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
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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Reply By: S.A. Blaze - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 00:19
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 00:19
Hey Barry,
I'm sorta thinking along the same lines as Pete, what tyre pressure are you running and what are your tyres (brand and wall thickness) The paj should ride better than most other brands because of its lack of a full chassis.
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Reply By: OREJAP - Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 10:18
Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at 10:18
Hi Barry, First of all a "Heads up" typing in capitals means you are yelling so if you don't wish to offend...lower case is the go. I had a NP & now own a NT. Because of where I go & what I do I change my
suspension set up. Both vehicles never rode rough however it could be doing so due to tyre pressure & tyre compound. You mention you asked advice from a
suspension place & they were unable to help. Personally I would go to 4WD w/
shop who specialise in setting up,servicing & generally are making 4WD's their business like ARB,TJM etc....I had Koni adjustables (shockers) & King springs on my NP the rear springs were load sharing or progressive type. The NT has full Old Man Emu from ARB....both vehicles were lifted 50mm. If you go this way make sure ALL wheels are balanced & aligned otherwise you'll scrub tyres. Every 5000km I have my tyres rotated & although the w/
shop insist on 40psi I put 44 in because it prevents the edges scrubbing on the tyres. You will get great advice from this
forum from people who have "Been there done that" so don't be afraid to ask just like you have. Are you a member of a 4WD club? Always a good learning experience. Find a reputable w/
shop in your state & follow their advice. Stick with the companies that are 4WD only not "We fix everything"
places, especially if the owner & employees have fourbys too. Good luck. Monty
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