Jon White Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 So….my old Pro comps are well past it and now leaking so it’s time for a new set. The only option i can find (and that Keith Gott could offer me) was Britpart Foam Cell ones. has anyone tried these, or is there anything else on the market now? I’ve drawn a bit of a blank. thanks Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Drumstick Posted May 10 Share Posted May 10 What are you after? Or what do you mean by extended? Loads of longer shocks available these days. But there is a big difference between fitting a +2” and a +5” in terms of supporting mods. edit - just noticed this is the Series forum. Is this for a series? Although same question remains. What is your definition of “extended”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 Yes this is on my series - there is little on the market to fit a series now it seems. you used to be able to buy a number of different brands of extended travel shocks for use with parabolic springs, extended shackles etc Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted May 13 Share Posted May 13 David at LLama might be worth a ring (if you've got a day to kill ).... He's an importer of the Rough Country stuff in various sizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted May 14 Share Posted May 14 Once you're outside the standard or nearly-standard stuff it becomes a job of looking at what's out there that's got the right ends on it and the right sort of measurements & specs, my Bilsteins were just out of their aftermarket catalogue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 you just need to find the correct donor, disco 2 shocks with different bushes perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve200TDi Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Speaking to Gwyn Lewis could be worth a go. See if he knows of any suitable shocks. Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted Wednesday at 06:08 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:08 PM Well I decided to give the britpart shocks a go in the end. I managed to find the attached via the internet way back machine which gave all the dimensions of the various shocks available from years ago. Compared to my old pro comps the britpart ones actually have better travel on the rear, so that’s all good, and on the front the compressed length is actually shorter so I can remove the packers I have under the bump stops. They may be a little shorter on drop out but the shocks were never the limit on the front anyway. (As proved with a forklift some years ago) anyway - quality appears ok, they come with polybushes which is nice. Handling on the road appears to be an improvement with reduced body roll. Yet to try them off road however. hopefully this will help somebody in the future. jon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted Wednesday at 06:10 PM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 06:10 PM Ok - how the hell do I attach an image on this forum? I tried to use the add files button and doesn’t appear to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted Wednesday at 06:44 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:44 PM Add files then use the insert button, and it will appear inline with your text. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted Wednesday at 06:56 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 06:56 PM Or paste it into the text directly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted Thursday at 07:29 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 07:29 AM Tried again from the iPad, my phone didn’t seem to like it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted Thursday at 07:32 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 07:32 AM (edited) For comparison the britpart ones are:- front 305mm - 460mm rear. 360mm - 580mm so compare quite favourably to the pro comp ones. With hindsight I will leave the packers under the front bump stops therefore. I tested it when the shocks were new whereas now they are completely knackered and I suspect the internal bump stops have fallen apart as they appeared to be shorter Edited Thursday at 07:34 AM by Jon White 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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