Thread: Rear shocks Bilstein vs LandRover

Thanks for the recommendation but as Graeme said no known shocks on EFS website for l322. Thanks for the pm too. :-) If I was going to try and adapt something it would be a Koni heavy track or raid. But it looks like the shock top mount isn't standard. The bottom is. Not sure if the top plate can be taken off and put on the top of another shock.

Originally Posted by Blade74

Thanks for the recommendation but as Graeme said no known shocks on EFS website for l322.
Thanks for the pm too. :-)
If I was going to try and adapt something it would be a Koni heavy track or raid.
But it looks like the shock top mount isn't standard.
The bottom is.
Not sure of the top plate can be taken of and put on the top of another shock.

Damn, sorry mate I was told different 6months ago when I was exploring new car options. Sorry for the bum steer

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No worries at all. It's good to have different recommendations and discussions. I wonder if the top plate of the shock comes of and can be put into a normal shock?
If so we could find out what he compressed and extended lengths are and try a different brand shock.

The top plate has its own part# (costs around $100 each!) so definitely can be removed but might have to invest $ in getting a shock valved decently for the L322.

Yeah that might be tough. Without being custom. I'm not sure how well a shock for a defender or land cruiser etc would be if it had the right lengths.
Koni Raids would be awesome.

I have some Bilstein ones to go in mine. Once I have fitted them I will report back.

Thanks Big Jon,
I reckon with Koni Raids there wouldn't be too many rear shock issues when people do lots of miles on corrugated roads. If we could work out a model to suit. Even models with CVD could swap them out if they wanted to do a big inland trip towing and carrying a lot.
Plus of they're like the heavy track they do have a bit of adjustment in them so could play with them a bit to see how they go without actually revalving them.

Originally Posted by Blade74

Even models with CVD could swap them out if they wanted to do a big inland trip towing and carrying a lot.

I expect that at least dummy circuits but possibly dummy loads would need to be installed for the removed shocks to convince the CVD ecu to keep operating the front CVDs rather than shut-up shop and leave the fronts 100% firm. I intend determining what it takes to fool the ecu as well as what it takes to make the CVDs 100% soft.