocation cones and could definitely work to ensure the upper spring returns to the housing but our issue is the airbags.
We can't have any dislocation at all or we risk damage to the air connection on the top of the bag.
Hi Leigh, loving this video! I am looking to do this same modification and also after a 2 inch lift. Please could you tell me what the wheel arch to hub centre measurement you now have is? Looks like roughly 53.5cm right?
Between 59cm-64cm depending on the bag pressure.
I put the measurements on the screen in the video I'm pretty sure...
@@leighdearle5965 Amazing, thanks for the response! Sorry, I should have been more specific, you did indeed put the measurement for the rear on screen but I was looking for the front so I added the 3.5cm you mentioned in the video to the 50ish cm on screen at 2:17
@@FirestarterAJ12 ah sorry my bad.
Yes you're correct it was roughly 57cm after the new springs in the front.
Bearing in mind the rear is different because I don't have wheel arch flares so the measurement is taken from the actual wheel arch.
This is why it's more.
@@leighdearle5965 Perfect! I appreciate that more you than you would expect so thank you. I’m chuffed I got to talk to you directly! Your adventure is a real inspiration for me especially over the past year and I’m loving these more technical videos, I look forward to the next instalment. Bon voyage!
@@FirestarterAJ12 thank you so much Alistair really appreciate the positive feedback.
I'll try to keep the technical ones coming 😉
Just how heavy if your rig with the camper on? Out of curiosity... Very informative video as always!
We're 3500kg with the camper on and fully loaded.
@@leighdearle5965 wow--that's serious weight. I can see why you would monitor the springs closely. I have to weight my rig as well one of these day... :) Happy trails!!
Yes we're definitely a heavier vehicle that's why we chose the Defender HCPU for this journey.
We think it's not too bad seeing as though this is our full time home 😉
@@leighdearle5965 Agreed. Considering this is Home, it's totally reasonable in fact.
Grat stuff guys, keep it up. When did You start this Asian trip? Was it back in 2018 or even 2017? Did you ever leave GrizzlyNBear parked at some current location and fly back to France or Oz in that period?
The beginning of 2017 we started the journey.
First south to Morocco.
We have returned home a few times leaving the vehicle parked.
We did it in Kyrgyzstan and also South Korea.
@@leighdearle5965 Yeah, I remember, I watched most of Your content / journey check ins but I've started following you in 2018 so couldn't say when and where were U at that point. Best way to tell date is by looking at timestamp of your videos. I advise you to spend more days in Croatia next time you cross these longitudes. I can show you a lot around Croatia and rest of Balkans. Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia & Hercegovina have nice peaks and mountains for Your freeclimbing spirits. I'm almost certain Macedonia and Serbia have it too but I'm not very familiar with these. I also have a 4x4 vehicle, it's not an overlander, it's not rockcrawler but more of an explorer vehicle as I like to call it. My wife, dog and I are weekend hikers so we like going off the grid every time we can, off the beaten track, sleeping by the campfire, exploring what nature has to offer before we ruin it. Cheers mate, take care.
@@vedrancolak3890 we love the Balkans and we've spent a lot of time there actually.
In 2015 we travelled in our Land Rover Defender 90 to Turkey from France.
During this time we spent extended periods in all of those countries you mentioned.
We weren't making UA-cam videos at this time.
My truck has a roughly 140"/355cm wheelbase, I'm in the process of adding roughly an inch and a half of lift to it now because of concerns for breakover angle mostly and some for departure angle.
How much does your bullbar weigh? I have a couple of different options for front spring rate, my winch is removable but the front-mount receiver I built to hold it is pretty heavy in its own right. Heavier springs are definitely in-order but I don't want to go overkill and make the front ride like a buckboard.
Our bullbar is around 80kg. It's very heavy but super strong.
at minute 8:08 is that a full crack across the top shock mount ?
Watch these vids. ua-cam.com/video/8ebiVqyiMdU/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/lumGH6M2_2E/v-deo.html there is one more showing the crack first started.
@@badgerpa9 thanks mate 😉
Sure is. Cracked both sides on a trail in Georgia a few years ago.
We had them rewelded and reinforced by a local welder.
Bad design by Terrafirma that has since been changed after this issue was happening to many people.
During all your journey, do you experienced any gearbox or clutch problem due to the heavy load on your vehicle?
Touch wood we haven't. We do have a heavy duty clutch from Clutchfix and a heavy duty output shaft from Ashcroft to compensate the load.
Are those General Tires LOLOLOL
:):)
No they're not my friend 😉😜
Really valuable info adding that bracket to the rear suspension to allow Ito have 2 shocks not the best idea
Thank God for subtitles. Can’t understand anything…
4:33 "She share" - Come on mate...you're not really trying are you??? "Share share" would be better or just say dank you. Other than that really enjoyed your video.
Buddy, it's “shye shye”, not she shye
Yes we know that 😉 My pronunciation sucks but we're trying.