Wednesday, Jul 17, 2002 at 00:00
Leigh, the first Holden Dealer that I went to was in Ryde,
Sydney (Victoria Rd). The second dealer is in
Launceston, Tas. The vehicle was actually in for a service (in Ryde) when I asked the Service Dept. if the warranty would be void if I fitted Pedders
Suspension to the rear. It was actually his idea to do them under warranty. When I had them reset the second time, that dealer told me that it was not covered under warranty (a standard response I think). I told him that I had already had it done under warranty, he looked at the vehicle and suggested that I had overloaded it. I took it to a public weighbridge, got a receipt and took it back to the dealer to show him that it was approx. 400kg under GVM. After this he agreed. I actually took the vehicle to the
suspension business myself and had a talk to them about getting a small lift. They were happy to do it and said that they had done a few Rodeo's before under warranty. As far as shocks go, one day when I have enough money I will go for foam cell shocks, which are apparently heavier duty (my ute tray is always loaded with tools). The 3 that I know of are Pedders ($175 each), Tough Dog ($175 each) and 4x4 Aus (??). I reckon you would be pretty much right with OME or TJM though (about $100 each from memory), they are really popular. Like I said try the Overlander
forum, there is heaps of info on
suspension and shockers etc. Cheers.
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