Suspention Upgrade

[lukincool]

hi I have a pajero np and after a little research, Perth 4WD Show , I am looking at getting the dobinson springs which I like and also the dobinson shocks.
Question does anyone else have this setup and is it good ?

[e32lover]

any setup will be better than your aged stock setup. I think lovells springs and lovells or bilstein shocks are the preferred choice according to these forums. I opted for the lovells springs and shocks and for $880 delivered im pretty happy with them.

I think one of the advantages of a more expensive shock absorber is that they can be rebuilt and you can easily source and replace parts for them.

A Paj with 2 inch lift, 33's and breathers is an unstoppable beast

[wrexy]

Rebuilding shocks is a waste of time IMO. Recently had a Bilstein leaking & making a mess. Put up with it for a while as the handling was not too bad on the highway but eventually got around to doing something about it before going on a trip with known bad corrugations, Peron Peninsular. Well, it was going to cost $185 to repair & $240 for a newbie, the latter being avail. immediately or wait for parts. Not wanting to do another trip into the big smoke my choise was easy.

[e32lover]

maybe but I bought the cheap lovells and they don't sell the bushings, you have to get some third party ones and it was an absolute bastard to find. The bushing failure was caused by improper shock installation by myself, but still, its nice to know you can get spares should you require them

[Wilson77]

hi I have a pajero np and after a little research, Perth 4WD Show , I am looking at getting the dobinson springs which I like and also the dobinson shocks.
Question does anyone else have this setup and is it good ?

Hiya Lukincool, im new to all the 4wd game and dont know much about lifts and such, but slowly learning. I got an old man emu 2inch lift done a couple of weeks ago and they seem to be pretty awesome. Got them installed at ORE in myaree. Awesome people and great price. Also got a mate to fix me up with a set of 5 Goodyear Wranglers which make the Paj look even better.

[scruffy]

Had Dobinsons springs and shocks on an 80 series and some range rover and discos and found them excellent. Slighty firm but really good and on the 80 series they were on it when I bought it and after towing a 24ft van around for 3yrs and some offroading they were still excellent when I sold the veh after 5yrs. Go the Dobinsons. Bob

[Nik]

Dobinsons ... so you got talking to Malaga Suspension at the show then ... I think I know why ... didn't they have the girls in the hot pants sitting out front

If you do a search on here there's TONS of info on springs and shocks on here. I've never owned Dobinsons but from what others have said that do own them there doesn't seem to be too many complaints (nothing is perfect). From memory they come in a 40mm or 45mm lift rather than 50mm lift which the Lovells/King springs do. I could be wrong on that. It might not be a big deal to you anyway, but worth knowing before you make the choice.

Dobinsons are a twin tube design I believe so they are an equivalent shocks design to the Lovells. The more expensive shocks (which you might not need) are monotbue design. If you want to read up on it there's plenty of info on here.

By the way, if it is Malaga I know two people who have used them and said they did a good job. One has had two or three sets of shocks done with them.

[Easykill1978]

any setup will be better than your aged stock setup. I think lovells springs and lovells or bilstein shocks are the preferred choice according to these forums. I opted for the lovells springs and shocks and for $880 delivered im pretty happy with them.

I think one of the advantages of a more expensive shock absorber is that they can be rebuilt and you can easily source and replace parts for them.

A Paj with 2 inch lift, 33's and breathers is an unstoppable beast

where the heck do u get them so cheap.. i have been looking and its like 1200~1400 so far..

[Trojan]

where the heck do u get them so cheap.. i have been looking and its like 1200~1400 so far..

Here. Free freight to most of the country.

Would like to know if Bushskinz can offer this package as well.

[Easykill1978]

thanks

[Sam16hutch]

My stock springs on my 2002 NM exceed as still super comfortable, even after 240k...

Is this a freak of nature Paj, or will it just be so much better with a lift?

Thanks, Sam

[chriso of penrith]

where the heck do u get them so cheap.. i have been looking and its like 1200~1400 so far..

I got my lovells set up from 4wd direct delivered for $839.
Do a google search for pajero suspension. Thats how i found them.

[schnitzel]

Am currently in the process of being set up as a trader on this site with an online hobby business my brother and i have selling the full range of Dobinsons gear. Give us a yell if you are looking for a price as we can often beat the suspension shops.