Thread: shocks...

Surprised at the negative on the OME as I ran them on the 110 and did all of Len Beadells roads plus a heso of desert work and they never let me down. The fronts got so hot on one trip thst the yellow psint glazed but the shock still worked perfectly. Certsinly never snapped one so it mskes me wonder abour the weight and speed people might be doing.

Now runing Superior remote res set up like others on here and very happy. Changed as the OME ones I had struggled with the weight the 130 can carry.

Originally Posted by nugge t

Now runing Superior remote res set up like others on here and very happy. Changed as the OME ones I had struggled with the weight the 130 can carry.

Are you running the land cruiser remote res superior shocks? Get them re valved at all?

Originally Posted by Danjeffery

Are you running the land cruiser remote res superior shocks? Get them re valved at all?

I will answer that, he got the rears revalved to what i saud earlier, said it made a big difference. Have a look in nuggets build thread for the info

anyone had experiences with the terrafirma expeditions: Terrafirma Shock Absorbers - Big Bore Expedition Shocks Accessories for Land Rover Vehicles

the appear to be very simple and robust from what i read.

Originally Posted by nugge t

Surprised at the negative on the OME as I ran them on the 110 and did all of Len Beadells roads plus a heso of desert work and they never let me down. The fronts got so hot on one trip thst the yellow psint glazed but the shock still worked perfectly. Certsinly never snapped one so it mskes me wonder abour the weight and speed people might be doing.

Now runing Superior remote res set up like others on here and very happy. Changed as the OME ones I had struggled with the weight the 130 can carry.

I am very happy with my OME Nitrochargers. However, I run pin to pin shocks at the rear.

Only saw this thread when it popped up in my email. Probably too late for the originator .

Used to kill shockies up in Gulf, inland and desert corrugations in the D2. New sets would only last 10-20 000 km.

Ended up paying the big bucks and fitting Bilsteins. Never had another problem.

With LT traction control, (TC) one knows when the shockies cook/quit. Over corrugations the TC starts chattering earlier and earlier in the day. With the Billies subject to the same treatment, if it was a really hot day 36+ they might start just before quit time of say 1600. only other shockies that can cope as far as I know are the separate reservoir type. Those Billies did over a 100 000 km, went with D2 to whomever its new owner was.

When the SVX came up for new shockies, originals didn't last long, no question Bilsteins :0)

Deffie's on and off road behavior improved immediately, and the "gas" provided and extra 12mm+ lift.

Cheers

RF

Originally Posted by nugge t

Surprised at the negative on the OME as I ran them on the 110 and did all of Len Beadells roads plus a heso of desert work and they never let me down. The fronts got so hot on one trip thst the yellow psint glazed but the shock still worked perfectly. Certsinly never snapped one so it mskes me wonder abour the weight and speed people might be doing.

Now runing Superior remote res set up like others on here and very happy. Changed as the OME ones I had struggled with the weight the 130 can carry.

Whenever mine snapped I wasn’t doing anything with speed or weight of a ridiculous amount. They are just rubbish. Were you running pin/pin in the rears when you had OME? I was running eye/pin rears

I was running eye/pin at the rear. Rears never discoloured from heat, only the fronts. Worst I ever had was having to replace a set of bushes after a lot of cross open desert work.