Thread: Heavy duty shocks

Originally Posted by PAT303

Allan,do your big bores foul on the front?,you have standard springs with air bags?.I really like the standard springs,I'm getting the fronts reset 40mm longer to level the vehicle and then fitting bags on the rear.I was also going to see how she towed with the camper and then see about a stiffer sway bar,I want good turn as cattle on the road are common up here. Pat

I have'nt got big bore shocks on the front, but another member on here did fit them by turning them upside down if I remember correctly. Can't remember who it was though. You can get the Big Bore in Plus 2 inch also. I fitted the sport Terra Firma's to the 90 and these are fantastic in the front with the bar and winch, these also come +2 inch and because of their design don't have clearence issues. Yes standard rears and 130 fronts on the 110 , I have ARB bar and winch with wire. I took the sway bars of when I fitted the T.F. sport shocks on both vehicles without any instability dramas, and much improved ride. The air bags in the rear have made my 110 a far better vehicle when loaded.

Allan

Originally Posted by Allan

I have'nt got big bore shocks on the front, but another member on here did fit them by turning them upside down if I remember correctly.
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Allan

Can't do that successfully with twin tube dampers unless you have a remote reservoir and floating piston, ie. OME LTR's.

It used to be claimed that Rancho RS9000's could be inverted as they were 'cellular gas' but it was twaddle.

The Tdi has the ARB bar,warn 8274 with wire on the front and I had to go up in spring rate,with the TDCi I'm fitting a tube bumper with a low mount and dyneema so will keep the original front springs but maybe go TF sport +2 inch and big bore standard rear with bags. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

The Tdi has the ARB bar,warn 8274 with wire on the front and I had to go up in spring rate,with the TDCi I'm fitting a tube bumper with a low mount and dyneema so will keep the original front springs but maybe go TF sport +2 inch and big bore standard rear with bags.
Pat

I have found them very good Pat and at the price hard to beat. We had ours so loaded last trip the lights were almost in the tree tops. The tracks North of Broome were hell, just at the end of the wet and I was more than happy with the sport shocks performance. I only went to Big Bore rears as I wanted to fit air bags and not lift the Puma above around standard and carry/tow a lot of gear.

Allan

Ranga

Photos of dual rear shock set up as discussed via PM...

For everyone else, rear suspension set up consists of:

Dobinson's HD coils 2" lift
Poly air bags
Terrafirma dual rear shock mounts
Twin Bilstein dampers

The ride....awesome....even when the tub is empty

Cheers
Andrew

our big bores do not foul the front but I have heard that chooks do. ours are the +2 as well

Originally Posted by 86mud

Ranga

Photos of dual rear shock set up as discussed via PM...

For everyone else, rear suspension set up consists of:

Dobinson's HD coils 2" lift
Poly air bags
Terrafirma dual rear shock mounts
Twin Bilstein dampers

The ride....awesome....even when the tub is empty

Cheers
Andrew

Does the lower dual shock mount simply need 3 holes drilling in the existing bracket and grinding the existing underside bush cup off to accomodate the bracket? Does the bottom bolt then use the existing damper mount hole?

Thx
Jon

Originally Posted by 86mud

Ranga

Photos of dual rear shock set up as discussed via PM...

For everyone else, rear suspension set up consists of:

Dobinson's HD coils 2" lift
Poly air bags
Terrafirma dual rear shock mounts
Twin Bilstein dampers

The ride....awesome....even when the tub is empty

Cheers
Andrew

What price area is the Terra Firma dual shock kit worth, I've got a couple of T.F sport shocks spare and would like to do this with the wifes ninety.

Allan