Gen4 shocks replaced

Thanks for the info zebraman, I've been umming and ahhing for months about replacing the shocks and your post might finally persuade me to do it!

Did you install these yourself? Wondering if they're a simple bolt-in affair that a mechanical novice like me can do?

quote="Lambert": That's coming up as a 45mm lowering set with Koni heavy track dampers. Expect that to be very firm and go round corners like a Mk1 escort 1300 in clubman spec. An absolute blast as a weekend toy but a bit tiresome for the commute. Very similar to my track set-up. H&R have a well deserved quality reputation especially in German modified circles../quote

Thank you for looking, much appreciated My Escort experience was a Mk1 1600 Twin Cam, some rally fruit, but I preferred to navigate.

I can see, it's way too radical for just doing the shopping. I got lured in by the guy on the phone saying "Koni Dampers", he assumed stock!

It's interesting that Bilstein don't list gen4 shocks on their UK site. How are these different to the gen 3 equivalent?

@300bhpton I didn't want to have to tell them the vehicle suspension has been modified with a lift kit.

Replacement shocks are "like for like" so no changes are being made. The car isn't any lower or higher if that makes sense and you could even claim the the originals failed and you replaced them. A full lift on the other hand would most likely have to be declared to the insurance company but happy to be corrected.

@gadget I didn't fit them myself no. A local garage charged 3 hours labour to do it.

Fitted pic attached.

The Bilstein dampers are longer than the standard ones.
lf you fit them to a standard Jimny, is there any chance that the springs could dislocate?
On the Land Rover it's the dampers that limit suspension travel.
Dampers are always a compromise. l've played with aftermarket ones on my Defender and "upgraded" usually means "stiffer" which can be good for fast road use.
The trade off is a harder ride on poor surfaces.

Adjustable dampers are the way to go, then you can alter them depending on what you are doing in the vehicle.

One thing. The Bilsteins mentioned above are listed for Gen 3
Are they suitable for the new model?

zebraman wrote: @300bhpton I didn't want to have to tell them the vehicle suspension has been modified with a lift kit.

Replacement shocks are "like for like" so no changes are being made. The car isn't any lower or higher if that makes sense and you could even claim the the originals failed and you replaced them. A full lift on the other hand would most likely have to be declared to the insurance company but happy to be corrected.

@gadget I didn't fit them myself no. A local garage charged 3 hours labour to do it.

Fitted pic attached.

3 hours to just replace shocks is a complete rip-off. I can do the job myself in under an hour.