Terra Firma shocks

[V8MoneyPit]

Having had my Rough Country shocks fail in 5 months (the shafts went rusty after a few weeks of use on the road!), I have just bitten the bullet and ordered Terra Firma dampers in +2" fronts and +5" rears along with pin mounts for the rear.

This way the front springs shouldn't dislocate (I have Gwyn Lewis 2" spacers) and I can make use of my Gwyn Lewis relocation/hook doodahs on the rear. Currently, the rear springs only dislocate by about 1" with +2" Rough Country dampers.

I will build it all in, then articulate the axle to check rear prop shaft binding...... then go out and buy a prop shaft 'cos it will almost certainly not work!!

Only had the thing 'finished' for 5 months and I'm already modding it further  :roll: :lol:

[Axetamer]

I've got the +5.5 pin to pins on mine as well ( front and rears), well pleased with them, Only slight gripe is the expanding rubber gaiters on the rears tear up and perferate quite quickly.

[Range Rover Blues]

If you fit shockers that long, do they "bottom out" before the axle hits the bump stop?  I figured tyhat my LSE could take plus 2 1/2" and still reach the bump stops (which is does when it's parked).

[auf_wiedersehen_pet]

I've got the +5.5 pin to pins on mine as well ( front and rears), well pleased with them, Only slight gripe is the expanding rubber gaiters on the rears tear up and perferate quite quickly.

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[V8MoneyPit]

If you fit shockers that long, do they "bottom out" before the axle hits the bump stop?  I figured tyhat my LSE could take plus 2 1/2" and still reach the bump stops (which is does when it's parked).

The articulation was carefully checked without springs fitted during the build with the Rough Country dampers, so I am planning on checking the compressed length against each other before fitting the new ones. Hopefully, this will give me a clue as to whether I've got a bump problem or not. I'll let you know the measurements as soon as I get round to the job.

[Axetamer]

I fitted the Gwyn lewis challenge shock mounts, (well the complete whole challenge setup to be truthful but don't tell the Mrs), the mounts are further forward than the standard eye/bush setup LR use, so the travel of the shock on the upward stroke is accounted for with no bottoming out. I'm using standard bump stops and have had no problems with fouling with 265/75/16 special tracks on standard modulars with no spacers. on the downward travel the relocators have a hook which catches the last coil on the springs (+2") limiting the stroke.

As I said I've the complete package on mine and the only trouble has been the gaiters wearing quickly, the polybush from the trailing arm to chassis takes some punishment too, I split one of the blue ones...I have  Gwyn's cranked trailing arms fitted as well.

I went back to standard LR bushes on the front radius arms for a while,  where the axle attaches but ripped the centers out of them in a couple of offroading trips..so have gone back to polybushes.....

[V8MoneyPit]

Thanks for the help. All useful stuff. I'm hoping the shocks will arrive today, but I don't know when I'll get a chance to fit them  :roll:

[V8MoneyPit]

Shocks and top mounts arrived.... missing half the bushes  :roll: Anyway, the supplier is sorting it out and the missing parts should be with me later this week.

[Saffy]

missing half the bushes  

for the love  

[Range Rover Blues]

I went back to standard LR bushes on the front radius arms for a while,  where the axle attaches but ripped the centers out of them in a couple of offroading trips..so have gone back to polybushes.....

Sounds like you need to convert ot rose joints or X-Shafts

[Axetamer]

Sounds like you need to convert ot rose joints or X-Shafts

I might in the future, just spent close on 3 grand on 2 ARB's fitted in recon diff from crown diffs, Ashcroft driveshafts, CV's and drive members all round, so gonna be a wee bit skint for a wee while, I've got an R380 short earmarked first though when finances improve!!!!