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Suspension Upgrade

Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 18:37

Cram

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There is an unfortunate but realistic fact about purchasing a new 4WD - it won't come fitted with a suspension system designed to carry the kind of load you'll pack for a serious outback trip. View Full Article...
Hi everyone, well fresh back from our trip North. All went well except for a few dramas but I will leave that for another day.

The Disco (series II) TD5 performed well. We were towing a off road camper and the fuel economy was around 12litres per 100ks so more then happy with that.

What I did discover however, was that I need to give myself a bit of a lift and support. Sorry for the car that is....lol

So I have been looking at suspension kits but I am just getting more confused.

Any recommendations on shocks and springs to use for my upgrade would be appreciated.

Thanks

Cram
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AnswerID: 268308   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 19:05

Member - Doug T (Qld) replied:

Cram
I have Old Man Emu from ARB , and transformed the handleing completely , it made the Troopy a pleasure to drive, Others will of course suggest brands that they bought , then your confusion will get worse .
Pop into ARB and have one of the sales personal give you some specs. O M E
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AnswerID: 268311   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 19:14

V64Runner replied:


Oh well, might as well add to your confusion. Pop into Opposite Lock and have a word with them.Then compare the two and make a decision based on the facts and the product they will use. Mate of mine did a suspension upgrade on his new Patrol with a 4 inch lift using Tough Dog springs and matching shocks. Haven't heard yet how the mods went. Also got rid of the Highway tyres and fitted a set off Mickey Thompson mud something or other. Must say the whole vehicle looks good now.
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AnswerID: 268312   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 19:22

Cram replied:

I have had a look at TJM and another place near where I live, Newcastle, use Raw Shocks and Ironman Springs...so far the prices have been nearly identical.
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FollowupID: 530896   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 20:50

Andrew from Vivid Adventures posted:

Try Out of Town 4WD... you'll get good advice there, in addition to good products.
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AnswerID: 268315   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 19:37

marcus replied:

Hi Cram,
Old Man Emu with a 50mm lift gave my disco a much improved ride and handling.Probably one of the best modifications i have done to it.
Cheers Mark
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AnswerID: 268317   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 19:41

93 Navara replied:

Cram,

Go the OME. We used it in our series 1 Disco and it was brilliant. Apparently they sometimes need the caster correction even at 2 inches so probably worth getting it fitted. Good luck.

Ben
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AnswerID: 268336   Submitted: Thursday, Oct 25, 2007 at 20:45

Fnqt2 replied:

Gday Cram , this site maybe of interest to ya https://www.expeditionexchange.com/discovery/ Im allso running old man emu LTR's they have performed faultlessly up here in cape york.
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