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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3720  
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Hello
Following from my wheel spacers thread, My car is due for a service before we head off on our summer holidays. While its its in the guy said he will swap the spacers front to back to check. In the mean time I might source a new steering damper and panhard rod bushes. I'm on nearly 80K now so the original stuff probably is a bit worn? Is it worth getting an up rated steering damper? if so which one, I noticed a terrafirma one ? https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/accessor...ab-sh.html The the Panhard rod bushes? Is it worth going Poly for these? http://www.paddockspares.com/anr3410p-poly...-bush.html As I changed bits on the car I've generally been upgrading the parts so what ever people think? Thanks |
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16th Jun 2017 9:56pm |
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| proloForêt Member Since: 16 Mar 2017 Location: Montereau Posts: 248  
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I think feeling that the poly is only for race cars on circuit. It is my opinion only but for a defender i imagine rubber originals are better for comfort. Poly will allow noise and vibration.
RTC steering damper is a help for off roading but on road not nececarry and perhaps annoying. Bilstein B6 sterring damper from Alive is my choice and it made the steering very soft and enjoyable. |
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16th Jun 2017 10:15pm |
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| Scotm Member Since: 28 Feb 2014 Location: Aberdeenshire Posts: 664  
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I fitted superpro bushes to the panhard on my previous 110 and it did make a positive difference.
Are you sure the bushes in your link are correct for a tdci? Flat dog have a good price on a old man emu damper at the moment. |
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17th Jun 2017 7:02am |
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| zsd-puma Member Since: 09 Aug 2016 Location: Kent Posts: 2720 
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Isn't the steering damper just there to stop the wheel getting snatched out of your hand when driving on rough roads?
I wouldn't have thought you really "need" one on tarmac roads, so an 'uprated' one would seem a bit pointless? |
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17th Jun 2017 11:41am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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Having read your other thread about the wheel wobble I started to think back to when I had wheel wobble on A classic Range Rover and a Disco 1. I changed to steering damper and it stopped although the one on the Disco failed after 2 months which I swopped out and replaced with a Bilstein damper.
The current 110 has had all the suspension and steering damper swapped out for Bilstein's. Don't make old people mad. We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
Richard |
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17th Jun 2017 1:04pm |
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| bear100 Member Since: 22 Mar 2010 Location: South Wales Posts: 1909 
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Just bought a Bilstein B6 Return to centre steering shock, heard good reviews on it
 2016 Range Rover Autobiography 4.4 TDV8
2010 110 XS Utility 2.4TDCI 2010 Range Rover Sport TDV8 (gone) 2007 Discovery HSE TDV6 (gone) 1993 110 csw 200 tdi (gone) 1994 90 HT 300 tdi (gone) 1994 discovery 300tdi (gone) 90 hybrid 3.5 v8 (gone) Range rover bobtail 3.5 v8 (gone) |
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17th Jun 2017 9:56pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17209 
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Really? I've yet to hear a good thing said about any RTC steering damper, and to be honest don't see the point.
It would be interesting to hear your impressions when you've fitted it. |
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18th Jun 2017 9:39pm |
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