Terrafirma Shocks

[LRDONE]

Anyone else have this problem? I installed a Terrafirma medium duty 2 inch lift kit 15,000 miles ago on my truck. The truck actually lifted 3 inches. The supplied shock was rated for stock or up to 2 inch lift. first time in the woods with it, BAM.

January 3, 2024

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[terryjm1]

Not terrafirma but I had that issue with bilsteins. Bummer… another brand of shock that broke in this manner. After experiencing this I cut off the bottom cup to give it more play.

 

[4Runner]

Wow. Your Rover is really making you work for it. I also got the same kit way back when. I didn’t have one come apart but lost the oil out of it. It started leaking in the first year. Thought I got exactly what I paid for. The springs lasted a while but are definitely sagging now. I have a set of Ironman springs but haven’t had the time. I now run the heavy duty KYB’s. Much better. But honestly I am sure there are better shocks out there. I thought there was a thing where OME shocks would break an eyelet for one reason or another. If your stock stops are in good shape then I think your a victim of value engineering.

 

[Toran]

Sorry to hear that. I picked up the same Terrafirma setup for my rig in 2016. My only issue was the amount of surface rust after a short time.

 

[LRDONE]

Yeah it sucks but it’s not the end of the world. My dilemma now is do I put the same shock back on the break again or do I replace all four with the terrafirma long travel shock or do I just bite the bullet and put the long travel fox shocks on the truck and never look back haha

 

[Tugela]

The TF spring rates are not like-for-like with other manufacturers. I had a set of TF light duty springs on my Disco for a couple years before replacing them with OME MD (front) and MD-HD (rear). The ride quality on the TF springs wasn't bad, but I find the OMEs are much better. I've had the same set of Blingstein shocks on my Disco for about ten years and they've been trouble free with excellent dampening qualities.

 

[kris812]

It's VERY important that the top mounting washers point/cup inward! I even considered removing the cupped washers but was able to yank the shocks outwardly enough I called it safe.

Also the TF instructions say to remove the lower axle bushing cups. I chiseled both top and bottom lower cups off the axle.. On full extension they seemed to bind on mine so off they went.

+50mm shocks and extended bump stops and I haven't had any issues yet.. knock on wood!

 

[terryjm1]

When my billsteins broke I had a new set of unknown origin shocks that came with another D1 I purchased. They were just loose without a box thrown in the cargo area. After doing some research I determined they were KYB… for a toyota pick up. But, they measure the same length as the billsteins so I decided to give them a go. I have no complaints other that they are a bit more firm.

 

[rover rob]

i used the same set up as you however i got the -2 inch rear mounts and front towers just to be safe .

 

[LRDONE]

i used the same set up as you however i got the -2 inch rear mounts and front towers just to be safe .

I was considering this route because the front towers are getting crusty anyway. Rear mounts aren't bad but I'd match them to the front as far as lowering. Then I could just replace one shock and be on my way.

 

[LRDONE]

Good news! Terrafirma is going to replace the rear shocks.

 

[boxster]

Good news! Terrafirma is going to replace the rear shocks.

Sometimes it’s worth asking for! All the best.

 

[K-rover]

This sounds par for the course with Terrafirma. Surprisingly enough I had a buddy break a new ome shock. His is only 2" lift. It also destroyed his tire went it broke. I guess quality isn't what it used to be. That said. I've been running fox 2.0 emulsions on my D2 for 10+ years and they've been great. I highly recommend them.

 

[ERover82]

This sounds par for the course with Terrafirma. Surprisingly enough I had a buddy break a new ome shock. His is only 2" lift. It also destroyed his tire went it broke. I guess quality isn't what it used to be. That said. I've been running fox 2.0 emulsions on my D2 for 10+ years and they've been great. I highly recommend them.

That looks like a misconfigured bushing/washer/cup configuration. The later axles with bushing cups (as pictured) require a completely different set of bushes and washers than the early no-cup setup. To make it even more confusing, aftermarket shock manufacturers don't specify which axle their included bush and washer kits are intended for.

I elaborated a bit more here: https://nas-row.com/index.php?threads/rear-shock-bushing-orientation.6170/post-61556

In a misconfigured scenario the washer/bushing gets destroyed or the shock breaks at one end or the other.

 

[Blue]

Terrafirma is crap.

Unfortunately the Bilsteins break too and I’ve seen the OMEs (the older, higher-quality OMEs) break on trails too. I always ran OME (old and new) and never had a failure. And I sure wasn’t easy on them.