Thread: 80 Series Cruiser Shocks...

I am using the OME's and they are nice but the code for them has changed I think the n73's are now called 60070L

Originally Posted by saiken

So I was looking at using OME N73 shocks to get more articulation on the old girl (using Gwyn Lewis mounts) and was wondering if anyone has had any good or bad experience with them or would recommend another type of shock...

Open length - 614mm (24.17")
Closed length - 354mm (13.94")
Travel - 260mm (10.23")

Also had a look at the Terrafirma but as Gwyn Lewis uses the OME and recommends them over the Terrafirma I thought it might be a better path to go down.

The figures are for the N73,what Gwyn recommends is the N73L,which is a longer shock,and has now been superseded to 60070L as mentioned by Frantic.
The figures for the new shocks are:-
open-26.2"
closed-14.9"
travel-11.3"

These are what I have run for the last couple of years,along with the Gwyn Lewis mounts and rear arms,which are the heaviest and strongest I have seen.

80 Series Toymota LandCrusher shock have to mounted up side down (I think).

This would expose the rears to stone and debris damage to shaft, just worth noting.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Drover

80 Series Toymota LandCrusher shock have to mounted up side down (I think).

This would expose the rears to stone and debris damage to shaft, just worth noting.

Cheers

I don't know how correct that is as they're all the correct orientation in the Gwyn Gallery.....

Could someone confirm for me??

Also thanks for the input guys.

80 series shocks fit the front in the right orientation pin top pin bottom
i'm asuming your investigating the fronts??
for the rears the top long travel mounts all seem to change the eye to a pin which suits the n73l or newer model well.
i use ridepro tlc 80s in my front end just spaced the turrets up 25mm
still allows bumpstop compression fine (they are shiny)
brakelines need replacing good time to go braided
iirc the valving on the old n73l felt soft
there is figures out there and rick130 could probably interpret them.
bilsteins out of eshock are really cheap atm 9100's
david

Yes when you fit the N73L or later equivalent shocks,you fit 80 series fronts to the rear of the Defender as well,and they are pin/pin.
And they fit the correct way up,so no problems.
The valving on the 60070L shocks is completely different to the N73L's,I also recommend when fitting the shocks that you fit a good set of springs and replace the brake lines,you will need it!!!

The problem with the 9100's or the 7100's for that matter is,unless you use short bodies,the closed length is too long for the rest of the setup,and requires a lot of messing around,and you need to have them modified to run pin/pin to suit the Gwyn Lewis system.

I was guessing I'd need to go better springs.... Atm I'm running Bilsteins in the rear and standard in the front with HD front Springs and normal rears.....

My list so far was for
Shocks (OME....??)
Springs (no idea yet)
Gwyn Lewis (GL) Rear shock mount
GL front shock towers (+2") with dislocation cones and HD securing ring
GL Rear dislocation cones with the hook
GL Spring Retainers
New Brake lines
Prop shafts??? would need to see once its all in
Slotted swivel housings to correct castor
rear trailing arms.... cranked or rose jointed..
relocate fuel filter
Adjustable A-Frame Ball Joint - Greasable (GL or similar)

Obviously you could swap and change the GL products for similar from Terrafirma or other places....

Originally Posted by saiken

Obviously you could swap and change the Gwyn Lewis products for similar from Terrafirma or other places....

Yeah but nobody in their right mind swaps Gwyn Lewis stuff for the inferior bling from other companies. Photos on GL's website don't do justice to the product.