HARSH RIDE ON NM GLS PAJERO (FROM NEW)

Submitted: Monday, May 30, 2011 at 21:57

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barry p1

HI,
I HAVE AN 03 NM PAJERO THAT HAS HARSH RIDING SUSPENSION. I AM WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS HAD EXPERIENCE TRYING TO IMPROVE THE RIDE QUALITY ON THEIR CAR. I UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT PAJERO USES THE SAME SUSPENSION COMPONENTS AS MINE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO PEDDERS, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO OFFER ANY MODIFICATION. A HARSH RIDE IN TOWN IS ONE THING, BUT ON ROUGH ROADS, I COULD IMAGE THE SUSPENSION/BODY TAKING A HAMMERING. ANY CLUES.
REGARDS BARRY

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Reply By: Madfisher - Monday, May 30, 2011 at 22:23

Monday, May 30, 2011 at 22:23

Has it stock suspension?. Have you owned it since new? I have been in NM and liked the ride but then I do not like the roly poly ride of the standard Prado suspension. What tyre pressure are you running? Softer shocks will give a softer ride at the expense of handling
Cheers Pete

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Follow Up By: barry p1 - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 19:59

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 19:59

Pete,
Yes my car is stock standard. I have had it from new, and have always disliked the ride. It surprises me that it does not handle all that well as I see it. I run the tyre pressures per the handbook, and the tyres are a Yokahama relacement tyre. I live in Adelaide, and one of my concerns is that the roads are becoming goattracks here. I am feeling every patch and sunken manhole. The other thing is my intention to do a trip to the Kimberley. If the corrugations are as bad as I am told they can be , the car might take a hiding, and my wife and I would not have a lot of fun I imagine.
Regards Barry

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Follow Up By: Madfisher - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 20:19

Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 20:19

First try and take a similar model for a test drive. If yours has stock suspension you need to drive one that is stock also. I have driven an NT recently and the ride is much firmer then our work Prados(which I personally like) If you are doing low speed stuff around town try dropping tyre pressure to 25psi.Ex wife has an NM I will see if I can take it for a drive. Biggest problem I see is I might take your NM for a drive and think it is fine as I like a firm set up , where as the next person will hate it. Also HT tyres give a better ride then Ats.

You could try a longer travel, progressive spring(Lovells or Kings are both good) with a quality shock. If all else fails hire a NT for a day and see how it compared to yours.
Good luck Pete

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Follow Up By: barry p1 - Wednesday, Jun 01, 2011 at 12:30

Wednesday, Jun 01, 2011 at 12:30

Pete,
Thanks for your comments, I will follow up. I have recently swapped from original Yokohama Geolander GO39 to Geolander HT/S. These might ride a little firmer, but I was never happy that I had to crash around in a car that is really a car that could be expected to spend most of its life on city roads.

As I said the roads in Adelaide are goat tracks, and getting worse. I wrote to our Minister for Transport, and got a lot of BULL as you would expect. Our state Govt are hell bent on building monuments to themselves to do anything that is important.

Thank again, Barry

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