New 4x4 Terrafirma damper fitment and leaf spring replacement - PROJECT L200
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Our 2003 Mitsubishi L200 pickup needs some love and attention, with bags of enthusiasm, but little talent, let’s see if these are home mechanic jobs or are we as incompetent as we think we are :)
It is taken off road, but the shocks, leaf springs and other bits are looking tired and as we love “Murdock” Mitsubishi, we want to do it ourselves, plus, we will literally save over a thousand euros in garage costs.
Let us show you how easy or hard these tasks are to perform, warts and all! - if we can do it, you can too, you can, we even make the easy ones tough!!
It’s new shocks and leaf spring time, so new Terrafirma shocks will be fitted, Milner Leaf Springs to complete that overhaul - the old dampers were "shocking" or totally knackered is a more correct term!
The centre prop shaft bearing as given up, so the prop shaft is coming off, so all the joints will be removed and replaced as we have gone in that far anyway - not all goes quite to plan, the signs of problems were there, we clearly ignored them and suffer the consequences.
Some tasty orange polyurethane bushings will give the sway bar a new lease of life and whilst we are at it, the brakes look awful, so full calliper rebuild will happen after a sandblast and powder coat.
The bushing are so simple to replace, only two idiots could struggle - you know what happens !
Quite a few of the removed parts do not cut the mustard, so they get the choice of sandblast and powder coat - Hammerite or Raptor - so see all three processes in action.
We discover other issues and maybe more as we dive in to this project.
Once the outside is done, some vinyl wrap on the dash, new stereo and a dam good detail with transform the old interior.
Road testing before and after will show if the new shocks really perform and if these new parts were worth bothering to do.
Finally after a little off roading to test - a paint detail to clear some (doubt all) of the many scratches from dragging Murdock through trees and bushes.
Subscribe, as we want you to join this journey, advice gratefully received and criticism digested over coffee.
Remember, we are not mechanics, nor do we pretend to be - so most of this is a first try for us, so you will see genuinely how tough or easy these jobs really are.
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Really enjoyed this, great chemistry between you two. 👍🏻
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! very kind
Those bushes and shocks need to be torqued once the wheels are back on the ground.
I'm not a mechanic but from what I know, the upper leaves are for daily driving (without a load in the back) and the other ones engage when you put an amoynt of weight in the bed. So I suppose that the new ones would a little stiffer when the bed is empty, but it also depends on the thickness of the leaves. Usually those kind of leaves (with more upper leaves) are used when you constantly carry some weight in the back (like a rooftop tent, overlanding equipment etc). Greetings from Greece. Keep up the good work!!!
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Excellent point - we have fitted a back box, the weight of just that has improved the ride to a surprising extent, so we are also about to get a new rear bar, very beef, so add some more weight.
Dad and son.great team.well explained.and before I watched this.i put the same terrafirma shocks on my l200 today.leaf springs are OK.great video.enjoyed that.
@DrivenMadShow
2 жыл бұрын
Ha ha (I am the old one !) I really only clean and make coffee - lucky he puts up with me - thanks for taking the time to comment - we have a growing pile of parts for ours, it needs some TLC part 2 :)
@patrickwest3518
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrivenMadShow good to have old school around.even though we make tea or coffee now and then.we have a watchful eye on the youngsters.
@DrivenMadShow
2 жыл бұрын
😂 he keeps an eye on me
Another well explained job. , thanks for sharing 👍👍
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👍 we are learning all the time, but fun is the main thing - hope what we do wrong helps :)
That's nice video.👍👍
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you 👍 much appreciated
Nicely done gentlemen 👍
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you kindly Mr. Action :)
Love watching this with your banter reminds me so much of me and my dad 🤣, doing my shocks and springs today on my l200 also putting 32mm strut spacers on the front to level off, my old springs had 4 on top 2 on the bottom new ones 5 on top one on the bottom it does give a lift back end already sits at 40” from base to arch so interested to see if the 5+1 makes much difference. Did you notice yours lifted at all
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Hi Louise - Nath does well to put up with me, but we do enjoy some decent banter, most he edits out (due to my potty mouth :) he's too much like his Mum !! - ours was very low at the front when we got it (if you know who Starsky & Hutch are, I love the stance Starsky had on his Torino ) Nath wanted it level, so he played around with the torsion to level it off - he has now put a rear box on, so a bit more weight on the back - our problem was that we did it all at once, so never noticed a drop or increase in height - being simple !! also forgot to measure it 🤓
Great video from you guys! Love them all. Keep going! I have an l200 2003 and it’s in embarrassingly worse state than yours! Yours in mint!
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Have you seen the smoke coming out 😂 there are a few small (cheap) upgrades coming soon - but we are starting some work on the old boys JEEP, but the L200 stuff won't be long - plus we are going to see what it can do off road over the next few months, camera work will be our problem, but hope to get something watchable - thanks for commenting !!
@jackwoolland3471
3 жыл бұрын
@@DrivenMadShow you haven’t seen the smoke out of mine! Trust me! 😂 loving all the content whether I need to do the job or not. Best L200 channel out here
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Cheers Jack - very much appreciated
Enjoyed
I would be finishing my sentence after I wake up in A&E if I said dirty old bastard to my Dad . Lol. Brilliant video boys.
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
Hope not !! 😂 - we each give as good as we get, & I normally start it - plus he is twice as strong as me ..... takes after his mum
Any idea if the k74 shocks fit the next model of trucks the b40? I’m sure someone said yes but they are a tad longer but should fit lifted trucks
Interesting video, where did you get the poly bushings of the leaf springs?
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
We got all our bits except the shocks from www.milneroffroad.com/catalogue/rear-leaf-springs-components-slsc-su - but before brexit, they will not ship to us (or cannot) in Portugal at the moment.
Do you have a video changing the speedometer cable of a L200 k74? I need to do that, but have some doubts because I can't find a video showing the process 😂😂 Greetings from Honduras!
@DrivenMadShow
Жыл бұрын
Never done that ( long may that continue ... sorry🤣 )
Just found this, will watch the others now, its a sub from me #worldsgreatest
The new Terrafirma shocks I bought for my Land Rover had some zones of no-resistance in them when extending and compressing by hand. Is that normal ?
@DrivenMadShow
2 жыл бұрын
We never tried that - we have some shocks ready to go on the ML - I will try one tomorrow (not Terrafirma unfortunately)
@DrivenMadShow
2 жыл бұрын
Well, unscientifically pushed them down (dam hard to do, but our ML is well over 2 tons) and could not feel any dead spots - Nath believes, if you compress the damper, and it rises back to extended, that should be fine - allegedly they need time to bed in - we found this for you: ..... "For the first hundred or so miles after installing your new dampers, the driver will notice that the suspension feels a little stiff and bouncy. This is normal and happens primarily for two reasons: First, a new set of shocks and struts needs to be broken in just like anything else"
@garthrichert5256
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrivenMadShow Thank you for your kind effort in answering . Much obliged.
heyyy... nothing wrong with the shockbreaker ... it's a single action type .. it's ''nothing in there'' when your press it ...
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
You live an learn, thanks for the tip off :)
What have the daft IPO inspectors been saying about your powdercoating? :D
@DrivenMadShow
Жыл бұрын
Its a while ago - and my memory struggles with yesterday 😂 - we powdercoated some rusty bits for the L200 and my Jeep - as we used a colour other than black, they were stating it was a non conforming aftermarket part - we took it off, I painted it black with a brush - took it back and they passed it - the L200 has some blue bits on for 3 tests now, never mention them ! my Jeep we have done 4 tests since, first 3 fine, last one moaned about the mud flaps not being long enough (not changed a thing), but passed it, I took it back that afternoon, with some riveted rubber on (and hand wrote JEEP on it 😂 ) insisted they retest it - and removed the "warning" from my certificate - they did, I just then took it off👺 .... Your English is perfect - I am embarrassed how poor my Portuguese is😩
@rocksolidhugo
Жыл бұрын
@@DrivenMadShow I knew it! I know this powdercoater that makes a living turning brand new springs from all colors into black. Gotta love it PS- I've done my share of M25 miles ;)
@DrivenMadShow
Жыл бұрын
@@rocksolidhugo We are just looking at shocks - boringly looking for black ones or silver at a push - if I bought fox shocks, would have to peel old foxy off them 🤯 ... I would love the hours I have sat on the M25 back, do not miss that - we lived in Portsmouth & Worthing, so the M3 and A24 were also roads I know every lump and bump on them 😎
@rocksolidhugo
Жыл бұрын
@@DrivenMadShow Give peas a chance, they say
How did you find the terrafirmas ?..ive just ordered some
@DrivenMadShow
3 жыл бұрын
They fit the vehicle dynamics really well - appear a quality item, at the price point, look underpriced - happy days - from its on road manners, we have seen an improvement at the front, speed humps / pot holes etc are much better sorted - off road they are giving a more composed (if thats the right term) feel and hold the tyres to the surface better. We have a "test" dirt road, we are yet to do it / film it as its pouring with rain here (Portugal) and we filmed the stock setup in the very dry, so are holding off until the track has dried out. The rear still bounces about, but we 99% of the time have no load in the back, the new leafs and shocks to us, make no difference - think with a massive load in, we would see an improvement. Let us know how you get on with yours 👍🏼
@ashleygough9650
3 жыл бұрын
@@DrivenMadShow brilliant to hear . Keep up the good work 👏