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Spooky:
OME every time - not cheap, but they'll last through anything you can throw at them in this country!

Def90:
An old thread now, but I have finally got the cash together to buy some shocks and the time to fit them. Got a full set of Terrafirma's, dampers and steering from Foundry 4x4. Excellent advise, prompt, safe delivery and of course a good price.

Fitted the dampers on Saturday, the back went on OK, found the now traditional difficulties of fitting the front drivers side to be all that legend had lead me to believe, but with a bit of swearing and a few scrapped knuckles, it fitted.

biggest difficulty was the last bolt holding the front damper into the axle, there appears to be a plate that can move between the bottom of the spring and the axle, trying to line the shock, axle, plate and get a spanner to the nut tested the patients of a saint

The end result - Well I would not have credited it, the old LR shocks had no resistance in them, they didn't try to extend themselves - although there was no sign of any oil leakage. I was in effect driving around with no damping at all. The new terrafirma shocks have made the car ride smoothly, give the confidence back in corners - in all a new car!

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