Hi all, best I can do with a photo of before and after Welsh front spring/ shock install onto my XK8. Open the attachment for prior. Rich

 

so what parts did you replace and how much difference in height did you get?

 

My XK8 only has 55k mile on odo. I replaced just the Upper Spring Mounting. Gained a good 1 1/2 " in ride height which now matches the rear wheel well gap. All other bushings and such are in fine shape. Old upper mount rubber material was disintegrating, age more of a problem than miles. The center shocks were a bit off center at top. The welsh upgraded mount has a hard almost plastic bushing ( black in color) with little give. While handling with flat running on tight curves, a little ride comfort suffers. I do need to mention this is the only XK8 I've driven. I cannot compare the std mount with its soft cushion with my new mounts. Rich

 

I also installed those top mount along with everything else. Top wishbone bushing real bad bottom wishbone 3 out of 4 original. Ball jount boots had failed due to age.

I noticed some roughness in ride on washboard road surfaces. I found jag specs saying min tire pressure for comfort was only 26lbs and max 32. I plan to play with a range between 26-32 to see if I can find sweet spot in ride without getting to soft and cause tire wear. Mine is riding 17 inch wheels so may have a little more tire than some of the larger wheels to play with pressures.

 

I can now see why the owners manual and the folks on this site speaks of different tire pressures for handling verse ride quality. Never mattered much for my XK8. I guess now the front end is in ship shape it does make a difference. I like the handling aspect. Mostly when I'm heading to a car show. The older go-go fast cannot corner rods heading to the shows cannot crank the off-ramps like the XK8. Fun to watch them back off.