Shock Absorbers

[greygrapple]

Hello

This might be a dumb question,

I have a 1995 disco, but, can anyone tell me what the difference is between normal Armstrong Shock Absorbers and these De Carbon ones. Besides the price that is??

Thank you for your help

Dave

[muddyweb]

Dave...

Take a look here :  http://forums.mud-club.com/viewtopic.php?t=2762

Might give you a couple of pointers.

[greygrapple]

Tim

Thank you very much for that

dave

[Sharpshooter]

I didnt do them on the 110 in the end. But the disco i have just bought has both De-Carbon shocks/Steering Damper, and genuine Polybush Blues. All i can say is they are fantastic. It handles alot better, doesnt wallow as much and has a much smoother ride overall. :D

[dracula]

Changed all shocks and springs.
De Carbon made a lot of difference, O.K. I know any would have been
an improvement , but body roll is a lot less :D

[colintandy]

get the delphi shockers they re far supierior and are gas not oil that means in simplistic terms you pay more for them but you get a better ride gas is quicker than oil and thus the shockers react much faster than oil shockers oil shockers are prone to over heating and the oil can bubble and foam up under stress thus boiling all the oil properties and making it usless which effects steering and braking  regards colin

[greygrapple]

Thank you to everyone for their information.

Could I ask you something else?
I dont do that much offroad driving, but when I do it does get one hell of a hammering, and then there is the rare occassion when it has to be done at speed.

So for this i was going to get the DeCarbon shocks from MM4x4 (the one they have on special offer) but now reading what some of you have said the Delphi sound better choice.  But if I go for the more serious ones, then surely I will have to replace the springs and bushes aswell? Or do I?
I am new to the discovery world, and this is getting a bit over my head, sorry.

[muddyweb]

Personally speaking, if you are doing something that gives your dampers a hammering, I would take a good look at Old Man Emu.. they are very tough compared to a lot...  bigger shafts you know  :shock:

They are more expensive, but worth it IMHO