Suspension....

[SimonJCarr]

Back from a summer driving around Iceland, and I need a little advice..

I'm a great believer in the fairly original suspension set-up for the Disco (300 TDi), but after a fairly fun summer lugging field equipment up to and back from glaciers, I am conscious that my shocks (and possibly springs) are rather past their best, and need to be replaced.

Should I get original parts, or is it really worth investing in alternative suspension components. Whilst I do drive in some fairly exciting places (Iceland, Norway etc...) and am not averse to a bit of green-laning in the UK, I also spend a lot of time using my car as normal, on the road. Having never really had a complaint about the original suspension, does OME or Koni equipment really make such a difference?

Cheers

Simon

[kevinrbeech]

I put HD springs (+100lbs) with 2" lift on my 200, K plate, in 2004 before we took it to the Sahara, with De Carbon shocks. 40,000 ish miles and 2 more desert trips later they are still good. The roof tent, and tools in the back, keep the weight above normal so the car sits at the right level, but the HD springs enable us to carry lots of weight when required. As far as I know the front springs are original, she's on 212,000 miles now.