Shocks for ex army series land rover.

[lrover7]

Hi all.
Does anyone know where you can buy new shocks for ex army series land rovers.The ones to fit extended spring shackles.
Thanks Wayne.

[crossy]

i fitted county units to the front of mine.
When i bought the beast it had stockies fitted(not army) and would top out very easily.
i have removed the front bump stop spacers and still have travel left in the county shocks at full articulation.
dont know about the rear.

BTW - fit early rangie flex brake lines as the original army length arnt up to the job when you fit longer shocks and do a few mods.

[abaddonxi]

Looks like you've already seen the ones up on ebay.

Simon

[LandyAndy]

Hi Wayne
You can use rear Defender shocks on the rear,well they will fit and are longer travel.
I made up fitting wich is an eye(off an old front shocky) with 2 nuts welded on,you then can use the longer Series 3 rear shocks on the front with this device screwed on the shocky to convert it to eye/eye.
You probably have found out that most suspension shops dont no much about Series landys
Andrew

[crossy]

this is good series suspension tech :

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/...ghlight=springs (http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modules/phpBB2/viewtopic.php't=37883&highlight=springs)

[lrover7]

Hi Crossy.
Thanks for the reply.I will try the County shocks if i can't get the original ones.I've also thought of going back to the standard shackles and shocks.
Thanks again Wayne.

[lrover7]

Hi Andrew.
Thanks for the reply. This gives me a few more options now.I tried Fourwheel Drives in Melbourne For the series ones but they can't help me.They have the standard shocks listed on ebay at a good price.
Wayne

[crossy]

lrover7 - don't go back to stock. it sucks, is crap, and a complete w.o.f.t.

another idea for the rear is to fit front spring clamp plates to the bottom of the springs. This will allow you to fit twin eye shocks. Twin eye shocks are the go as they allow for more travel and with the front plates on the rear you can also fit longer shocks!

[crossy]

also - be carefull with that melbourne mob.
you can get some good bargains from them. (their ebay stuff )
but they can also rip you off blind. - especially when buying second hand unseen.

they should also know all about army shocks, i went through this with them about two years ago :roll:

[LandyAndy]

Hi Crossy
The Defender rear shocks bolt straight on to the rear no mods,they are gas and have heaps more travel than the series jobbie.The conversion I made which is very simple is for the fronts to use rear Series 3 shocks,very easy with basic welding skills,once you have made the "bolt on eye" you just keep transfering it when you replace shockies.
This setup is on my "Toy" which I have converted to army hangers all round plus increased the "dumb irons" size to match army specs.
Andrew

[UncleHo]

G'day lrover7 style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif
The original shockers for the Ex Army's are Monroe Whylie, with the Genuine Rover No of R508042 front and R508043 rear, style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif the later Supersession No. was 90508042 & 90508043 they were also available from British Off Road a few years ago under an aftermarket brand of "Cofap" fronts were 64901L12741 style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif I havn't got the rear No's sorry, These Shockers are listed under the Series 2a,& 3 "1 Ton Model" these vehicles were not sold to the public in Australia, but were supplied to the Military style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif
If you are going to use long travel shockers DO NOT remove the Check Straps from the rear suspension as the long shackles will go "Overcentre" on one side or the other and you will have a 3" body lift on one side 8O that can only be fixed by using a high lift jack and jacking and prising it back into position style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif the momroe's on my ex-army 2a GS are still OK after 13 years, the "HEAVY DUTY" shockers listed by Four Wheel Drives in Melbourne are $71.50 Ea just check that they are for the X army or 1ton :wink:

[Lucy]

What do you need shocks for, broken it already? style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif The miltary shackles etc on it are new, but you can have the original cut down ones if you want, they are still sitting in the shed. If you are worried that it is a bit soft, you will find that the owner before me removed several leaves from the springs. But you don't really need to carry 1.5 tonnes do you 8O

Justin

[lrover7]

Hi Justin.
No its not broken yet.Still runs like a Swiss watch.I just want to renew a few more items to keep it in top shape.I've only done a bit over 100 ks in it so far and hope to get it into the garage shortly.Have you started work on your series 2a yet.
Wayne.

[lrover7]

Hi Uncleho.
Thanks for the reply.The part no. will come in handy when i shop around for them.
Wayne.

[JDNSW]

My experience is that the 110 rear shockers do NOT fit. Their compressed length is more than the standard ones, so you bottom on the shocks rather than the spring stops, limiting suspension travel. They do, however, bolt straight on.
JD

[crossy]

JD wrote :
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>My experience is that the 110 rear shockers do NOT fit. Their compressed length is more than the standard ones, so you bottom on the shocks rather than the spring stops, limiting suspension travel. They do, however, bolt straight on.
JD[/b][/quote]

JD - was this with extended shackles ?
i've had no dramas with them on the ex army. The axle hits the bump stops first (and i have removed the 2" bump stop spacer).
I've even thought about cutting the bump stop rubbers in half to get more travel. However i dont know how far you can push leaf springs, ATM they look like a compound bow when compressed. Not pretty.