1 x Challenge Front & Rear Suspension Hardware Kit.
Manufacturer :- Gwyn Lewis 4x4.
Weight :- 16kg
Fits:- Defender 90, Disco 1 & RRc (not 110/130). A Fuel filter remount kit will be required for Defender 90 Td5 and Puma.
This is a bolt on kit designed by Gwyn Lewis 4x4 to fit
Land Rover Defender 90, Discovery 1
& Range Rover classic vehicles. The main aim of the kit is to
provide long travel suspension and ride quality for off road
applications, the shocks required are a + 5.5 inch, 11 inch travel, the same shock fits front and rear,
the turrets are 2 inches taller than standard to allow room for the
longer shock length, this allows the spring to compress on full upward
travel, upward travel is more important than drop out as you want your
wheel to move upwards to get over obstacles, the turret also has a built
in spring re locator to guide the spring back in if it dislocates. , the spring retainers
hook around the inner part of the coil spring allowing the spring to
lift off the spring seat on the wheel side to take the pressure off
twisting the spring on full drop out, the turrets and the spring
retainers are galvanized and the turret securing rings are electro
plated for corrosion resistance.
The rear shocks required are a + 5.5 inch, 11 inch travel,
Pin/Pin type the same as the front shocks, by using the Pin on the top
mount there is more movement in all directions, the trouble with the
standard Eye top mount is it can move front to back, but sideways
movement is restricted and causes the Eye to brake off when longer
shocks are fitted, by using the same shock on the front and the back you
can carry 1 spare if you want, the rear shock mounts are moved forward
and upwards to allow room for the longer shock length, this allows the
spring to compress on
full upward travel, upward travel is more important than drop out as you
want your wheel to move upwards to get over obstacles, but this kit
also gives a lot of downward movement as well, keeping your wheels on
the ground at all times helps on traction and takes the pressure off the
drive train.
The
rear spring re locators guide the rear spring back in as normal
but on extreme drop out they catch the last coil of the spring to stop
it from coming past the re locator, the hook does not limit the drop out
in any way as on the Land Rover suspension when one wheel is pushed up
the oposit side is pushed down as it pivots on the A frame joint,
jacking the vehicle up is quite simple by placing a round bar or a wheel
brace through spring and re locator to minimize axle
movement (to hold spring up) when using a hi lift jack.
The rear spring retainers will clamp the spring to the spring seat more secure than the flat bar type, they are multi hole so you can position the spring to catch on our challenge rear spring re locator hook, they are made out of 3 mm galvanized steel plate and pressed into the spring shape which will help stop springs braking, which is common on the thicker flat bar type retaining plates.
I designed this kit many years ago for off road use, but
with the right shocks and springs fitted the on road handling is very
impressive to, this kit does not lift the vehicle it is the springs that
do that, you can use this kit on a 4 inch lift down to standard height,
but mainly a 1 inch or 2 inch lift is what i recommend it for, all these items are galvanized for corrosion resistance.The main aim of the kit is to
provide long travel suspension and ride quality for off road
applications.
This kit consists of :-
1 x Pair GL1050 Challenge front shock turrets with built in spring relocators GALVANIZED.
1 x Pair GL1053 Heavy Duty 6mm front turret securing rings.
1 x Pair GL1054 Heavy Duty front spring retainers GALVANIZED.
1 x Pair GL1058 Challenge rear shock mounts GALVANIZED.
1 x Pair GL1070 Heavy Duty rear spring
retainers (round type) GALVANIZED.
1 x Pair GL1064 Heavy Duty 6mm Challenge rear spring relocators (hook type) GALVANIZED.
All nuts and bolts required to fit this kit will be supplied
Please note that this kit does not fit 110 as they have larger rear springs, 110 kits are available contact us for details.
+5.5 inch, 11 inch travel shocks will be required to complete this kit.
Any questions please contact us.
Items are normally sent out same
day or next working day.
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