Christ!
Had the same failure on a newish Terrafirma shock - same location too on my D1 IIRC it was just out of the two year warranty
But... it went towing a heavy trailer round a corner - to say that the handling became "interesting" doesn't really do the situation justice - not something I would wish to repeat... strangely
I replaced all five on the vehicle with BP supergaz, having lost confidence in TF ..
IIRC it was just out of the two year warranty But... it went towing a heavy trailer round a corner - to say that the handling became "interesting" doesn't really do the situation justice - not something I would wish to repeat... strangely
I replaced all five on the vehicle with BP supergaz, having lost confidence in TF ..
I'm not surprised. A serious accident waiting to happen......like a ticking time bomb! Very scary stuffHad the same failure on a newish Terrafirma shock - same location too on my D1
But... it went towing a heavy trailer round a corner - to say that the handling became "interesting" doesn't really do the situation justice - not something I would wish to repeat... strangely
I replaced all five on the vehicle with BP supergaz, having lost confidence in TF ..
It was
. Somewhat unexpected too . Took a bit of controlling with one leg "unconstrained", so to speak ..I'm only glad I was sufficiently alert to prevent a mess.
tottot
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Not an unusual incident. Series would pull the top eyes from rear shocks if axle straps were missing.
On Coil spring types it is fail of the bottom pin as in pic above that is common, the axle bracket giving way or like what happened on mine back in the summer when the front shock lower pin pulled through the axle bracket because the hole had worn and washers rusted thin.
On Coil spring types it is fail of the bottom pin as in pic above that is common, the axle bracket giving way or like what happened on mine back in the summer when the front shock lower pin pulled through the axle bracket because the hole had worn and washers rusted thin.
Had the same failure on a newish Terrafirma shock - same location too on my D1
But... it went towing a heavy trailer round a corner - to say that the handling became "interesting" doesn't really do the situation justice - not something I would wish to repeat... strangely
I replaced all five on the vehicle with BP supergaz, having lost confidence in TF ..
I also used the BP supergaz on my disco towed a mini digger all over the place for a couple of years
big thumbs up from me.
Not doubting you..
It was very unusual to me though, as, having driven coil and air sprung LR's over a million miles, I'd never experienced or even heard of such a failure ... and no desire to experience it again either Lack of maintenance will cause all sorts of nasty things to happen.. Done a fair bit of series driving too - again never had that issue.. 1st and second synchro letting go ? Oh yes - had that more than once
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I contacted Terrafirma (Allmakes) who have asked for a few more pics.
Having concluded Jury Service yesterday, I should be able to get a closer look later on today.
There doesn't appear to be many +2" replacements ... BP SuperGaz or the 'commercial heavy duty Terra's ?
Having concluded Jury Service yesterday, I should be able to get a closer look later on today.
There doesn't appear to be many +2" replacements ... BP SuperGaz or the 'commercial heavy duty Terra's ?
meego
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I am in the process of fitting Terrafirma standard height shocks on my 90 all round. It had BP SG’s on it and the back ones rotted out. I think most things don’t last these days as most modern metals are low carbon cheap crap.
My disco has the original shocks on it and I’m only going to renew the front ones soon as I’m fitting new springs to replace a broken one. 21 years old and still ok.
My disco has the original shocks on it and I’m only going to renew the front ones soon as I’m fitting new springs to replace a broken one. 21 years old and still ok.
The Terra's I fitted (last March) have really rusted up (see second pic in post #14) where the water/sh*te hits them.
The rest of the shock looks to be in good nick, paint is still shiny and there is no sign of rust or peeling paint other than at the bottom, forward facing end.
The stickers are still on too. The next shocks I fit will have some PPF on them fo sure..
The rest of the shock looks to be in good nick, paint is still shiny and there is no sign of rust or peeling paint other than at the bottom, forward facing end.
The stickers are still on too. The next shocks I fit will have some PPF on them fo sure..
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