Thread: REQ: 110 Wagon front and rear suspension advice

Originally Posted by isuzu110

Are they Shane's yellow or silver shocks ?

The silver variety...

I used +2 inch Terrafirma's on both my Puma and the wife's ninety and find them very capable and at the price unbeatable. My first choice on the Puma were OME's but removed them due to a lack of downward travel. I used the Terrafirmas on both vehicles with standard / hd Land Rover springs and they have transformed both vehicles.

Allan

Originally Posted by Snake2093

Ranga, only personal opinion here, but i would stay away from OME products, just re-branded monroe. Have you looked at TJM brand of shocks. I hear they have a good name and awesome warranty to boot.
If you need advice on suspension setups. ZORDA of the 4wd action web site, he is a wealth of knowledge and can give good prices as well.

The Monroe slander again. If your shock is labelled 'Made in Australia', whatever the brand name, it has been made by Monroe. Monroe is the only mass manufacturer of shocks (dampers to be pedantic) in Australia. However, they will make said shock to whatever specification and quality the buyer (e.g. OME) is willing to pay for. Monroe are quite capable of making a high quality shock.

Originally Posted by ugu80

The Monroe slander again. If your shock is labelled 'Made in Australia', whatever the brand name, it has been made by Monroe. Monroe is the only mass manufacturer of shocks (dampers to be pedantic) in Australia. However, they will make said shock to whatever specification and quality the buyer (e.g. OME) is willing to pay for. Monroe are quite capable of making a high quality shock.

Regardless of labelling they don,t have any downward travel and if you do even a 2.5 cm lift you may as well have cart springs. You need to retain travel so why buy OME they don't have it off the rack .

Allan

Originally Posted by Allan

Regardless of labelling they don,t have any downward travel and if you do even a 2.5 cm lift you may as well have cart springs. You need to retain travel so why buy OME they don't have it off the rack .

Allan

Hmmm interesting comments here...

Unless you're getting incorrect shocks or ARB has made a mistake all OME shocks for D2, D1, Defender that I have measured are a good 50mm longer than stock shocks.

I'll go digging and find the spec book I have here somewhere.

Originally Posted by Ranga

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Should I use LR 130 springs also, or stick with 110 springs for the back?

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Originally Posted by Xtreme

Standard 110 rear springs work quite well with the 130 frony springs. The 130 rears will be too harsh.
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I'll let you into a little fact, 110 and 130 rear springs are identical part # main coils, all Land Rover do is add an inner coil of 140lb/in in the 130 with a slip in retainer in the top spring perch.

Originally Posted by Tombie2

Hmmm interesting comments here...

Unless you're getting incorrect shocks or ARB has made a mistake all OME shocks for D2, D1, Defender that I have measured are a good 50mm longer than stock shocks.

I'll go digging and find the spec book I have here somewhere.

I originally used them on a two inch lift and had very little down travel. I have since reverted to standard LR rear coils and still found them to be lacking, a speed bump at the shopping centre found the limit of downward travel. I can find the part number if it would help but I am told they all have the same part number for 90/110 Defenders.

Regards
Alllan

Well, after a bit of contemplation I'm actually now thinking of going with the Terrafirma Big Bore +2" shocks. Rovacraft have a good price for these, much cheaper than the Bilsteins. I can't knock the Bilsteins, it simply comes down to saving a few bucks and hopefully still ending up with good shocks fit for purpose.

I'm slightly concerned about the +2" shock with my new standard LR springs, but I'll chat to Stuart at Rovacraft tomorrow to see if they're going to be an issue and if so possible solutions.

I was tempted to grab these LANDROVER DEFENDER KONI SHOCKS - eBay 4x4 Accessories, Exterior, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 09-Jun-10 13:15:06 AEST) but I'm not sure where to find matching front shocks.