Which shocks should I run for soft plush ride

[Caleb nelson]

Gday guys I've been searching for ages and have found a direct answer as to what shocks I should run on my discovery 2 I've got no load rated dobinson 20mm springs under it and some cheapo eBay shocks and I'm finding the ride a bit firm and it jiggles over bumps a lot so what I'm after is shockers for stock height as mines purely a road car that will make it ride as nice and soft as you will get with the dobo springs I've looking at either Britpart super gaz, Monroe or bilstein which I heard the bilsteins can be a bit stiff but whatever you all reckon cheers guys👍

[V8Ian]

A vote here for Billies.

[discorevy]

If you want it to have the best standard height ride quality for the road, and you're not planning on taking it on anything more than gravel roads, my personal preference would be:

1: Genuine
2: KYB

Also, to try and emulate the OEM ride quality, keep the tyres load rating not much above standard for suppleness and lower unsprung weight.

[Caleb nelson]

If you want it to have the best standard height ride quality for the road, and you're not planning on taking it on anything more than gravel roads, my personal preference would be:

1: Genuine
2: KYB

Also, to try and emulate the OEM ride quality, keep the tyres load rating not much above standard for suppleness and lower unsprung weight.
Yeah righto I shall have a look at the Kyb and get back to you😁👍

[Caleb nelson]

If you want it to have the best standard height ride quality for the road, and you're not planning on taking it on anything more than gravel roads, my personal preference would be:

1: Genuine
2: KYB

Also, to try and emulate the OEM ride quality, keep the tyres load rating not much above standard for suppleness and lower unsprung weight.

Yeah just had a Look at the Kybs and that might be the way I'll go I'd completely forgot about kyb thankyou very much for help

[Tins]

The ones in a D4..... Sorry, I had to[bigwhistle]

Thing is, D2 is live axle, and soft and plush are not usually associated with live axled 4WDs. If you really want it soft then you need to include springs in your research. If you have stiff springs there's not much a spring damper ( which is what a "shock" really is ) can do about it.

Also, does the car have SLS?

[discorevy]

Thing is, D2 is live axle, and soft and plush are not usually associated with live axled 4WDs. If you really want it soft then you need to include springs in your research. If you have stiff springs there's not much a spring damper ( which is what a "shock" really is ) can do about it.

Also, does the car have SLS?

The other thing is (the original thing), the OP stated he had Dobinsons standard rate springs, so not too stiff.

The way I read it was that it is springs all round.

A lot of D2's suspensions have been butchered over the years by those that have gone the "lift it and stiffen it " path, without proper research.

A standard suspended D2 without Bullbar, winches LT tyres etc, while not as compliant ( or complex ) as a D4 in the suspension department, is still a nice ride, just the standard front sway bar makes it feel harsher than Classic Rangie or D1, under some conditions.

[Slunnie]

The biggest influence on ride harshness is the shock bump rate and I think the next biggest influence is the tyre carcass, tyre pressure, then the spring rate. The problem is that when you buy shocks, the only info for most shocks that you will get is anecdotal information from users of the shock. The problem is that the feedback is subjective and this is compounded by the variability in vehicles. My heavy vehicle might like Bilsteins, but your like vehicile might not. You will also be hard pressed to get the shock rates out of the manufacturer, and if you do, it probably wont be in a comparable form.

I would look to buy one of the many adjustable shocks on the market (that are not foam cell), and click the clickers until you find a rate that you like. But you have to check that the clicker will adjust the bump, and not only the rebound.

Some manufacturers like ARB/Old Man Emu have a comfort spec shock and an alternative control type shock, so the comfort spec there might also work.

This said, the rear of the D2 needs a lot of damping because of the weight on it and it being further behind the axle which makes it harder to control. The front is normal.

[Redback]

If you're not giving the car a lift, OEM all the way, if Land rover made a 50mm lift kit, I would have installed it in a heartbeat.

[Caleb nelson]

The biggest influence on ride harshness is the shock bump rate and I think the next biggest influence is the tyre carcass, tyre pressure, then the spring rate. The problem is that when you buy shocks, the only info for most shocks that you will get is anecdotal information from users of the shock. The problem is that the feedback is subjective and this is compounded by the variability in vehicles. My heavy vehicle might like Bilsteins, but your like vehicile might not. You will also be hard pressed to get the shock rates out of the manufacturer, and if you do, it probably wont be in a comparable form.

I would look to buy one of the many adjustable shocks on the market (that are not foam cell), and click the clickers until you find a rate that you like. But you have to check that the clicker will adjust the bump, and not only the rebound.

Some manufacturers like ARB/Old Man Emu have a comfort spec shock and an alternative control type shock, so the comfort spec there might also work.

This said, the rear of the D2 needs a lot of damping because of the weight on it and it being further behind the axle which makes it harder to control. The front is normal.
Yeah no worries thankyou very much for the info I still haven’t changed my eBay specials as life has been a bit hectic but I went into a mates paddock the other day and the disco flicked side to side really nasty so i definitely want to change my shocks now as they don’t seem to be doing much.

[AK83]

...... I went into a mates paddock the other day and the disco flicked side to side really nasty so i definitely want to change my shocks now as they don’t seem to be doing much.

Not sure how much you know(or don't) about LR suspension, but this is also the kind of effect you would feel when the watts link is worn too. One way to test the watts link is to shake/push the rear quarter panel of the D2(that is up/down and sideways) and you should hear a slight clunk from a loose/worn bush.