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Thread: Rear shocks Bilstein vs LandRover

  1. 7th August 2016, 06:04 AM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by rar110 View Post
    I spoke to Bilstein Australia about 3 mths ago about front shocks. They said they stopped selling front shocks for the L322 and sport/discovery as they weren't suitable for Australian conditions. Too many failures. The front shock is entirely different. However I would talk to the Australian distributor before buying their rears for the L322.
    Think this is still true in 2024?

    I'm considering the standard height Bilstein 24-060462 for my D2a V8 2003
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    Quote Originally Posted by MAF Diver View Post
    Think this is still true in 2024?

    I'm considering the standard height Bilstein 24-060462 for my D2a V8 2003
    Are you aware this thread is about L322 Range Rover shocks, nothing to do with Disco 2s.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TonyC View Post
    Are you aware this thread is about L322 Range Rover shocks, nothing to do with Disco 2s.

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    Rar said in this thread:

    "They said they stopped selling front shocks for the L322 and sport/discovery as they weren't suitable for Australian conditions. "
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  5. 19th July 2024, 01:22 PM #35
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    Discovery 3 & 4.
    AFAIK it was only these and the L320 RRS, not the L322. The D3/4 and L320 have very short shock travel because the shocks are mounted around the middle of the lower wishbone whereas the L322's shocks bottom mount is close to the wheel which requires the shock to have longer travel.
    BTW I have Bilstein CVDs front and rear on my MY12 L322.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    Discovery 3 & 4.
    AFAIK it was only these and the L320 RRS, not the L322. The D3/4 and L320 have very short shock travel because the shocks are mounted around the middle of the lower wishbone whereas the L322's shocks bottom mount is close to the wheel which requires the shock to have longer travel.
    BTW I have Bilstein CVDs front and rear on my MY12 L322.
    I put a pair of Bilsteins on the back about 9 months ago. Still got the old ones. Anyone know of anybody who can reco them? Seems a waste just to throw them out.
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    The shocks are welded, not designed to be disassembled to be overhaulted.

    I had to revisit one of my old, not yet discarded front struts a few days ago to recover a BWI air-spring that I had fitted prior to replacing the struts with Bilstein shocks fitted with Dunlop air-springs just over 3 years ago. One of the Dunlop springs had been leaking for a while from either under the bottom clamp or from the fold just above the clamp, with no sign of there having been dirt that gets behind the main fold which I frequently pressure-clean away at full height. Apart from the spring only lasting 3 years, I have the annoying BWI top bearing rattle back again, but as LR springs are very expensive for just the spring, I'm not about to replace the BWI spring.

    The Dunlop springs have a smaller diameter lower housing for the strut seals which won't hold any air if fitted to a LR or BWI spring. The Dunlop shaft seals need to be coaxed down from the top into their recess after the spring has been fitted whereas the LR/BWI springs require the seals to be fitted to the shaft before the spring is fitted.
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