Thread: Shocks for ex army series land rover.

G'day lrover7 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
The original shockers for the Ex Army's are Monroe Whylie, with the Genuine Rover No of R508042 front and R508043 rear, [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] the later Supersession No. was 90508042 & 90508043 they were also available from British Off Road a few years ago under an aftermarket brand of "Cofap" fronts were 64901L12741 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img] I havn't got the rear No's sorry, These Shockers are listed under the Series 2a,& 3 "1 Ton Model" these vehicles were not sold to the public in Australia, but were supplied to the Military [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif[/img]
If you are going to use long travel shockers DO NOT remove the Check Straps from the rear suspension as the long shackles will go "Overcentre" on one side or the other and you will have a 3" body lift on one side 8O that can only be fixed by using a high lift jack and jacking and prising it back into position [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img] the momroe's on my ex-army 2a GS are still OK after 13 years, the "HEAVY DUTY" shockers listed by Four Wheel Drives in Melbourne are $71.50 Ea just check that they are for the X army or 1ton :wink:

JD wrote :
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>My experience is that the 110 rear shockers do NOT fit. Their compressed length is more than the standard ones, so you bottom on the shocks rather than the spring stops, limiting suspension travel. They do, however, bolt straight on.
JD[/b][/quote]

JD - was this with extended shackles ?
i've had no dramas with them on the ex army. The axle hits the bump stops first (and i have removed the 2" bump stop spacer).
I've even thought about cutting the bump stop rubbers in half to get more travel. However i dont know how far you can push leaf springs, ATM they look like a compound bow when compressed. Not pretty.