Spring Relocation Cones or Spring Retainers

[fishEH]

Here's my experience.
My original set up was OME Nitro shocks with 2" RTE springs. Articulation sucked. The shocks were short. The truck was constantly getting cross axled and traction was lost.
I swapped out shocks for 11.25" travel Rancho's and added QT inverse cones in the rear. Everything else stayed the same. The difference was incredible! Night and day.
Sure, there isn't a ton of weight left on the dislocated side of the axle, but its enough to provide traction.
Obstacles can be gone over slower with cones because traction isn't lost.
Whether using short shocks or retained springs the result is the same; decreased articulation and less traction.
RTI ramp pics.
Me with 2" RTE springs, Rancho 11.25" shocks, and cones.

A friend with 2" OME springs and short OME shocks(which I would guess would mimick retained springs).

 

[owhiting]

I tried several different suspensions that were available at the time for Land Rover. long travel dislocation was noisy and just felt unbalanced. So went back to basic stock but retained the springs top and bottom due to seeing so many shocks breaking. It's worked for me a long time.

 

[Green96D1]

I've seen both Coners and Retainers in action and I will admit the Retainers did proven more stablity to the Vehicles on side slopes where it warrant to feel stable on the flipside I've also seen "coners" on axle twisting situations and it was able to propel the truck forward. Also on the vehicle with the cones it also had a 3link or some type of Coilover setup that gave the front as much articulation as the rear. As for me I dont have neither I have really long progessive springs.:victory:

 

[ExploringNH]

I've seen both Coners and Retainers in action and I will admit the Retainers did proven more stablity to the Vehicles on side slopes where it warrant to feel stable on the flipside I've also seen "coners" on axle twisting situations and it was able to propel the truck forward. Also on the vehicle with the cones it also had a 3link or some type of Coilover setup that gave the front as much articulation as the rear. As for me I dont have neither I have really long progessive springs.:victory:

So let me get this straight...You are telling us that there are benefits and downsides to BOTH options and what is right for one person may not be right for another???


That's crazy.

:sombrero:

 

[brushogger]

That's completely wrong man! It's one size fits all and my stuff is much better than yours. Ask almost anyone on here.))
Just kidding guys. Some of these popcorn threads crack me up. I kind of miss it. The FJ discussions aren't quite as dicey as the Rover ones. On the flip side, I no longer have cylinder liner issues to deal with. Now back to the CDL vs TC thread!

 

[Green96D1]

So let me get this straight...You are telling us that there are benefits and downsides to BOTH options and what is right for one person may not be right for another???


That's crazy.

:sombrero:

Not at all just saying that I've seen both options and how they work. What a person decides to use is up to them. I was saying I dont have cones or retainers as my springs are really long and haven't had the need to use either choice but just making a notation that I've seen both options in action.