Despite changing my air springs my ride still feels very bumpy in that I can feel the road grooves and holes quite a bit.

I'm assuming that maybe the shocks may need changing to.

Just been looking at the dealers and there seems to be quite a selection.

Britpart Cellular Dynamic look within a good price range at £35 a piece, I wouldnt want to spend much more but less is a bonus.

Any recommendations. I dont do offroad .

Boge. That's what LR fitted in the first place (and no matter what else is included in the description, I'd avoid anything with Britpart in the name....). However, my ex-plod is on 16" wheels and 70 series tyres and the first thing I noticed with the SE on 18s and 55 series tyres was how much harsher the ride felt. I mentioned it in my local indie who simply said that you want 16s for comfort and 18s for looks.

Sure the suspension is not near the bumpstops?

To answer the question, I'd recommend oem.

Unfortunately I'm discovering that with Britpart as I ordered a few Britparts from Island 4x4 which are faulty but the lack of response from the dealer isnt good either.

Now you mention the wheels, it rings a bell and probably has a lot to do with my ride but I dont remember it being as rough as it is now.

I have Koni's on mine. They've eliminated the soggy rebound of the standard shocks and stiffened the car up in roll, without altering the compression damping feel (harshness is generally due to replacement shocks being "stiffer" in compression compared to standard).
Downside- around £250 per axle set!

You've not got poly bushes in it by any chance?

Nope- good ole rubbery ones

Gilbertd wrote:

Boge. That's what LR fitted in the first place (and no matter what else is included in the description, I'd avoid anything with Britpart in the name....). However, my ex-plod is on 16" wheels and 70 series tyres and the first thing I noticed with the SE on 18s and 55 series tyres was how much harsher the ride felt. I mentioned it in my local indie who simply said that you want 16s for comfort and 18s for looks.

I wish I'd realised this when I got mine. Having splashed out on new Grabbers for the 18s I'm not enjoying the ride a whole lot. Don't get me wrong, it's not terrible, but we got a Range Rover because we live in the sticks and the roads are beyond shit. You often have the choice of hitting the series of potholes or oncoming traffic. The BMW was just not an option any more and this winter has ripped the "quality" gravel patches out of every single hole in North Yorkshire.

My Jeep is on 235/70 15s and yes, it's bouncy and unrefined compared with the Range Rover but at least you don't wince on the potholes. It's that difference between "BOING, yehaah ride it cowboy!!!" and "Ooof"

I've been secretly looking at 16s on ebay which can come up for a decent price, but the tyres obviously push it all up to something beyond a casual purchase (for me, at any rate).

Hmmm, on rereading that it occurs to me that the shocks on my Jeep are at least (mumble) years old....ahem.