boarderman23

I ordered the stage 5’s a little over a month ago, but haven’t received them yet. From what I’ve heard, I may need to crank up the preload from their settings if I don’t want to lose ground clearance.

I’ll have to do some testing to see if 1-2” lower noticeably improves the ride. If not, I’ll take the ground clearance (likely where I’ll end up).

On 4/18/2022 at 7:03 PM, K.RO said:

Super happy with Elka Suspension upgrade I did to my 2021 Defender Limited (not Max). After buying the machine I upgraded the springs to S3 to handle a Western V plow which is a pretty hefty 400lbs. While the ride with the S3 springs is "ok" they are too stiff to go hard over rough terrain. Decided to get a set of piggyback shocks for summertime trail riding and landed on the Elka Stage 3 shocks. I've had them on for a couple of weeks now and they are fantastic. Soaking up some really rough terrain now. 

 

Did you put in a special request to get dual rate springs on those or did they just come that way? And was that for the front or back (it looks like you got single and dual rates)?

I’m trying to order the Stage 5’s for my 2022 Limited and want to get dual rates all around if it’s an option. The Elka part numbers that I’m looking for are 30629 and 30634.

If anyone else has had experience with Elka’s on their Defender, I would appreciate any input, reviews, etc. I’ve found some information out there, but it’s quite limited. Thanks.