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Kenny:
Forgive me if this is an old one.....

I am going to replace the shocks and springs all around, but do not want to spend a fortune. Any recommendations ?

Should I go for Heavy Duty springs due to the extra weight and off roading.

Thanks

Damian

muddyweb:
You could do a lot worse than Pro Comp.  Not hugely expensive, and will last well.

They do a couple of grades of damper, one is gas charged one is standard oil.  The gas charged will stiffen the suspension up a little on the road, but they are more expensive.

Hope this helps.

Keaney:
for what it is worth i run es9000 procomp shocks from Explorer UK, Richard is very helpful plus the shocks come with a lifetime guarantee, I have had them for five years and have had two weep due to lots of off roading. Richard has replaced them within three working days and at no cost to me... not bad for £140 inc vat :)

The springs i have are genuine rears on the front and scorpion racing + 25% on the rear....

good luck

Kenny:
Thanks for the responses.

As to the Scorpion +25%, is that on standard length shocks ?

Cheers

Damian

karloss:
I also run the pro comp explorers. Very fine shockers. Little bit of a harsh ride I find. I also run with +2" heavy duty springs which doesn't help matters much! I don't know whereabouts you are but simmonites in bradford often have some quite good deals on with suspension packages. Ignore what they tell you in the catologue and on the web site, ring and ask.

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