Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
I dunno, I have never touched ARB stuff since I remember the principal Alan Brown? ( many years ago) doing an interview and stating that Land Rover didn't know what they were doing with spring rates and they had to be much stiffer. They AFAIK do not publish the spring rates either so you get a pig in a poke, a stiff one at that.

With a philosophy like that I wouldn't deal with them, as if I wanted a ride like a Jeep I would have bought a Jeep.

I also recall them saying that Monroe Wyley ( who made their shocks)had no idea about shock rates and the OME shocks were revalved so they would match their springs.

Well I did buy OME shocks once many years ago and they were OK but quite stiff , IMHO so that buyers could FEEL a difference.

I currently have a set of Monroe Sensatrac and they are fine by me , having been around OZ and having some big dents that would have killed my Billies.

So ARB to me stands for Always Reliable for BS.
Regards Philip A
Anthony Brown

They do quote spring rates, like Kings and Lovells its just not in the catalogue - ask and ye shall receive.

Old Rangies had a soft ride but rolled like the QEII, Anthony travelled loaded to the hilt so wasnt any good when like that...

Their spring rates are within 10lb of King springs, which people like...

Their shocks back then had 2 valving options, which ones did you have?
Monroe shocks were terrible back then, and OME did revalve them, now they work with Monroe (and the current Monroe offroad shocks use the valving set up designed by OME engineers)

Cheers