Thanks for reply Jim,going to check what springs are on rear when removed , but want to upgrade shocks anyway to ensure they are operating properly (old one's do look well worn, though not leaking) , thinking gas ones rather than oil as fronts are gas struts, always used gas rather than air when upgrading.
So to clarify all I am doing is changing rear shocks at present , then will see how it all sits, and will leave in (if they are indeed there) the extenders till I change rear springs (if I go for shorter ones). Was out for a run with Bob Craig in his 2+2 at the weekend , quite a beast , well impressed with the whole package , particularly how solid and planted it all felt,the power was too much tbh for my needs though was very impressive. I would settle for the ride and solid feel of Bob's tbh , although I do realise he has expensive Gaz adjustable struts & shocks fitted , sadly out of my budget. Calum. ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jim Hearne <[email protected]> Sent: 12 April 2017 19:16:30 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] Re: Lowering springs for my 2+2. Don't remove the shock extender on the rear until (if) you fit shorter rear springs. If you are just changing the shocks with the existing springs then swap the extender from the old shocks to the new. Jim On 12/04/2017 18:38, calum mcpherson wrote: Decided to upgrade rear shocks (as looking a bit tired), fronts have been upgraded to Gas Struts and was thinking same for rear, looking at Kayaba Gas ones, as seem reasonable value for money. I want to upgrade these to make sure all is fine, then will measure all springs and see where we are at. Managed to source a set of 'Quantum Red front springs (thanks to Bob Craig) which have been refurbed to go on front, will then look at rear. I presume fitting the Gas type to rear wont cause any issue's with removing the shock extender ? (as recommended by Jim Hearne) Thanks all for input. Calum. On Wednesday, 29 March 2017 21:52:01 UTC+1, calum mcpherson wrote: I've recently changed my wheels 15" with 195-50-15 tyres to the correct set up 14" with 185-55-14, and my 2+2 looks like a Land Rover. 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