Cabin adjustable SUV suspension

[dumschmuck]

meron po bang available na adjustable shocks for a 2005 Patrol na pwedeng ichange yung damping via a cabin module. something similar sa set-up ng pajero.

if heard way to many complaints about having an awfully stiff ride. I was wondering if I could do anything about it.

tnx!

[OTEP]

Just buy a good all around shock absorber that works well in different load and road conditions like OME and Bilstein. Why bother with adjustments? Added complexity lang.

Yung sa Pajero kahit may adjustment, kapag pinalitan ng non-adjustable OME or Bilstein, mas maganda pa din ang ride kaysa dun sa stock. Ang mahal pa ng stock shocks ng Pajero. Walong libo ang isa! Yikes!

[dumschmuck]

anybody here has a ballpark figure on how much bilsteins are going for these days?

kaso medyo aliw pa rin yung idea na pwede kang mag-adjust ng damping from the driver's seat.

[OTEP]

Dati nasa Php5k/ea ang Bilsteins na pang-SUV (mas mahal ang pang-kotse).

[bratski]

yung pajero gen2.5 namin halos minimal lang nagbabago when you change from soft to hard setting. tama si sir otep mag ome or bilstein ka nalang, yung everest ko naka ome and malaki ang nilambot sa ride compared sa stock

[OTEP]

Yung sa Field Master hindi na din adjustable ang pinalagay ko when the shocks leaked.

Wala namang nakapansin na hindi na adjustable yung shocks.

[mikmik316]

Changed ours to OME per advise by our fellow tsikoteers.... Handling is superb... pero ride is noticeably stiffer than the OEM adjustable shocks... Mas gusto ko pa ngaun ang Medium setting ng leaking OEM shocks namin kesa sa ngaun....

OT: which means bakit kaya di masyado maganda tong OME na nilagay sa amin (the ones worth 5.5k????)

[ARB]

common na observation yan, since the old shocks were shot they rode nicer than the OME's, that is because they cant dampen the suspension, just installed one set of OME's in fieldmaster also with rear coils and the owner thanked us for a more controlled, better handling and better riding rig. in fact he has 32" tires with 17" rims na M/t's.

[Djerms]

ARB,

Re OME: I'm wondering though why you are recommending that I change my front 2 shocks first rather than the rears first (Isuzu DMAX)?

Please enlighten. Thanks.

[nugundam93]

ako lang ata may gusto sa adjustable shocks... :lol:

[ARB]

ARB,

Re OME: I'm wondering though why you are recommending that I change my front 2 shocks first rather than the rears first (Isuzu DMAX)?

Please enlighten. Thanks.

based on our experience, we recommend the front first if customers dont want to buy the whole set. the rear suspension of pick-ups being hard in nature pushes the front suspension, so you need to better shock dampening in front to help control the push of the rear suspension. also cornering/handling is improved during turning at speed and when encountering uneven surfaces like sa mga foot of the bridge, flyovers the front wont go up and down and up and down several times.

[Djerms]

ARB,
So the front suspension OME setup for pickups is really more on the control aspect of the rig, the way I understand it.

What if I want it to be more comfortable?

[ARB]

it rides just like the originals only that it does not bounce as much, its more controlled. as to how big the difference in improvement depends on each person.

[speedlimit]

Advantage din kung adjustable and shocks, you can adapt to different road conditions. I experienced this coz i travelled frequently from QC to our province in Leyte with my Pajero, some portions in Samar had a long stretch of rough roads and switching to 'hard' setting, I felt the suspension really responded to rocks and potholes.

[mikmik316]

nalito na ako sir ARB so ano po pwede ko gawin to improve the ride and maintain the superb handling????

[OTEP]

Ride comfort and handling is always a balance. You must really compromise between one or the other.

[IMm29]

A friend of mine replaced the stock adjustable shocks on his Gen 2.5 Pajero with Bilsteins. Body roll was reduced. Ride with 18" rims on Bilsteins was about the same as Hard setting on 18" rims and stock shocks. Now that he's on stock rims, the ride has improved alot.

Another friend installed Big Dog shocks on his current gen Patrol. Ride improved alot, according to his Mom, coz she was the one sitting in it most of the time. I haven't tested it yet personally and I don't know which of the 9 settings it's on though. It has an option to connect to an in-cabin adjustment module. But the price of the module is almost the price of 2 shocks already. Perhaps if you're a hardcore off roader on weekends and on-roader during the week, you'll have a justification for something like an in-cabin controller. Otherwise, I don't see the need for it.

[ARB]

you will appreciate it more the more you use it.

this is the gen2 that we worked on.