Hey folks.
Been lurking for a while and now have myself an 80 - an HDJ81.
It needs some new suspension parts. In the rear it's got Dobinsons C59-243 linear coils which are listed as standard height with what appears to be OEM shocks.
The front end is stock standard as far as I can tell.
Once I've done some basic maintenance I'm going to replace all shocks and definitely the front coils. Trying to decide which coils to go with in the front. It sits nose down at the moment which I think is partly factory intended but exacerbated by the old gear up front and new coils in the rear. I may fit a front bull bar down the line which is somewhere in the vicinity of 65kg (143 pounds).
It looks like my options are:
If I go for C59-166 or even the 168 with the intention of fitting a bull bar I'm concerned it'll sit front high and or ride too hard until a bull bar is fitted.
Does anyone have experience with a similar choice? What would you go for?
Been lurking for a while and now have myself an 80 - an HDJ81.
It needs some new suspension parts. In the rear it's got Dobinsons C59-243 linear coils which are listed as standard height with what appears to be OEM shocks.
The front end is stock standard as far as I can tell.
Once I've done some basic maintenance I'm going to replace all shocks and definitely the front coils. Trying to decide which coils to go with in the front. It sits nose down at the moment which I think is partly factory intended but exacerbated by the old gear up front and new coils in the rear. I may fit a front bull bar down the line which is somewhere in the vicinity of 65kg (143 pounds).
It looks like my options are:
- C59-174 standard height Linear which is the match for the rears I believe (no specified constant load rating)
- C59-168 Linear which give a 45mm (1.77 inches) lift and are rated for a 50kg load
- C59-166 Linear which give a 45mm (1.77 inches) lift and are rated for a 100kg load
If I go for C59-166 or even the 168 with the intention of fitting a bull bar I'm concerned it'll sit front high and or ride too hard until a bull bar is fitted.
Does anyone have experience with a similar choice? What would you go for?