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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: Disco Bristol on May 24, 2006, 22:20:00

Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Disco Bristol on May 24, 2006, 22:20:00: So let us imagine it is YOUR Birthday and your best friend has tricked out a Land Rover for YOU.

Which Brand/Make of kit would you hope he had fitted :?:

(I am sure some Brands/Makes are better at specific things, but I am talking generally speaking)
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: extreme90 on May 24, 2006, 22:28:36: pro comp any day...but if i get a 2nd vote i vote scorpions extreme kit :lol: very very good :)

danny
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: MrBadger on May 24, 2006, 22:34:39: EQUIPE EXTREME Kit
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Xtremeteam on May 24, 2006, 23:12:23: Fox racing Shox followed by procomp,
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: the loon on May 25, 2006, 09:19:56: decarbon
had decarbons on the 90 with 2" lift and they where brilliant
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Henry Webster on May 25, 2006, 10:54:17: King, Fox, Dynamic, Ohlins, Reiger, Proflex or any number of other top shocker manufacturers if someone else was paying. Otherwise I'm extremely happy with the performance and durability of Procomp and I haven't even tried their adjustable MX6 range yet, mmm!

H
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Post by: denviks on May 25, 2006, 11:01:21: procomp for me.......more than happy with it :D :D :D :D
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Bulli on May 25, 2006, 20:50:59: Ive got the mx 6 's they are a great shock , more than happy with procomps,
Henry ...dont put any of the others up there with Ohlins....they are in a different league(both performance and financialy!)
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Post by: davidlandy on May 25, 2006, 22:12:44: I have seen and heard of procomps and decarbon breaking - so for quality its OME for me - and I would also say bilsteins if they did (??) a longer shock suitable for a 2"+ lift.
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Skywalker on May 25, 2006, 22:57:51: Quote from: "davidlandy"
I have seen and heard of procomps and decarbon breaking - so for quality its OME for me - and I would also say bilsteins if they did (??) a longer shock suitable for a 2"+ lift.

I've got Bilstein's and my lift is a little over 2"

Dave
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Post by: Skywalker on May 25, 2006, 23:01:50: But to answer the question I'd say Procomp are pretty good and seem reasonable value for money.

Got to agree with Mrs Badger though EQUIPE EXTREME Kit ........... very tasty 8)

Dave
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Xtremeteam on May 25, 2006, 23:27:21: Quote from: "Henry Webster"
King, Fox, Dynamic, Ohlins, Reiger, Proflex or any number of other top shocker manufacturers if someone else was paying. Otherwise I'm extremely happy with the performance and durability of Procomp and I haven't even tried their adjustable MX6 range yet, mmm!

H

MX6 or MX6 R that is the question???
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: discograham on May 26, 2006, 01:37:25: Took a long time and a lot of advice from people and went for pro comp in the end... good stuff and value for money...
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Post by: Bulli on May 26, 2006, 08:24:35: mx6 not the new r...the remote res may be slightly better if i raced it but for my use im not going to overheat them...
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Post by: Henry Webster on May 26, 2006, 10:56:05: Quote from: "davidlandy"
I have seen and heard of procomps and decarbon breaking - so for quality its OME for me - and I would also say bilsteins if they did (??) a longer shock suitable for a 2"+ lift.

Explorer have an excellent no-quibble guarantee on their Procomp products and I have used them exceedingly hard with no problems.

This is how I treat mine! (http://www.friesianracing.co.uk)

H
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Henry Webster on May 26, 2006, 11:07:22: Quote from: "Bulli"
Ive got the mx 6 's they are a great shock , more than happy with procomps,
Henry ...dont put any of the others up there with Ohlins....they are in a different league(both performance and financialy!)

On the contrary I would rate a number of those manufacturers alongside Ohlins. 'Ohlins' are excellent, but not necessarily the shock of choice for WRC or Dakar competitors these days. 'Reiger' are fearsomely expensive but incredibly proficient and are the choice of many in both WRC and off road competitions.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the US have got a lot to teach the europeans about damper design especially in the off road world - look at their big Pro-Trucks and their bypass shocks. Here currently 'King' are in vogue and the Nissan Dakar team also used these.

In the UK I would thoroughly recommend Trevor Milner for advice on top quality shocks. His own manufacture 'Vari-damps' are particularly impressive, but he and his team have a wealth of knowledge (and stock)in setting up Fox shocks too.

If I can scrape together the money - I might have a go with some MX6-R's or some Milner shocks. But in the meantime my ES9000's do a superb job soaking up the abuse I throw at them!

H
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Post by: Big Rich on May 26, 2006, 11:11:48: I like Koni

Roch
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Post by: discodj on May 26, 2006, 14:34:39: its got to be Equipe 4x4 products all day long just look at the quality of the stuff the Italians know how to make stuff and make it look good,
www.lrsoffroad.co.uk
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: davidlandy on May 26, 2006, 18:18:38: Quote from: "Skywalker"
Quote from: "davidlandy"
I have seen and heard of procomps and decarbon breaking - so for quality its OME for me - and I would also say bilsteins if they did (??) a longer shock suitable for a 2"+ lift.

I've got Bilstein's and my lift is a little over 2"

Dave

I too had a set of bilsteins and they were great and i had a 2 " lift , but the travel of the shock wasnt long enough which means that I wasnt getting the axle travel - also it could damage the shock
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Post by: PUX on May 26, 2006, 22:53:00: For me i would say pro comp i have es9000 shocks on mine and when had a problem i.e one of the shocks burst i was stright on the phone and with in 2 days they sent me a brand new shock and bush's free of charge, now thats service love pro comp to death :D :D :wink:
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Bulli on May 27, 2006, 08:20:16: Henry, get some older style mx6's 75 quid each for a superb shock...not as much as you though eh...damn sight cheaper than Milners stuff..he is just down the road form me. Yes there are loads of good manufacturers out there i was coming more from an ultimate kind of moto Gp suspension kind of thing. I have ohlins on my drz and 16 inch front travel and impeccable performance is what you get for your 1500 quid- for the front end they aint cheap.
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Post by: Disco Bristol on May 27, 2006, 18:18:44: ok so, i'm going for Procomp +1", where is the best place to buy them from? Also I need new heavy duty springs. Should I go for a kit? If so let me know which ones i should look at.
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Post by: Disco Bristol on May 27, 2006, 21:45:57: Should I get boots for the shocks?
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Xtremeteam on May 27, 2006, 23:08:24: Quote from: "Disco Bristol"
Should I get boots for the shocks?

NO
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Bulli on May 28, 2006, 08:58:07: direct from explorer Uk , top guys ...boots are a personal thing. I like em myself but i clean the shocks out regularily.
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Post by: Henry Webster on May 29, 2006, 14:43:52: As Bulli says go direct to Explorer Uk - very helpful.

I am of the no boots persausion myself, I worry that mud and grit will get caught inside the boots, but then my car is either racing or up on stands in the garage so it doesn't have to put up with thousands of miles of road dirt.

H
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Post by: Tigger on May 29, 2006, 14:52:08: I'm with the 'No boots' vote... I lost a set of ES3000s on my Series 3 because of them
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Disco Bristol on May 29, 2006, 22:53:28: So, I just bought the lift kit from MM 4X4 and some other stuff!
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Range Rover Blues on May 31, 2006, 03:26:16: Pro comp on Blue, for off-road. Pro comp on RRR for laning and towing. OME on the LSE as it's standard, OEM on the TDi for the same reason.

OEM are not s**t dampers if you notice a big difference with 'uprated' then it was time to replace them anyway.
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Disco Bristol on June 08, 2006, 23:40:49: Thanks to all those who took part in the poll, I have gone with Procomp ES9000.
Title: Which Brand Name would YOU want? - Suspension
Post by: Spooky on June 21, 2006, 18:09:15: Due to a case of 'Hobson's Choice', I have an OME setup on my D2 ...