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Broke 2 shocks in 2 outings, any ideas why?

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marky:
Thanks for all the helpfull comments so far I although I dont think I ve found a solution yet.I ve tried ringing scorpian racing (who make decarbons, according to delphi?!) and they said they'd ring back!? I replaced the latest shock exactly the way a professional had fitted the previous one (bottom washer smallest face upwards etc). I ve also considered replacing with a different make but thought that something must be wrong (or can be improved) for this to happen in the first place. I cant really tell whether they have bent, theres only about 1mm left. Why would I want extended bump stops, wouldnt they limit artiulation?

Muddyblue:
I did the same a couple of years ago , broke two shocks in two months , put it down to manufacturing fault as both were same batch code , checked others of same code against a different batch , the weld looked "dodgy" . Mine were Pro-comp though but just a thought ? .

marky:
The top bushes look like original, same in the botton mount. Now you ve just reminded me, heres where the problem may lie, the shocks are +2" 110 (just right for artic and comfort, according to the previous owner?  I wouldnt know being a newbie) and to make it fit with what came in the box i was left over with a large washer and a rubber, exactly the same setup as the professional install. looks fine to me though, no problems with other side?

Range Rover Blues:
I think I had some bits left over with mine, it's possible they are for the top mount though, worth looking.

I'd be taking the new one back for a refund, if you fitted it the same as the good one on the paseneger's side that's still going strong then I reckon you did right, I do remeber they fit together a bit differently to the Pro-Comp which TBH are what i tend to fit, I like DeCarbon but I end up fitting Pro-Comp :?

Oh, don't ever bother with polybushg damper bushes, unless you want to feel every pebble on the road :-.

clbarclay:

--- Quote from: Range Rover Blues on March 11, 2008, 02:58:47 ---Oh, don't ever bother with polybushg damper bushes, unless you want to feel every pebble on the road :-.

--- End quote ---

Genuine blue (aka comfort) Polybush bushes for the eye end atleast are fine, though some of the other polyurethane bushes leave a lot to be desired. I found the deflex bushes to be a particuarly amusing, they are over sized to say the least and with the old style damper mounts (big split pin rather than a nut holding the bush on) I couldn't physically fit them if I wanted to. A friend with the later style of mounts did manage to screw them on, this was taken not long afterwards in the middle of wales



That picture shows half the story, as he had in fact done exactly the same to the other side at the same time. I know they dampers are procomps, though I suspect the fact there was virtually no movement left in the bush had a lot more to do with these failures.

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