Thread: Twin shocks

Originally Posted by Dougal

Unless you're overheating and killing shocks, it's pointless.

Get thee some koni's or bilstiens and have them revalved to suit the load and springs you intend to run. Remember it will ride like a steel tyred wheelbarrow when empty.

That's what I have now, but when touring the rear shocks wont keep bushes in them. I'm trying a poly at the moment which has been extremely successful so far on the front, but a set of rubbers lasted 1 trip and even the poly were clunking after an extended trip. Not even rose joints were up to the task and didn't even see a year out. With duel Bilsteins you can halve the load.

Thanks for your opinions.
just put a set of bilsteins on,bilsteins should cope with what we'll be doing.
there are some mounts on EBAY if anyones interested


CHEERS

TIM...

Originally Posted by rovercare

Actually I'd do it the other way around, you wont chop bushes at all,, actually your less likely to, as the will only be stressed on the rebound OR compression stroke

Comp car don't matter that much, just hit it flat out

no, you are more likely to flog the bushes out if you jam all your rebound valving into one damper.
Slunnie is right.
This is why I use Patrol rubber bushes on the rebound side of Land Rover pins. The rebound I run flogs a Landy bush in no time flat.

If you can halve the forces on each damper, you far far less likely to chop bushes out.

Originally Posted by Slunnie

That's what I have now, but when touring the rear shocks wont keep bushes in them. I'm trying a poly at the moment which has been extremely successful so far on the front, but a set of rubbers lasted 1 trip and even the poly were clunking after an extended trip. Not even rose joints were up to the task and didn't even see a year out. With duel Bilsteins you can halve the load.

Top or bottom bushes?

Nothing on the fronts which are valved 360/80, top and bottoms on the rear which are valved 400/100, but more on the top than the bottome. All mounts are eye.

I've done a few twin rear shock conversions, Defenders and Discos(D1 and D2-Slunnie has seen my twin shock fittout to a D2). About to do my RR. Everyone has improved/ transformed the vehicles ride and control when touring with a load / trailer/ van over dirt roads and even rough bitumen. The second shock is removed during 'normal' weekend trips etc and everyday commuting.

We don't get too involved in revalving, for costs sake etc. I just use twin DeCarbons, Koni's or bilsteins. (FWIW,bilsteins in a twin application in standard valving are way too stiff unloaded)
I use factory top mounts, and fab /weld bottom mounts to axle housing. I run them parrallel like an offroad buggy application. Some even req a rock guard etc fitted to the leading shock.
I would do it, it works well, and really isn't all that expensive. Including the shocks(DeCarbons) and all hardware, mountings, welding etc around $700.00

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

I've done a few twin rear shock conversions, Defenders and Discos(D1 and D2-Slunnie has seen my twin shock fittout to a D2). About to do my RR. Everyone has improved/ transformed the vehicles ride and control when touring with a load / trailer/ van over dirt roads and even rough bitumen. The second shock is removed during 'normal' weekend trips etc and everyday commuting.

We don't get too involved in revalving, for costs sake etc. I just use twin DeCarbons, Koni's or bilsteins. (FWIW,bilsteins in a twin application in standard valving are way too stiff unloaded)
I use factory top mounts, and fab /weld bottom mounts to axle housing. I run them parrallel like an offroad buggy application. Some even req a rock guard etc fitted to the leading shock.
I would do it, it works well, and really isn't all that expensive. Including the shocks(DeCarbons) and all hardware, mountings, welding etc around $700.00

JC

Any piccies so I can copy your mounts

Our club went over the Canning a couple of years ago.
The only car which didn't flog out numerous bushes and break shocks was a 1984 RRC with twin Bilsteins on the back.
One Nissan ended up with a stock RRC shock after his grenaded.
Regards Philip A