By Ron Ward (Ronward) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 02:46 pm: Edit

Plan on new shocks for my 1997 D1 at first of the year. I have RTE HD 2" suspension, 235 85 r16's and carry tons of gear when I wheel. I have OME Nitrochargers in standard Discovery 1 length now. What's the best set up?

Ron W.

By jay caragay (Jcaragay) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 09:27 pm: Edit

Ron-

there's probably alot of opinions out there but my Disco1 has a similar set up to yours - RTE 2" springs and Yokohama Geolandar 245/75r16 tires.

I'm running Bilstein HD shocks that I am very pleased with. They provide good dampening at highway speeds and perform well off-road. They're slightly longer in travel than stock but not much. So if you're looking for longer travel you should look elsewhere.

But the more knowledgeable will chime in if I am incorrect!

By Mike B. on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 09:28 pm: Edit

You are probably going to bounce around a bit with a lot of weight on that setup.

One option would be the Rancho RS9000s (which are adjustable with 1 being very soft and 5 being very hard). I set mine up really hard (4 in front and 5 in back) for the long trips and soft (3 in front and 3 in back) when off-roading. It's a nice compromise. It takes about a minute to adjust all 4.

Bilsteins will be stiffer than the OMEs.

OMEs are fantastic shocks. Are they worn out or are you trying to solve a particular problem?

Thanks,
Mike B.

By Ron Ward (Ronward) on Monday, November 26, 2001 - 10:33 pm: Edit

Mike B.

My OME's look like crap (some surface rust from 20,000 to 40,000 miles in the NJ Pine Barrens and surrounding area by the previous owner) but I did not notice an "dead" spots in them.

Ron W.

By Steve (Steve2) on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 - 01:13 pm: Edit

i have the new ome n115s up front and n46 in tail. slightly firmer than std - but not the stiffest for the tail as i travel mostly unloaded around town.