I had the same…..both 2 year old, 1000 road miles,Britpart shocks failed. I bought some others off EBay…sorted. I did send an email to LR Centre, where they came from, but no reply! Shame really as I bought loads of things from them.
Well……I found the rattle. It was a strange noise, more like two pieces of sheet metal contacting each other rather than a heavy clatter.
Anyway….the rattle came from the n/s front. By sheer luck I noticed that the shock absorber had no threads...
I have a rattle coming from the rear suspension on my 1989 Defender.
I replaced the rear springs at the same time as I changed the chassis.
According to the workshop manual there is an upper spring pad/isolator.
Mine are absent and I suspect that...