Thread: L322 touring

Originally Posted by rar110

I should add that I think the L322 3.6 is a fantastically capable & comfortable tourer. I like the rear shock set up for corrugations for three reasons: one the shock sits outside the air spring so has a better opportunity to cool if worked heavily; you can visually inspect/feel the shock for heat/leaks; and the standard rear left and right shock is interchangeable and so only requires one spare.

The rear CVDs fitted to the later L322s can be swapped left to right if the original top bracket is re-used. However the reservoir attached to the side of the shock is at slight risk of being hit by flying rocks from the front wheels although mine get a fair pounding and have survived to now be too soft when towing the van. I could take a worn one without its top bracket as a spare on a remote area trip.

I did a lot of towing with my 4.4sdv8 and did Brisbane to Uluru via the Plenty, with the wife and tin lids and had a brilliant trip with no issues other than loose battery terminals after the very corrugated Plenty. I did change rear shocks early -80000kms- but then I did own a second hand 21 foot Bushtracker caravan which was close to 2.8t - empty! (Original owner built it with 5 x 80l water tanks)..... never actually filled them of course !

At 108K kms mine's rears were under-damping by a fair margin at 100 kph on badly-undulating surfaces towards the end of the return journey from Alice Springs with my 2.5T van's 300 kg ball weight. Switching DSC off which stiffens the valving halved the bounce but still unsatisfactory. They now feel just a little soft without the van but replacements should arrive before starting a 2-week outback SA trip at the end of next week.

Originally Posted by Graeme

At 108K kms mine's rears were under-damping by a fair margin at 100 kph on badly-undulating surfaces towards the end of the return journey from Alice Springs with my 2.5T van's 300 kg ball weight. Switching DSC off which stiffens the valving halved the bounce but still unsatisfactory. They now feel just a little soft without the van but replacements should arrive before starting a 2-week outback SA trip at the end of next week.

What the damage for two variable dampeners?

498 GBP including freight for Bilsteins ex Duckworths, being approx $930. The fronts are double the price and genuine LR are 50% more ex UK.

Originally Posted by Graeme

498 GBP including freight for Bilsteins ex Duckworths, being approx $930. The fronts are double the price and genuine LR are 50% more ex UK.

That’s a pretty good price.