KISSMYAURA
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Shocks To shave or not to shave?
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Son had no problems with his Terrafirma shocks on his Ninety in the 6 or so years he had them.
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Don't Britpart own them all anyway?
Pretty sure they took over Allmakes
Pretty sure they took over Allmakes
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The purchase means Britpart (the trading name of Border Holdings Ltd) is also now the parent company to Allparts subsidiaries Frogs Island, a Land Rover repair specialist, and accessory supplier Terrafirma.
The purchase means Britpart (the trading name of Border Holdings Ltd) is also now the parent company to Allparts subsidiaries Frogs Island, a Land Rover repair specialist, and accessory supplier Terrafirma.
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reseller branding rarely equates to quality......its branding afterall QED colours n fashions n trends.....
The original go fast stripe and snake oil brigade....
The original go fast stripe and snake oil brigade....
Sorry to resurrect an oldish thread.
How many miles do you get out of the Armstrongs?
My terrafirmas have all got oil mist down them and are utterly worn after about 50k, I should of probably replaced them ages ago, I only really notice that they are bad when towing, I've bought flat dog springs but have yet to fit them as I'm undecided about what shocks to go for, I was thinking bilstein or ome, but Armstrong are so affordable.
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My son has the orange Britparts ones on his Disco 2, the rear of his Ninety and on the rear of my 90. I'm no expert but seem to be fine and sensible price.
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Did he try taking them off? I think that is when you can tell if they are any good or not. Did a rebuild on my brothers 90 and the Terrafirma shocks were knackered and a couple difficult to remove.
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Doesn't look like much flex for +5's?
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Easy to remove, thinking about he may still have the TF ones on the front.
It wont have as it is on std springs, thats how I bought it all them years ago, never quite understood why it had the +5 shox fitted, the point I was trying to make was, the terrafirma +5 have been no issue, so maybe the longer ones are better quality?
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I just got new terrafirma shocks and springs with steering damper. My previous ones lasted about 3 years. Same kit. Just for reference. Terrafirma guys on the phone can give you all the part numbers and suggest which shocks and springs to install based on what you’re doing day to day, very smart guys on there own product.
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3 years sounds terrible...
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I mean they still lasted however, not for a MOT
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No theyre not, they are very good at selling you stuff but not at telling the truth about their products.
Shocking, rear shock, shock
Went out this morning to find a dangler. I was shocked ...
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brill can't wait for this lmaoNo theyre not, they are very good at selling you stuff but not at telling the truth about their products.
Shocking, rear shock, shock
Went out this morning to find a dangler. I was shocked ...
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Terra Firma Shock absorber
Hi On hearing an unusual noise from my car going over one of the many speed humps in london, I looked under the front axle to see the bolt holding the shock to the axle had sheared These are Terra Firma shocks and only done about 2000 miles and have failed fitte to the correct torque...
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Discovery I - LONG TERM TEST RESULT: Terrafirma Shocks - Ok gang. I almost had my Terrafirma shocks for a year. I thought all nice and dandy until about three months ago, they started to make a funny metal to metal noise. Progressively it got worst, especially after a 4x4 event. At first I...
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eh? You are saying no good in 3 years? That is terrible. I'd expect at least 10 years or more.
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All this terror talk of Terrafirma dampers. I have them on the Ninety, installed 2.5 years ago and they're absolutely fine having covered 6000 miles. I did take note of them rusting out to their lower sleeve area and the threads so had given them a liberal coating of transparent chassis wax...they're still looking brand new and guess time will tell. When the time comes I'll most likely upgrade to OME standard height units as they do get first rate reviews...and to match the steering damper.
