Reply With Quotere ride height - is the LHS lower than the right ? If so they may be designed so vehicle is even when driven (as is usual) with just the driver on board.
Master
G'day All
For those of you who have been following the project thread on "Princess Fiona" you will know that I recently purchased and installed new springs and shoks.
I brought Rancho RS5000 shoks and Tough Dog springs.
Has anyone used this combination and if so what were the results?
What is the general readers thoughts on both of these products?
From first installation there was a "knocking"sound in the front right corner. After a couple of days this could be "Felt"
under my feet on the drivers side.
Visual inspection revealed nothing so on Saturday with a mate bouncing the front right up and down I went searching. Given that the vehicle has only travelled 38,000k I discounted control arm rubbers or forward knuckles. Useing my hands on the suspension components I traced the "knock" to the front shok.I now suspect that the piston and seal assembly has never been tightened up on the shaft end and its "flogging" up and down within the shok body.
4Wd1 have been good about it and have supplied another shok to fit.
Anyone with any "war" stories please do tell.
Incidentally the springs seem ok but there is at least a 10-15mm variation in hieght from left side to right.
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Subscriberre ride height - is the LHS lower than the right ? If so they may be designed so vehicle is even when driven (as is usual) with just the driver on board.
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
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1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
Swaggie
I would never buy ranchos personally. A mate ripped the eyes off both (brand new) shocks on one trip. Granted they were 80-series shocks on a RR/LR hybrid but that doesn't make a difference. The welding was atrocious - just fusion/spot welded, not double-welded like most other shocks.
Master
Oh crap, looks like I might have made a bad choice. What would most ppl fit?
Vlad, Passenger side is down so you might be right.
ForumSage
I don't have them at the moment, but the majority of opinion seem to be Bilstein.
Master
I had some tough dogs in my GrandVitara (2" lift) and lets just day they were pretty darn average... I think I will be going to kingspings for my D110 upgrade!
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SubscriberCan we frame this response please people.Originally Posted by Stevo_62
It's bound to happen one day !
It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".
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1993 Defender 110 ute "Doris"
1994 Range Rover Vogue LSE "The Luxo-Barge"
1994 Defender 130 HCPU "Rolly"
1996 Discovery 1
current
1995 Defender 130 HCPU and Suzuki GSX1400
Swaggie
SubscriberI have RS5000 ranchos on the Disco, they last about 20,000ks, i'm going pro-comp.
The Rancho importer here in Sydney won't fit them to Landrovers, need i say more.
Baz.
Cheers Baz.
2011 Discovery 4 SE 2.7L
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1967 Series IIa 109 (Farm Truck)
2007 BMW R1200GS
1979 BMW R80/7
1983 BMW R100TIC Ex ACT Police
1994 Yamaha XT225 Serow
G'day id recomend billsteins there been in my rangie for f$%& nows how long and they ride great even with the new 2in springs il replace em 1 day and when i do il put billsteins back in...
cheersnbeers4 now
chris...
Fossicker
May be worth also checking shock mountings - I had OME shocks that started knocking at the front. Visually everything looked OK but I discovered that the lower mounting bolts on both sides had become loose (presumably from compaction of the poly washers) and worn away the holes in the lower mounting brackets with resultant knocking. The OME washers did not look to be proper fit either which might have had something to do with it. Now have Bilsteins - no complaints.
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