rear shock mounts

[Lumbering Jack]

Having a bit of bother,  I've recently put a set of +2" springs all round on my 130 and I'm in a bit of a quandry over what to do shocks wise.

I do quite often carry a lot of weight and a few people have said that  many of the usual shocks might not be upto the abuse weight wise.

I've seen front turrets that can have two shocks fitted but up to now haven't seen rear ones that can be double shocked. Does anyone know if they exist?

Also has anyone had anything to do with the paddocks -2" rear shock mounts?  Feel this might end up being the way forward but on standar length heavy duty shocks.

[L90OOK]

Personally I'd fit THESE or Old Man Emu Shocks with a pair of HD shock dropper plate.

Putting two shocks on could well over dampen the rear end, go with a new decent setup first.  If you are still not satisfied then fit a second shock.

[Guardian.]

our 110 had to have some sco.@an -2" rear shock mounts, we put a 2" lift on, and the rears were almot fully extended at rest due to the hd springs, so kept banging over bumps.

[zulublue]

IMO, I dont think the shocks will make a massive difference as they are there to dampen bumps and holes, to assist with pure weight I think the best way is to to fit stronger springs, OME etc.
You can compress a shocker by hand so it will not offer a great improvement on carried weight.

Look at your springs first there are different strength springs on offer, I.E if you have a HD Winch and Bumper.

Mark.

[Lumbering Jack]

our 110 had to have some sco.@an -2" rear shock mounts, we put a 2" lift on, and the rears were almot fully extended at rest due to the hd springs, so kept banging over bumps.

Have a feeling mine could be similar - had to jack rear axle up to meet the bottom of the shocks as they were at least 2" away even under it's own weight.  

Could it be worth going for longer shocks and lower mounts and then dislocators if needed?

Do like the idea of Britpart as they seem good value for money generally, not sure if can stretch to OME's yet though.

[Lumbering Jack]

IMO, I dont think the shocks will make a massive difference as they are there to dampen bumps and holes, to assist with pure weight I think the best way is to to fit stronger springs, OME etc.
You can compress a shocker by hand so it will not offer a great improvement on carried weight.

Look at your springs first there are different strength springs on offer, I.E if you have a HD Winch and Bumper.

Mark.

Cheers Mark

I went for the Britpart +2" springs all round , not sure what weight fronts are but they are biggest they did.  The rears are 500kg and are monsters. Reckon with correct length shocks, the back could be sitting somewhere between 3 and 4 inches taller than standard.

can anyone recommend which shock mounts to go for?  Have only managed to find paddocks ones so far.

[zulublue]

I am not a fan of the -2" shock mounts as it just compresses the shocker , ok you get the extra travel, but loose on the compression side of things.

I dont understand how you think the car is 3-4" lift when you state +2", have you put a body lift on also?

[Guardian.]

THE 110 / 130 LIFT HIGHER ON THE REAR LIKE HE SAYS, DUE TO THE HEAVIER DUTY REAR SPRINGS, UNLIKE THE 90'S.
MY 110 HAS LIFTED A GOOD INCH OVER THE 2" (STATED)LIFT ON THE BACK, IM GONNA PUT SOME 20MM SPACERS IN THE FRONT TO LEVEL HER OUT, AS ITS NOT GOING TO BE CARRYING HEAVY LOADS THAT MUCH.

[L90OOK]

I am not a fan of the -2" shock mounts as it just compresses the shocker , ok you get the extra travel, but loose on the compression side of things.

I dont understand how you think the car is 3-4" lift when you state +2", have you put a body lift on also?

Don't forget it is a 2" lift over new ride height so it may look like a 3-4" lift when replacing old sagging springs :D

Shock droppers are brilliant.  They stop the shocks from extending to far & not working at all  :roll:
As for limiting the compression, I have larger tyres & extended bump stops so compression is limited by these factors not the shock  8)

[Muddy]

Shock droppers are quick fix and offer no more actual travel.

Yes they allow the axle to drop further but do not allow it to come up as far, you need both of 'droop' and 'bump' to get suspension that works well offroad.

[Range Rover Blues]

You should be able to fit plus 2" shocks and still reach the bump stops safely, not sure if you can with dropped mounts.

I like ProComp though I find them a bit crashy when new.

Whether it's OME, Billies, DeCarbon or Procomp to name a few, they all work harder than the LR parts, worth it for towing.

[Lumbering Jack]

Thanks for all your advice guys,

just need to get sorted and order bits now.  have just found out that britpart now do their cellular dynamic shocks in+2" so just waiting on price for comparison