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cheers for the info guys ..
Im still on the fence on what to order , I looked at the terrafirma adjustable like mentioned , but then thought Id end up messing with them all the time , Id weather have something that does the job and I can forget about ..
at the moment Id like to fit yellow shocks , as I think they would look good ...lol... so that leaves me with old man emu , blistine , or brit part super gaz ... I think that I can afford to spend a little more so Im thinking either ome or blistine .. does anyone know which is the better of the two , and which would be better on original LR springs . .
cheers ..
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Hi all ..
I have a defender 110 td5 99
My other post I was looking for advice on springs , have now sorted this , original land rover take offs ...
I am now looking for a shock to complement them , I thought about again take offs , but was wondering about peoples experience with other units .. I have been considering Super Gaz , ome , Blistein yeah I like the yellow look lol ..
we are going to be using our defender for "light overland / touring use " we ave a month in scotland this year , and prob the alps next year , be carrying camping and climbing gear , and the family , expecting snow , maybe heavy at times , not intending to do heavy off road tho ..
Im happy to pay a little extra for a shock if it can be justified, the super gaz just seems very cheap like the springs ..
so would be happy on thoughts and recommendations ....
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I was thinking as we are likely to be doing a lot of miles it might be worth investing in a little better shock ..
ones which always come up are either ome or blistine , both yellow and would be a good colour match lol .. but seriously have any of you guys used them .. cheers ..
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I might have to give them another call 🤔
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I ordered some form LR surplus ..
cheers guys ...
now I just need to work out what shocks to get .. ? 🤔
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I will be hunting for some take offs then ...
☝🏽@Diff , the brit part shocks you took off , did you not get them replaced or refunded , they have a two year warrantee , you could do that every 20 months and you'll have springs for life lol ...
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I will have to have a check to see if I can get some good take offs ... but I would want like new really ..
Terrafirma , how have you found them ? I thought these was much the same as the britpart stuff from what people are saying ..
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I will give them a call in the morning , and see what they say
cheers , much appreciated ...
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I will 👍🏽
Gotts ? Will have a google
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I don’t know Keith and Richard 🤷🏻♂️
Still pondering over this , I did call a couple of shops to try and gauge things a bit better , tho the places I called recommended britparts springs .. and Terrafirma shocks
what was said , was unless I was driving over Africa britpart springs would be fine , two places said much the same ..
I’m sure the genuine Land Rover springs would be best , but I’d rather pay britpart prices lol .. I did think that there so cheap it wouldn’t be too much of an issue to change them if they failed ? And have two years warranty...
has anyone had a spring fail , or sag from the off ? Has anyone had much experience with the springs ?
Id rather not buy secondhand ones if I can help it , will have a clean up on mine , and see if I can measure the sag .. but mine do look pretty bad ..
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just having a look , seems like genuine land rover springs are expensive , I could buy a set of ome or alike ..
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oh , is brit part stuff that bad ?... after looking at some of the reviews I thought they seemed ok ?
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cheers guys , much appreciated .. Im going to go for the standard springs ..
there are lots of makes , I was thinking some britpart ones from paddock , fitted with a set of super gas shocks .. they seem cheap enough , and if any of them fail they have 2 years warrantee ..
any thoughts on these springs or shocks ..
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I thought that blistein made for a hard ride , more so than ome ?
One shop said not to go for ome , as they are so hard , and mainly for heavy laid motors .. ?
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I thought as much ..
what should I be replacing them with .. ?
And was wondering what is a good shock ... cheers ..
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Hi all
im looking for some advice with springs / shocks for my defender 110 td5
Im looking to swap these out as they had an advisory on them with the mot , and they are looking pretty rusty .. the current springs are hard to see what they were as most of the paint has gone , tho on the front of the front springs I could see yellow , thought they might have been HD but the bk of the spring seems to be black .. so im guessing they are standard .
what Id like help with , is should I replace them with standard duty springs , medium duty , heavy duty ? or a combination , I have been advised from different shops , people all different stuff .. I understand that one spring isn't going to do everything but im looking for some middle ground ..
My defender is a 110 , has full checker plate , hd steering guard , hd steering rods , fitted with a steel basket type roof rack 3/4 size , im going to be using it for some mountaineering trips away , so will be carrying camping gear, tents etc , sleeping bags, climbing equipment , maybe the odd snowboard ... the family , wife , daughter, two boys (20 ,11, 6 years old) and just the normal stuff for these type of trips ...
Im not towing anything , and I dont have a winch , im not really planning on any heavy off road , but am expecting snow, heavy at times..
Im guessing that normal standard springs , with a good shock would be ok ? , or should I be looking a HD springs .. What are good makes , and what to stay away from ..
cheers all , any advice be appreciated
i have attached some pics of the front shocks taken from the back and front , the yellow seems to only be on the front , the rear springs are black ..
New shocks, now .. ?
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cheers guys ...
been away for a few day .. , lol i might buy some yellow paint .. im still on the fence on what to buy atm ... maybe some take offs , are after markets make much of a difference to the ride ..