Humpty

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Hi guys and girls,

First post for I'll start with saying "Hi" to everyone. Looks like a great forum.

Very quick question for all you experts out there if I may.

I recently bought a 2003 Disco 2 (5 seater) with standard spring suspension (as opposed to the air bag set up) and the Active Cornering Enhancement system.

So far so good in all aspects other than the suspension - well I think it's the suspension. I've taken it off road a couple of times and find that if I go through even relatively shallow potholes / ruts / dry puddles (say 6 to 8" deep or so) at anything over say 10 mph it sounds like the whole car has grounded out on a massive rock or something. It's like a really loud, thump / crash, almost as if the suspension has bottomed out against the stops.

I'm no expert at this yet, but I did have a 2006 Defender 90 a few years ago and this never happened, even when driven hard over much tougher terrain.

My guess is that the shocks and / or springs are shot but before ordering up any replacements I thought I would run it by you guys first to see if I am on the right track.

Also, if it is the shocks / springs what would you recommend replacing the standard kit with? I won't be towing anything but do enjoy the odd hoon down a forestry track when opportunity presents itself, as well as trying my hand at a few more technical and steep tracks.

Lastly, is it worth lifting the suspension? I have seen a few 2" lift kits that seem to be reasonable value. At the moment I'd say I have about 4" inches between the wheel and the bodywork (it's sitting on 255 / 65 / R16's)

Thanks in advance for the advice!

Humpty :)
 
Thanks for the reply, and for the Welcome!

I have been having a good look at previous posts via the search function but have not really found the answers to my questions yet.

Plenty of posts about air suspension failure and quite a bit on lift kits, but nothing that helps me understand if my suspension is actually shagged in the first place!

I'll keep looking but any thoughts in the mean time much appreciated,

Cheers
H
 

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