leaf to coil springs

[seriesthreedreamer]

If you install coil springs in place of the leaf springs on a series three, does it affect the tax/insurance?
and is it a hefty job?

[s3landy]

Not sure, but why not save yourself a lot of work and install parabolics. You won't be disapointed.

Mike

[TerryS]

Originally Posted by seriesthreedreamer

If you install coil springs in place of the leaf springs on a series three, is it a hefty job?

No, unless you consider a new frame 'hefty'

[seriesthreedreamer]

Parabolics?
care to elaborate?

[zed]

I have been told that coil springs will not go into a series... need to go defender or cut a rangeie frame to size (seen both.. nothing i would undertake).

PARABOLICs replace the too many leaf suspension. Some say they ride nicer, some say they perform off road better but don't ride any better.

If your springs are sucky (like mine) could be the leaves are rusted together. Parabolics offer more travel.. they seem like they must offer a little more springiness to them but leaves never ride nice..

If they did, you'd end up turning them wrong way round. Which does happen occasionally on lifted trucks running parabolics.
Parabolic Springs
As for tax etc.. You must be in the UK. HAwaii and Japan.. they're technically illegal.. but it doesn't effect taxes if you can get away with it. I assume you are trying to keep your tax exempt status. Can't be helping to maintain the roads or anything.

I have heard that you'll be ok with parabolics. But if not.. pay your taxes.

[antichrist]

Originally Posted by seriesthreedreamer

If you install coil springs in place of the leaf springs on a series three, does it affect the tax/insurance?
and is it a hefty job?

I'm assuming, based on this question, you're in the UK, or maybe Oz. You'll probably get much more advice on tax/insurance questions like this from a UK specific site, assuming that's where you are.
Here in the US there would be no effect.

[jimfoo]

Quote:
Originally Posted by seriesthreedreamer
"If you install coil springs in place of the leaf springs on a series three, is it a hefty job?"
No, unless you consider a new frame 'hefty'

I imagine if you had a donor vehicle, you could cut the suspension mounts off and weld them to the Series frame, though you would probably have to fab some stuff up. That might be easier than a whole frame swap, but still a fair bit of work.

[seriesthreedreamer]

i'll just leave it how it is and maybe consider parabolics

[zed]

seriously.. you want to go through that trouble.. just pick up a defender.