Thread: Heavy duty shocks

Originally Posted by Terrain Vehicles

I have yet to see a Britpart Supergaz of Cellular Dynamic damper fail, but I have seen a couple of Terrafirma dampers fail (and we sell those in far fewer numbers than the Britpart ones - which we fit as standard in our workshop).

So, I guess the important Q is who makes the Britpart ones???

JC

I wish I knew! They keep that well hidden. But they are well made.

Oh yes, and they come with poly bushes.

I was asking because are they tested in high temps with heavy loads in a horrific duty cycle? Namely 100+km of high speed corrugated roads in a loaded 130 in 35+ degreeC ambient? This is way and above the ideal test for a shock absorber, I am quite sure that there are only a few major brands on the market that would cope with this. I believe koni, Bilstein, DeCarbon (I have done this with Decarbons on my Rangie, loaded and even towing at the same time and 5 years later I'd still ask them to do it again) and possibly KYB and Tokico etc could be in the running and I am not even taking into account the Fox and other high end remote reservoir types.

I am yet to personally test or see tested Terrafirma or Britpart cellular in these conditions, would be interested to see how they fair. As you can imagine any recommendations, especially when sending a customer out to the remote and harsh conditions found when touring remote areas, must be good recommendations

JC

I shall look into that for you. I know they advertise the Cellular Dynamic as being able to cope with higher temperatures without fading, but I will see if they can back that up with some proof.

I know Dave, who works here, has done a few trips to the Sahara without problems, but not at that sort of speed.

Not wanting to be rude but I wouldn't put anything made by Britpart near my suspension.
Do you guys know what corrugations are?
Have a look at the corrugations in the 3rd image of this slide show
A life on wheels
Oh and you have 500 Miles of them to do and you are in a hurry, its a bit cooler today its only 42 degrees C
These are nice soft ones though so they are a bit easier on the vehicle.

Originally Posted by Terrain Vehicles

I shall look into that for you. I know they advertise the Cellular Dynamic as being able to cope with higher temperatures without fading, but I will see if they can back that up with some proof.

I know Dave, who works here, has done a few trips to the Sahara without problems, but not at that sort of speed.

Thats still a good test though, full stroke through dunes with a load and high repetition in high temps will sort the wheat from the chaff thats for sure!

JC

Originally Posted by djam1

Not wanting to be rude but I wouldn't put anything made by Britpart near my suspension.
Do you guys know what corrugations are?
Have a look at the corrugations in the 3rd image of this slide show
A life on wheels
Oh and you have 500 Miles of them to do and you are in a hurry, its a bit cooler today its only 42 degrees C
These are nice soft ones though so they are a bit easier on the vehicle.

Now THAT guy is a character alright! And thanks for the link as that really tells/shows it like it is.

JC