Thread: suspension questions

You don't mention which vehicle?

Dislocation cones are a gimmick. Spacers are also not a good idea.

As for shocks, personally I would only fit koni or bilstein.

Hi

Lifting or more correctly running longer travel suspension is fraught with various issues unless you do it right. Caster correction, bump stops, mounts, modded radius arms. If you don't need 'em don't go there.

You can't just fit longer shocks 'cause well there longer and the mounts need to be spaced that much further apart. You can get around this in a compromised fashion by running extended bump stops, with this inhibits what you are trying to achieve.

Isuzu rover is right dislocation cones are no good, they let the back wobble around in a unrestrained fashion. Get longer springs like flexi coil or some other custom stuff.

What concerns me is your talking about stuffed shocks, so what condition are your bushes: pan hard, radius, tie ends, etc, king pin bearings, even steering box? Lifting (aka longer shocks) will make this 10x worse and everything must be 100%, before embarking on that track.

Just running a well set up suspension is all you may need, often your thinking I need a lift but its just your springs that have sagged and other worn stuff that ruining the ride.

Clive

Search! This question comes up at least once a fortnight lately. There is a ton of info in here.

Don't patch it up if it's an on-road car...... do it once, do it right and it will last you for many years.

Forget the spacers & cones. 2" is plenty enough lift and legal for 110 or D1.

Again assuming this is a 110 or D1, new springs, shocks and oem suspension bushes (if a full change of these is required), should be under $2500 fitted.

Go to an LR specialist, they'll be more efficient than the local 4X4 corner shop particularly with the bushes.

Take care not to take too much notice of fancy magazine ads and articles.