Absolutely love your videos and how you pull apart products that have been sold for many years and would be fooled into thinking they are worth the money, and as ever all have huge design flaws that always end up failing, i do hope the manufacturers see your videos and improve there products. great stuff please keep it up.
You't be appalled if you saw how crude the bearing pads are but they are totally successful. They haven't moved even a mm since being installed. I am not familiar with the exact geometry of the Disco 2 rear suspension. I'd be happy to exchange ideas if you need help.
It depends what vehicle you have. The bearing pads will be particular to each vehicle. In the case of the Defender the bearing pad rests on the spring carrier which is a sharp edge with a high stress concentration which causes all the problems. It may be a better detail on your vehicle.
@@defendermodsandtravels they are poking out of the top of the spring holder, not sure if they have actually disintegrated though. I don’t think they are right though.
@@solarbuduk Look there has been a punching shear failure of the bearing pads - you can quibble about the word disintegrated but I think it's a fair description. The air bags were touching the spring carrier and would have ripped if I had carried on driving. That's a failure to me.
@@defendermodsandtravels absolutely, I was referring to mine when I inspected them not yours which you obviously know about better than me! Apparently Airlift make an aluminium top spacer but I’m not sure if it’s only available for 110/130.
@@solarbuduk OK understood. An aluminium bearing pad will perform better that one made from polymer but they still need to ensure that there are no major stress concentrations otherwise it will fail too in time. The suspension is a wicked fatigue environment.
I've had great success with Aeon rubber helper springs for my Land Rover Series III (Part No. RTC8000) on my expedition across Africa - I must have had them fitted for about three years. The only thing that required attention was periodic tightening of the screw that holds the rubber to the top plate. Is it worth considering a similar system do you think?
I watched the entire video and enjoyed it. Thank you for making, uploading and sharing. I await part 2. Cheers.
Absolutely love your videos and how you pull apart products that have been sold for many years and would be fooled into thinking they are worth the money, and as ever all have huge design flaws that always end up failing,
i do hope the manufacturers see your videos and improve there products.
great stuff please keep it up.
Great timing with this video, just started looking for a solution for my 90. As always, very useful information, waiting for part 2 now. 👍
Wait for part 2. All will be revealed.
Bravo. I have watched this in awe.
Both part 1 and 2.
Would you be willing to make a couple for me?
Discovery II
You't be appalled if you saw how crude the bearing pads are but they are totally successful. They haven't moved even a mm since being installed.
I am not familiar with the exact geometry of the Disco 2 rear suspension. I'd be happy to exchange ideas if you need help.
I’ve been considering these for my vehicle, I think I will redesign the top mount on mine
It depends what vehicle you have. The bearing pads will be particular to each vehicle. In the case of the Defender the bearing pad rests on the spring carrier which is a sharp edge with a high stress concentration which causes all the problems. It may be a better detail on your vehicle.
I have these ... I’m not sure I can bear to wait for Part 2.
Inspect your helper springs at the top and see if they have started to break up like mine.
@@defendermodsandtravels they are poking out of the top of the spring holder, not sure if they have actually disintegrated though. I don’t think they are right though.
@@solarbuduk Look there has been a punching shear failure of the bearing pads - you can quibble about the word disintegrated but I think it's a fair description. The air bags were touching the spring carrier and would have ripped if I had carried on driving. That's a failure to me.
@@defendermodsandtravels absolutely, I was referring to mine when I inspected them not yours which you obviously know about better than me! Apparently Airlift make an aluminium top spacer but I’m not sure if it’s only available for 110/130.
@@solarbuduk OK understood.
An aluminium bearing pad will perform better that one made from polymer but they still need to ensure that there are no major stress concentrations otherwise it will fail too in time. The suspension is a wicked fatigue environment.
I've had great success with Aeon rubber helper springs for my Land Rover Series III (Part No. RTC8000) on my expedition across Africa - I must have had them fitted for about three years. The only thing that required attention was periodic tightening of the screw that holds the rubber to the top plate. Is it worth considering a similar system do you think?
I don't know the Aeon helper springs. They may be a better design. It wouldn't be difficult :-)
This is soo underated, im sharing it