[ROVERNET - UK] Raising the Rover

[Paul Smith]

I reckon they would make it oversteer, unless you change the front rate
similarly.
I put standard 3500 springs in the rear of the TC and it oversteered,
handling was fixed when I put the 3500 front springs in (170lb/in vs
150lb/in).
Rover did understand handling balance, and that is the biggest difference
between a Honda and a Rover when they shared models.  Rover reworked the
suspension.

PVS

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Trafton [mailto:v8rover at earthlink.net]
Sent: Tuesday, 17 August 2004 9:57 am
To: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Subject: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] Raising the Rover


Hi Paul

Thought I would pass on this link to you which you may find of interest
http://www.kingsprings.com/Kings%20Master%20Catalogue%20041103.pdf

It is for King Spring Works down on your continent (Ashmore City,
Queensland, know where that is?).  Anyway, they sell rear springs for the P6
(one size fits all, according to them) which have a very high spring rate of
330 lb/inch, 10% higher than the heavy duty 3500 springs listed.  I am
wondering if these may be too stiff.  What is your opinion on this?

BTW they don't list any of the spring parameters on their web site but I did
ask and got the following info:  free lenght = 335 mm,  wire dia = 16 mm, ID
= 110 mm    I checked their claim of  k=330 lb/in and got 336 lb/in, making
some assumptions about the number of active coils and the compressed height.

Regards,

Tom


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Smith" <Paul.Smith at auroraenergy.com.au>
To: <rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 6:50 PM
Subject: RE: [ROVERNET - UK] Raising the Rover


> 3500s had at least two grades btw; never seen a Heavy Duty set but they do
> exist.
> I also haven't seen any sagged 2000 springs, probably since 2000s didn't
get
> used for towing much.
> 3500 springs are shorter so the ride height is the same if you just swap
> them.
> I run 195/75 tyres on the rear of the SC, 185/70 on the front and that
> raises the rear a fair bit.
> Do the front springs too to retain roll balance (which affects oversteer
big
> time), but I think the roll bars are identical.
>
> PVS
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Trafton [mailto:v8rover at earthlink.net]
> Sent: Friday, 13 August 2004 11:39 am
> To: RoverNet Mailing List
> Subject: [ROVERNET - UK] Raising the Rover
>
>
> Has anyone tried to raise the rear end of a P6 to compensate for sagging
> springs?  I would like to get the ride height up a bit;  the manual says
> that shims up to 3/8 inch can be used but I want to go as high as 1 inch
> (2.54 cm for those of you out there in civilized countries using a decent
> system of measurement).  Also per Paul Smith's suggestion,  I want to
> replace the springs with those from a P6B to get the ride a bit stiffer.
I
> am thinking that the higher spring rate of the P6B rear springs will keep
> the car higher but I don't know how much higher since I don't know the
> spring rate for the 2000 TC springs.  The manual gives no stiffness
> information, just free length and color code.  Anyone know the spring rate
> for these springs?  (260 lb/in for the 3500 springs)  Anyone tried to shim
> beyond the recommended max value?   All help gratefully accepted:-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Tom
>
>
>
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