after abit of advice for a friend he has a r reg freelander and needs new front shocks, its allrdy been lifted 2 inch whats best brands to buy and whats a good rough price

The OE Delphi shocks work well and aren't that expensive. You're better off replacing all 4 though or the ride will be horrible. There's nothing worse than one end being nicely controlled by new shocks and the other bouncing away on an old set!
Price wise OE from an aftermarket suppliers will be about £70 a corner.

Ditto, I would change all four also to keep the ride even. I fitted ProComp which have worked well for me. They give a softer more comfortable ride. When heavily loaded you can feel it which I couldn't with the previous set. (Don't know what they were as they were well worn) The ProComp have also survived a trip across Morocco fully loaded and are still good to go again. Some people on here knock them but I can only speak as I find. One of the vehicles in our group that went to Morocco had new Terrafirma shocks, one broke.