Pedders Suspension

Wow, that sucks, I would have been pretty annoyed with them, and they are suspension experts? When I get my cars serviced, they somehow develop new problems they never had before! Thanks for the warning, will give pedders a miss...

Pedders sponser a rally team Evo 9s so they must know suspension.
Oh thats right they dont use Pedders suspension on their cars.
So they must know somthing.

Hi Richard,
Last year I had Pedders replace the front suspension units on my Pajero 2004 NP prior to a trip around a fair bit of Aust, and I believe we gave them a pretty good workout. From Cairns across the Savannah Way to the Stuart Hwy then Buchanan Hwy, Kununurra, GRR, Pilbara, Nullabor, Birdsville Track, Boulia and back to home. Never a minutes worry and they are still performing as on day one.
One reason I decided on them was availability of Pedders in all states, and I have been very happy with their service here in Cairns.
Afraid I can't shine any light on your problem.

Cheers

Peter H

Some Pedders dealers were sprung a few years ago by a current affairs program. They took vehicles needing minor suspension repairs and were given quotes for major work and told the vehicles were dangerous to drive without the work being done.
It only takes a couple of rotten apples to spoil the barrel.

I went to Pedders to replace a bush on the steering arm, picked it up had same rattle, went to another mechanic they took it out replaced it with new bush and no problems after, they told me that it was never replaced by Pedders and one could see it was worn, so i would never ever go to a Pedders dealer again.
Buyer beware.

Richard,
Pedders supply different types of shockers. You need to say which ones you had fitted.
I had the foam ones fitted a few years ago and explained i would be driving seriously offroad. I shredded the black rubber bushes after the first trip to the cape and they replaced them with the red poly type, which last reasonably well. I have changed them as they do wear out. The foam shockers i am really happy with, I have hit some big holes and you think - this is going to be bad, and it coasts over. Their workmanship however is shocking, I wont let them touch my truck again. They do guarantee what they destroy, but it's not a lot of help when your sway bars fall off 1,000kms from anywhere and you need to weld them back on with batteries. The CSR tests shockers to the limit, and they went well. One truck had a front shocker ripped clean off his chassis.
I have copped a fair bit of ribbing for fitting Pedders, but for my use they have been impressive even after 6 years. There are a lot of dents in the back ones but it doesn't affect their performance.


Cheers,
Bill

Just wondering - have you been out on those roads previously ? Which tyres did you use on this trip ? Pressures ?

richrad70au
you havent mentioned what tyre pressures you were running and could well be the problem if everything was vibrating so badly
cheers

My '96 GQ had Pedders heavy duty springs and Foam cell shocks newly fitted when I bought it.Very harsh ride even when loaded and appalling off-road.Quickly replaced it with Lovell's Springs and OME shocks ,was a vast improvement.

I was talked into pedders foam cell shocks. Not happy, very hard ride. will be replacing them in the coming months. Overall, cant say I am happy with any of their product. It may be individual poor recomendation by each store owner in which case they need more product training from "PEDDERS".

No more Pedders for me. Not interested...

When Peders did my air-bags, which I am happy with they told me all the other things that needed doing, like replacing the engine mounts.
As the engine mounts had been replaced about three months before in a different state, I was worried that I had paid for a job not done.
So I looked and they were visibly new.

So now Peders are never getting my custom again.

I went to Pedders to have an extra spring put in due to fitting gas bottles.They wanted to take it to a spring installer and not do it them selves. I took it to the spring people myself and saved $50.00.

here are some photos of the shock absorber that I replaced.

I have taken this back to Pedders and they say that this is a rare thing to happen, I am awaiting a reply back from the state manager.

I am using MAXXIS MA-751 tyres, I got 90000Km from the last set so I opted for them again as the replacement, we lowered the tyre pressures but it was still a rough ride.

I don't think that a shock should fail like this after only 80000km.

Thanks for all the replies, I have had 3 cars in my 25 years of driving, all of them 4wd and all of them fitted with pedders suspension, I will steer clear from now on and look for something else.

Also, don't get to think that you are getting a bargain on the foam cell, it is just a piece of camping mattress fitted inside the shock.

The failed shock is a track ryder 9551 or 9552, what ever one is for the rea

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