Thread: Tough Dog Adjustable Steering Damper

do you need a return to center steering damper?
are you running larger tyres? my understanding is that this is the main application requiring return to center dampers, or just go a normal one. the 80 dollar boge one I have on my 300tdi has worked fine for the last three years

Hi,
I run 255x85R16s MTs

I find the rtc works well, especially on heavily corrugated roads.

I'm more after something that will absorb the heat from use on long corrugated roads rather than something that is adjustable. The TD adjustable is a large bore unit that should dissipate heat efficiently and thus last / give reliability and performance. This is how the RTC unit failed.

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I too have had TD rtc steering damper fail as well as the rear shocks ( all adjustables )
I would be very hesitant to put anything TD on any vehicle again.

Interesting. I've had the TD Foam Cells on for 3 or 4 years and they've been great & very predictable. They are due for replacing now though.

I didn't particularly want to open up to a what's best thread... But what else would people recommend for a large tyre'd, raised, over landing vehicle?

Jon

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I've got Terra Firma spring to centre thingo and shocks on mine and shocks and springs on the wifes toy and all good thus far. No complaints.

Allan

i had the Tough Dog steering RTC and shocks on my 130 had them on for about 15000km then totaly distrored them on the gunbarrel HWY
Have got Terra firma shocks and RTC now and have been very good so far
would not go near tough dog again
cheers
Ian

i also had a tough dog rtc on my defender and it seized after 23months(still in warranty) but they wouldn't replace it. not happy and won't be buying tough dog again.

Bilstein make good steering dampeners