KINGPIN Tough Tourer Long-Travel Suspension Package
KINGPIN Tough Tourer Suspension Kit
A comprehensive suspension and steering upgrade for Defender, Perentie 4x4, Discovery 1 and Range Rover Classic owners who want touring strength, controlled articulation and predictable behaviour on and off road.
This is a matched long-travel system. We consider the shocks, spring rates, mounting heights, spring retention, steering geometry and driveshaft clearance together, then tailor the setup to your vehicle and how you use it.
What makes the KINGPIN setup different?
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Shocks tuned in-house for your vehicle. Every remote reservoir shock is disassembled and custom tuned by KINGPIN to suit your application and vehicle weight.
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Driveshaft clearance is part of the setup. Increased articulation can cause a factory shaft to bind. We assess shaft travel and joint angles rather than ignoring the effects of the extra suspension movement.
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Geometry matters. We can supply solutions for steering caster and pinion angles affected by a lift, with the aim of restoring appropriate geometry. Ask us about the options for your vehicle.
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Spring rates selected for control as well as travel. In most applications we favour correctly rated linear coils. With rear spring retention, this helps introduce rear roll stiffness, encourages the front suspension to work—particularly with factory front radius arms—and supports a more stable, predictable setup, including off-camber driving. Road use and the terrain you drive influence the recommendation; a flexible or variable-rate coil can be the better choice for some applications.
What is included?
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Four Superior Engineering 2.0 remote reservoir monotube shocks with 11.5-inch stroke, custom valved to your vehicle: two front and two rear.
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KINGPIN front shock turrets with inbuilt dislocation cones, with mounting height matched to the shocks supplied.
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KINGPIN rear pin-conversion shock mounts, designed to accommodate the 11.5-inch shocks without extended rear bumpstops on the matched Defender setup. We confirm the mounting and bumpstop arrangement for other vehicles.
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KINGPIN HD rear spring retainer system, retaining the coils at the top and bottom with high-tensile hardware. The set is matched to the vehicle; tell us if helper airbags are fitted or planned.
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KINGPIN HD front lower spring retainers.
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KINGPIN front shock reservoir mounting brackets for neat reservoir mounting at the turrets.
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KINGPIN 4140 solid chromoly track rod and drag link, matched to your vehicle.
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LEMFÖRDER tie-rod ends—three for the standard Defender arrangement and four for Discovery 1.
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HEL Performance custom braided steel brake lines, with the vehicle-appropriate kit selected below.
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Tough Dog adjustable steering damper.
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Tough Dog heavy-duty adjustable panhard rod, matched to your vehicle, to centre the front axle after a lift. Supply the VIN for a 2002 Defender so we can confirm the correct mounting-bolt configuration.
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Gwyn Lewis heavy-duty cranked rear trailing arms, powder coated black and supplied with axle-end bushes and chassis-end nuts.
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SuperPro rear trailing-arm chassis-end bushes.
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KINGPIN fuel filter relocation bracket and fitting kit for Td5 and Puma/TDCi Defenders. This bracket is not required for pre-Td5 Defenders, including 300Tdi, Perentie, D1 or RRC.
Choose your vehicle, coils and load
Select your vehicle, choose whether to retain suitable existing coils or add front and rear coils, then select front accessories, usual rear load, front shaft and brake-line kit. Only the relevant coil choices are shown for the selected vehicle, and the displayed price updates with your selections.
Front accessory choices are no bar or winch, bull bar only, or bull bar and winch. Rear coil choices use the vehicle's own spring sizes and load ratings. D110/D130 and suitable Perentie applications include custom 290lb no-load coils and the 250kg, 350kg and 500kg load choices. D90 and D1 have their own coil options. We confirm spring rate, free length, loaded height and compatibility with the shock travel before supply. RRC coils and shaft fitment require confirmation.
Choose your HEL brake-line kit
- Defender / Perentie / County 3-piece kit
- Defender 4-piece kit for ABS brakes
- Discovery 1 3-piece kit
The selector shows the relevant kits for your vehicle. Confirm the brake-line arrangement, including ABS fitment, before ordering. HEL lines are made to KINGPIN specifications, with length and colour confirmed for your setup. Stocked colours are carbon or black; other colours can be arranged. RRC brake-line fitment requires confirmation.
Front driveshaft and suspension clearance
We recommend a suitable wide-angle front shaft with this long-travel kit. A factory shaft may be usable temporarily in some setups, but it must be checked for binding throughout the suspension's operating range. Contact us to confirm the correct shaft for your engine, transfer case and suspension geometry.
Puma Defenders fitted with 2-inch coils require a front double cardan wide-angle shaft and KINGPIN front multi-position bumpstop spacers. This includes vehicles retaining existing 2-inch coils. Select the MEGA front shaft if required; the bumpstop spacers are arranged separately.
Optional front bumpstop and turret setup
Where appropriate, we can add KINGPIN front bumpstop extensions and lower the turret mounting height to transfer some available uptravel into additional downtravel. A 25mm change is one setup option.
We assess this against your use and loaded spring height. High-speed off-road driving, beach work, aggressive driving and front spring loaded heights below 300mm need particular consideration; preserving compression travel can be more important than chasing extra droop. This is a matched setup decision, not a universal add-on.
Important swaybar compatibility
The standard swaybars cannot be retained with this kit's long-travel configuration. Where a rear swaybar is wanted, use the KINGPIN rear off-road swaybar conversion kit and confirm the setup with us.
Custom and partial kits
Already have suitable heavy-duty parts? We can work around them and supply a partial or tailored package. The steering damper and adjustable panhard rod are included in the standard kit but can be removed by arrangement where they are not required. We can also discuss caster correction, pinion-angle solutions, helper-airbag-compatible rear retainers and other vehicle-specific requirements.
Contact us by phone or through the contact form with your vehicle details, existing components, usual load and intended use. We can prepare a tailored proposal with a shipping estimate and confirm the final component selection and shock tuning before supply.
Perentie 4x4 brake lines: The Defender 3-piece HEL brake-line kit is supplied for Perentie. The Defender 4-piece ABS kit does not apply to Perentie.
Perentie front driveshaft option: Selecting a front shaft for Perentie supplies our dedicated Perentie MEGA HD wide-angle double cardan front shaft, made to the correct Perentie length.