Hi all. I'm having a bit of a predicament with my 1977 series 3 SWB. It has been lifted by the previous owner using extended military shackles, parabolic springs and 33 inch mud tyres. It is very impressive and looks great. My problem is that the standard Pro-comp ES3000 shocks that are recommended and supplied by all of the Land rover suppliers wont work in this application as they have a 12 inch to 21 inch range of travel which would top out while driving over an undulated surface such as a poor secondary or tertiary road. My datum point (the distance between the centre of the chassis mount and the spring plate mount) while the landy is standing on my drive on level ground is 19.5 inches so you can immediately see my problem. I have found suitable alternative pro-comp ES3000's which have a travel range of between 14.5 inches and 24.5 inches which would give me 5 inches of travel in either direction. The problem is that these alternative shocks have to be purchased in the US attracting tariffs and postal charges which makes the cost quadruple and ridiculous. My question is, do any of you know if there are UK suppliers of Pro-comps or other similar makes like rough country shocks where I can buy these alternatives?

Thanking you all in anticipation.

Bump......anyone?

Is this any help:
http://www.allmakes4x4.com/enewz/tfcat2017/html5/#
page 56 on.
Can't speak for prices though.

rob1miles said:

Is this any help:
http://www.allmakes4x4.com/enewz/tfcat2017/html5/#
page 56 on.
Can't speak for prices though.

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Thanks for that rob1miles.....It doesn't look like terrafirma do shocks for series landies. I've looked at their Toyota and Isuzu options and while having eyelets on both ends, there is no exposed piston option like the pro comps which I think is important for clearance in the series landy application. They also give no reference to extended and retracted lengths so It's a complete guessing game.

When I was trialing my 2a some years ago to get more rear axle articulation I fitted Ford Transit rears, MK2 I think. In a comparison we did found my 88 would keep it's wheels on the ground on an axle twister were a standard 90 would lift a wheel. Springs were lighweight rears.

tottot said:

When I was trialing my 2a some years ago to get more rear axle articulation I fitted Ford Transit rears, MK2 I think. In a comparison we did found my 88 would keep it's wheels on the ground on an axle twister were a standard 90 would lift a wheel. Springs were lighweight rears.

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That's interesting. Did the transit shocks have double eyelets for the series mounts?

Yes they did.

Makes sense because those Transits are leaf sprung on the rear.