JimLondon Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) Hello all a quick one for the automotive knowledgeable among you im changing the rear shocks on my 02 isuzu trooper, now do I change the springs as well or leave them as is? thanks in advance jim Edited February 10, 2018 by JimLondon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisdom Posted February 10, 2018 Report Share Posted February 10, 2018 If the springs are ok you can leave them however the choice is yours but changing them alongside new shocks could improve the ride.It all depends on your needs.Eg load carrying,towing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Thanks for the reply wisdom. I think I'll do both at the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglebert Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 If they’ve never been changed they’ll be really tired, might as well stick new ones on while you have the chance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 33 minutes ago, junglebert said: If they’ve never been changed they’ll be really tired, might as well stick new ones on while you have the chance Thanks, I was thinking along the same lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 NOW NOW!!!!!! Don't tell me one of these fantastic Jap machines actually needs new parts ....said tongue pressed in cheek very hard Must away and check the oil on my Landie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la bala Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 17 minutes ago, Walker570 said: NOW NOW!!!!!! Don't tell me one of these fantastic Jap machines actually needs new parts ....said tongue pressed in cheek very hard Must away and check the oil on my Landie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted February 11, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 28 minutes ago, Walker570 said: NOW NOW!!!!!! Don't tell me one of these fantastic Jap machines actually needs new parts ....said tongue pressed in cheek very hard Must away and check the oil on my Landie Yeah I know I was shocked myself, that's why I had to get opinions from the PW massive. ???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornfree Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 2 hours ago, Walker570 said: NOW NOW!!!!!! Don't tell me one of these fantastic Jap machines actually needs new parts ....said tongue pressed in cheek very hard Must away and check the oil on my Landie You just look underneath a landrover to check the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kennett Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 1 hour ago, bornfree said: You just look underneath a landrover to check the oil. If it has stopped dripping it needs topping up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walker570 Posted February 11, 2018 Report Share Posted February 11, 2018 Very rarely need to top up the oil on my V8 which is unusual as the original 3.5s had a reputation for burning oil a bit. Still this one was put together carefully. As I expected, it didn't need any. Have to watch service intervals as well because the oil never changes, gets dirty, as LPG does not produce any carbon, so watching oil change times is important because oil itself still breaks down over time. Just had a look through my invoices for bits and work in the last ten years including the purchase price. Works out at £7000. This is not including normal servicing cost, filters etc. 189 thou on the clock. 70 thou when I purchased it. 29yrs old and ready for another 100 thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted February 15, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Ok so new springs arrived and they are twice as long as the old springs. Im thinking that can’t be right, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inthedark Posted February 15, 2018 Report Share Posted February 15, 2018 Have they got the same number of coils? (assuming here that your old springs are off the car, like :-) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLondon Posted February 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2018 All sorted now, had the wrong springs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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