Ginger Tom
Active Member
Broke it
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
Watcha done??
Ginger Tom
Active Member
Didn't get the timing right cause I was in a rush, now I have a knock
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
Bought some Terrafirma shocks for the P38 because the ride wasn't great and it didn't feel quite right..
Haven't got them yet, but I thought i'd have a look to see if the bolts will come out..
They did!
Managed to push them up with ease and they stayed there!!
No shock absorbing!!
No rust either!!
Haven't got them yet, but I thought i'd have a look to see if the bolts will come out..
They did!
Managed to push them up with ease and they stayed there!!
No shock absorbing!!
No rust either!!
Datatek
Well-Known Member
"Managed to push them up with ease and they stayed there!! " Why would they not stay there? They are a damper that displaces fluid through a valve system not a spring, dampers rely on the vehicle spring to return to the resting point.Bought some Terrafirma shocks for the P38 because the ride wasn't great and it didn't feel quite right..
Haven't got them yet, but I thought i'd have a look to see if the bolts will come out..
They did!
Managed to push them up with ease and they stayed there!!
No shock absorbing!!
No rust either!!
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
I pushed them up with no effort, and they're nitrogen charged Boge shocks..
so they should return when compressed.
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
Terribly firmas my my, you'll be fitting coils next lol.
Is the top rear ones just under arch liner is the bugger you want to soak/temperamental
Is the top rear ones just under arch liner is the bugger you want to soak/temperamental
Datatek
Well-Known Member
The nitrogen gas pressure compresses air bubbles in the hydraulic fluid, which prevents oil and air mixing (foam). Without aeration, the shock is able to function more efficiently and reliably, what it does not do is exert pressure on one end of the shock or act as a spring as far as I'm aware. There are single tube and twin tube gas filled shocks and some with an additional reservoir.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
They give a hard ride.
Henry_b
Think outside, no box required.
Still they should return, and the effort required to compress them was minimal
Datatek
Well-Known Member
The never did on the race car, plenty if effort to move them and a very small spring back as the pressure was released in either direction but staying where they were pushed to until the coils were added.
brianp38dse
Well-Known Member
Its called rebound and stops the springs from slamming back to quick, thats the basic answer
the race cars my son works on have more fancy ones on with high speed low speed and rebound all adjustable.
the race cars my son works on have more fancy ones on with high speed low speed and rebound all adjustable.
They should return, depending on how firm the damper dictates how hard they are to compress and in turn, how readily they'll return to fully extended. If they don't extend they aren't dampening the impacts.
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
New and old
Oh dear hope everything is OK
RangeRoller dt
Well-Sprung Member
Well he’s ruined the eiderdown...
https://www.landyzone.co.uk/land-rover/ginger-toms-p38-refurb-project.346680/
Ruined quilts old chap ,ruined quilts please
Bought some Terrafirma shocks for the P38 because the ride wasn't great and it didn't feel quite right..
Haven't got them yet, but I thought i'd have a look to see if the bolts will come out..
They did!
Managed to push them up with ease and they stayed there!!
No shock absorbing!!
No rust either!!
Mine had Terrafirmas on the back when I got it. Too harsh. Prefer the Boge.
It had Britpart on the front and one of them actually snapped! That's what prompted me to go Boge all round. Not looked back.
Datatek
Well-Known Member
Since the damper in basic terms is just a piston with valve openings moving though an oil, tell me why they should return on their own if laid horizontal. If held vertical they may slowly extend under the weight of the lower part. Dampers work in compression and rebound with different damping rates for each direction. On my race car I could adjust the rate for either direction.
On the P38 for example the damper is near mid range at normal height.
