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REMLR Technical => Mechanical => Topic started by: Hot Rover on September 20, 2014, 09:11:34 AM

Title: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: Hot Rover on September 20, 2014, 09:11:34 AM

Hi All
I have to replace my shock absorbers on my Perentie I looked up my RPS
and the part numbers are listed as BYG 4001 for the front and BYG 4000 for the rear, I cant find any reference if these are a standard defender part. Can you use standard defender shockies or do the need to be longer travel.
Cheers
Rod

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: juddy on September 20, 2014, 09:39:17 AM

Standard ones are fine, how ever if it was me I would fit the Terrafirma commercial HD shocks, there Mil spec.

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: aussiegregmac on September 20, 2014, 10:06:57 AM

Yes Rod, I also would go for upmarket stuff.  Worth it in the long term.
And you'll probably need the extra suspension for when you sleep
in the back.   ha ha, snort, chortle.

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: Hot Rover on September 20, 2014, 10:22:58 AM

Anyone had experience with old man emu or bilstein.
Cheers
Rod

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: aussiegregmac on September 20, 2014, 01:10:27 PM

Yes. Had Bilstein for many years on front of my Series 1 Disco.
Worked fine.

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: AlexR on September 20, 2014, 04:27:22 PM

I've got old man emu on mine and they are going good.

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: thermionix on October 15, 2014, 04:57:04 PM

Looking at dobinsons (http://www.dobinsonsprings.com/docs/catalogues/4x4/pdf/LAND-53.pdf)

Weight wise: 110 GS with pto winch, planning to mount hi-lift on bullbar, always have extra fuel+water on the back, aux battery + ~40kg of tools

Not looking for lift (also have a set of terrafirma standard height shock turrets ready) running 235*85 tyres

Will sometimes be towing the cooks trailer offroad.

Any recommendations?

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: isuzutoo-eh on October 15, 2014, 05:08:53 PM

I have Dobinson standard length 110 shocks in my County, they have survived for 60,000km so far and are still good. Whilst my County doesn't have quite the weight of the PTO winch, it always runs loaded up with gear including hi-lift, tool box, aux battery, axe, spade, a week's worth of food & water and with bigger tyres. I suspect they'll control your ride quite admirably, however, my County is nowhere near as firm as my FFR, and feels a little more wallowy around corners. I prefer my County's ride to my FFR's ride.

Also, why replace the standard turrets with aftermarket turrets that are exactly the same? The turrets rarely fail with properly matched shocks anyway, and being tubular are more protective of the shock than most aftermarket open sided turrets. Waste of money IMHO.

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: juddy on October 15, 2014, 05:58:31 PM

When I was with the terrafirma and d team last year they were saying there commercial shocks were the ones to go for , hd and supplied to the mod.

Title: Re: Perentie Shockabsorbers
Post by: Uncle Ho on October 16, 2014, 07:22:53 PM

I run Dobinsons Std.height,on both my RRC and D1 teamed with REPCO MaxTrak gas shockers and they are preforming well,the RRC is pre sway bars and it has stopped a lot of the wallow,the D1 is like on rails.  ;D