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Lumbering Jack:

--- Quote from: "zulublue" ---IMO, I dont think the shocks will make a massive difference as they are there to dampen bumps and holes, to assist with pure weight I think the best way is to to fit stronger springs, OME etc.
You can compress a shocker by hand so it will not offer a great improvement on carried weight.

Look at your springs first there are different strength springs on offer, I.E if you have a HD Winch and Bumper.

Mark.
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Cheers Mark

I went for the Britpart +2" springs all round , not sure what weight fronts are but they are biggest they did.  The rears are 500kg and are monsters. Reckon with correct length shocks, the back could be sitting somewhere between 3 and 4 inches taller than standard.

can anyone recommend which shock mounts to go for?  Have only managed to find paddocks ones so far.

zulublue:
I am not a fan of the -2" shock mounts as it just compresses the shocker , ok you get the extra travel, but loose on the compression side of things.

I dont understand how you think the car is 3-4" lift when you state +2", have you put a body lift on also?

Guardian.:
THE 110 / 130 LIFT HIGHER ON THE REAR LIKE HE SAYS, DUE TO THE HEAVIER DUTY REAR SPRINGS, UNLIKE THE 90'S.
MY 110 HAS LIFTED A GOOD INCH OVER THE 2" (STATED)LIFT ON THE BACK, IM GONNA PUT SOME 20MM SPACERS IN THE FRONT TO LEVEL HER OUT, AS ITS NOT GOING TO BE CARRYING HEAVY LOADS THAT MUCH.

L90OOK:

--- Quote from: "zulublue" ---I am not a fan of the -2" shock mounts as it just compresses the shocker , ok you get the extra travel, but loose on the compression side of things.

I dont understand how you think the car is 3-4" lift when you state +2", have you put a body lift on also?
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Don't forget it is a 2" lift over new ride height so it may look like a 3-4" lift when replacing old sagging springs :D

Shock droppers are brilliant.  They stop the shocks from extending to far & not working at all  :roll:
As for limiting the compression, I have larger tyres & extended bump stops so compression is limited by these factors not the shock  8)

Muddy:
Shock droppers are quick fix and offer no more actual travel.

Yes they allow the axle to drop further but do not allow it to come up as far, you need both of 'droop' and 'bump' to get suspension that works well offroad.

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