I recently had my car on the ramp and noticed that both rear shocks on my car had signs of starting to leak.

Mine have a small canister on the bottom of the shocker and when i priced them up they are over £350 each . My previous Fullfat had normal rear shocks and cost less than £100 each.

What does the canister do, and why do they cost 4 times as much and finally can the other type be fitted
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Paul  Paul

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I had an advisory at my MOT for the same thing, was told the affected parts were £80 each and simple to fit (LR main dealer). That suggests that the shock alone would be replaced. I was told to monitor and see what they look like early 2017.

Another instance of my 2012 car's components lasting less well than the 2004 one, its rear shocks had no issues, 9 1/2 years old and 97,000 miles.  Only Range Rovers since 1988

the reason they are more is that they are adaptive dampers, it is not just the front shocks which are part of the AD system the rears are too. Which is why they are a lot more money!

going to look at mine now......

edit......one is showing signs of being slightly damp....... time for a call to LR.  There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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So we have a failure rate of 3 out of 3 upto now. Cannot see any wiring to the shocks like the fronts unless its hidden beneath the carpet

Am going to keep my eye on them and see what they look like come MOT time in march

Looks like it may be an expensive mot next year
Paul Paul

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The electrical connector is at the top of the shaft for both front and rear.

Note that whilst the left and right rears have different part numbers, the only difference is the angle the top bracket is set relative to the external canister and can easily be changed.

There is definitely a with and without AD damper so I'm assuming that is why one is much more. It's strange that they are going as they are OEM Bilstien, which are also listed as an option on LR direct. The LR ones are £550. There is nothing that can't be fixed with a hammer😜😜
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CS wrote:

I had an advisory at my MOT for the same thing, was told the affected parts were £80 each and simple to fit (LR main dealer).

I fear you are probably right, maybe the service reception was thinking about the older models. Perhaps we are entering the "there's aye something" phase.  Only Range Rovers since 1988