Installing terrafirma big bore

[PETER PETRAKIEV]

....... What springs are those?

Bearmach Blue Springs Heavy Duty +2" Lift Kit .

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[Jeep Rescue]

Sorry it's a bit late to warn you, but those shocks are junk - IMHO. They rode great for a year and ultimately failed. Granted they were on a heavy 110 and were thrashed, so I am sure that contributed to their failure Two of the shocks were essentially empty and were not providing any dampening. Either way, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I hope you have better success!

[timmy!!!!!!!]

I've been looking at those too. When you guys say they ride nice, how much rougher are they than stock on a scale of 1 to 10? Flex?

David

Ha! I don't even remember the last time I rode in a stock Land Rover. My rover has OME rear springs and SafariGard front progressive springs that give a total of 3inches of lift. The shocks do their job for the roads in New Orleans.

Sorry it's a bit late to warn you, but those shocks are junk - IMHO. They rode great for a year and ultimately failed. Granted they were on a heavy 110 and were thrashed, so I am sure that contributed to their failure Two of the shocks were essentially empty and were not providing any dampening. Either way, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. I hope you have better success!

How heavy was your 110?

[oryxexpeditions]

Ha! I don't even remember the last time I rode in a stock Land Rover. My rover has OME rear springs and SafariGard front progressive springs that give a total of 3inches of lift. The shocks do their job for the roads in New Orleans.

Just trying to get a benchmark for comparison. You have a pretty stiff spring setup already. What shocks were you running before the Terrafirmas?

[ColoDisco]

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How heavy was your 110?

Ditto
Also what spring were you running?

[timmy!!!!!!!]

Just trying to get a benchmark for comparison. You have a pretty stiff spring setup already. What shocks were you running before the Terrafirmas?

I was running some worn out Fox shocks. It actually rides comparably similar to a friend of mine with a RTE 3in. lift with new fox shocks on an 04 disco now.

[Jeep Rescue]

Ha! I don't even remember the last time I rode in a stock Land Rover. My rover has OME rear springs and SafariGard front progressive springs that give a total of 3inches of lift. The shocks do their job for the roads in New Orleans.



How heavy was your 110?

I don't have an exact weight, but it's a tdi, full armor (skids, sliders, bumper), winch, NAS cage, tool drawer in the back, recovery tools, 35" spare tire, spare fuel, gear, etc. The springs I had at the time were M&M from the UK. I am now running TF HD springs front and rear with Fox remote reservoir shocks.

I was initially very happy with shock, but they just didn't last with my abuse.

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[ColoDisco]

Really nice 110! I can see how you punish them. I will keep the fox's in mind if these fail.

[Ray_G]

I've been looking at those too. When you guys say they ride nice, how much rougher are they than stock on a scale of 1 to 10? Flex?

David

Oh man....stock. No idea how to compare it really since I can't recall a the truck in anything close to stock. I'd say if stock is 0 on your scale then these are like 2-3 (depending on springs they are paired with).
I have LR HD springs F&R, progressive coil in the back + rubber isolators top & bottom + the DII rubber shock tower setup on the front-so the right is cushy by all accounts with ok flex (springs had to be retained b/c the shocks will let them unseat).

We'll see how long they last; my truck is def not as heavy as my last build and not even close to Jonathan's.
r-
Ray

[oryxexpeditions]

Oh man....stock. No idea how to compare it really since I can't recall a the truck in anything close to stock. I'd say if stock is 0 on your scale then these are like 2-3 (depending on springs they are paired with).
I have LR HD springs F&R, progressive coil in the back + rubber isolators top & bottom + the DII rubber shock tower setup on the front-so the right is cushy by all accounts with ok flex (springs had to be retained b/c the shocks will let them unseat).

We'll see how long they last; my truck is def not as heavy as my last build and not even close to Jonathan's.
r-
Ray

I read you. The only aftermarket shocks I've used on any of my Rovers are Old Man Emu's. Those are noticeably stiffer than stock, on stock springs. Give good control though. I'm mainly interested in shocks for my Rangie. I like the nice, soft stock springs, and will limit the lift to spring isolators, as with yours. I had this on my old 96 Disco, and liked it with the 245R16 tires. When my stock shocks need replacing (probably now), I'd like to go with some that complement the soft stock springs. Was thinking of standard Bilsteins. . .

BTW: How do you like those LR HD springs? I've been interested in trying those too. . .

David