Suspension Overhaul Decisions.

[thebadleys]

According to the KYB catalogue the rears are 554017, and the fronts 365048.

Nigel

These are the same part numbers I purchased and fitted to my car some years ago, still going strong.

Nigel

[trunt]

These are the same part numbers I purchased and fitted to my car some years ago, still going strong.

Nigel

It seems that KYB in USA uses different part numbers.. so strange! On the rear shocks That number indeed comes up for stag and TR7 in the European catalog but no sign of it in the USA catalog but the KB5550 number does come up for TR7 (Stag is not listed) and that USA number does not come up in the European catalog..

[sujitroy]

amazon.com seems to have some

[richardthestag]

be careful of Amazon marketplace, there appears to be quite a bit of fake "Chinesium" stuff advertised, which Amazon.com remove as and when they find it or someone complains! same applies to ebay, Caveat Emptor!

Recently bought some "genuine" DJI Osmo batteries for my camera, turned out to be nothing of the sort, left a 1star negative review and applied for return. Got a message offering an amazon voucher if I removed the negative review!!!!! It is how some of these traders operate these days.

For suspension mods, I fitted adjustables all round on my stag years ago, all still working fine. The rears are set to softest and the fronts I fiddled with quite a lot to get the desired ride and probably ended up with a standard setting lol. The rest of the car is superflex poly except for the damper fixings, drag links and top strut mounts. Springs are fresh, probably from 1973, not been changed in the last 30 years, sits flat and square.

All I can say is beware of shiny new stuff Seen a couple of stags on new springs and they are all over the place, like a cheap Argos Duvet, owners stressing about ride height at each corner.

Same applies to big Land Rovers, cheap shiny brand new spring offerings can be terrible and have you chasing your arse trying to understand where the issue is.

[richardthestag]

I will add that the biggest improvement for normal road use that I did for my stag was to get the tired steering rack sorted, (not just cleaned, rattle canned satin black and fitted with new gaiters)

And fit a decent set of tyres, budget ditchfinders have no place on any car let alone your pride and joy

[022Dave]

Got a message offering an amazon voucher if I removed the negative review!!!!! It is how some of these traders operate these days.

You'll probably find the voucher is fake too!

Dave

[richardthestag]

You'll probably find the voucher is fake too!

Dave

wouldn't put anything past the characters who run these scams

[rwdstag]

I put 1” lower springs with super flex from Robs with standard shocks and I am delighted with it
I did quite literally change every bush cleaned and powder coated everything

[trunt]

amazon.com seems to have some

Autozone and Summit Racing have the rears, both reputable sellers. both at $41 each.

[trunt]

So the shocks I received under the KB5550 number also have the European number on the label, they are indeed the same..