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HD back springs for an 80

Does anyone have any experience with Milners HD back springs for an 80 with an overland load?
(20% stronger, same height, £50 pr)

Even at 3 times the price OME would be the first choice I suppose - or Scorpion?

thanks for any input

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Milner - I'v never seen them fitted but I suppose they can't be worse than any other pattern spares they sell.

HD OME - maybe, depending on the load and its distributon.

Scorpion - :-((( Ask me how I know!

The preferred choice on the continent seems to be Eibach and King Springs. The latter are reputed to be very robust but having a tendency for sagging.
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thanks, I'll pass it on.

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milner springs

I've got milner HD leaves on my H60 and they were fine on our recent run to the gambia. we were very heavilly loaded and making a bit of progress so they had a fair test. these things are relative though, I've never tried OME and my old springs were totally knackered.
I took spare bushes though as I have heard that is a poly bush fails it just drops out, wheras a rubber one will fail over a period giving you some warning.


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Milner - I'v never seen them fitted but I suppose they can't be worse than any other pattern spares they sell.

can I presume from this there stuff isn't up to much? Can you be more specific

HD OME - maybe, depending on the load and its distributon.

Scorpion - :-((( Ask me how I know!

HHow do you know?!!

The preferred choice on the continent seems to be Eibach and King Springs. The latter are reputed to be very robust but having a tendency for sagging.

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Hi Andy,

> can I presume from this there stuff isn't up to much?
> Can you be more specific.

As I've said, most of the stuff is pattern parts. It's a matter of personal preference if you want critical componets to be cheap or reliable. Ask Pigapitcha what he has to say, too.

> Scorpion - :-((( Ask me how I know!
> How do you know?!!

From personal experience - after 12 months of light use D/S springs sagged by 3cm. After 3 weeks in Africa I noticed, quite unexplicably, that the car was level again. Upon closer examination the mistery was solved - the rear P/S spring was broken on the first coil.
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