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Replace rear springs on shogun sport6/11/2023 ![]() As noted this is only the case when a lift kit plus a droop stop kit are installed. However, Formula shock absorbers due to their design still make contact with the OE upper control arm but receive much lower damage, decreasing Formula shock failure rate over other brands. Specifically when Mitsubishi 4WD vehicles after 2009 are lifted and a droop stop kit is installed, our engineers have recorded a high failure rate of Bilstein and other branded shock absorbers. ![]() Caused due to suspension geometry changes pushing the vehicles OE upper control arm into repeated contact of the shock absorber, which in turn causes shock failure. Our engineers and lead suspension technicians found that for Mitsubishi 4WD vehicles after 2009 (all except ML Triton), when installing a lift kit plus a droop stop kit, the standard OE control arms (original factory control arms) may contact the shock absorber (observed contact ~86% of the time across multiple vehicle tests).ĭuring testing when a Mitsubishi 4WD has been lifted AND a droop stop kit has been installed, our engineers and lead suspension technicians have seen catastrophic shock failures. They have confirmed that a droop stop is an optional kit, which increases droop and suspension travel, but should be installed at the risk of the vehicle owner when their 4WD is lifted. ![]() Our engineering department as well as our lead suspension technicians across the Fulcrum network, have done extensive design and technical analysis of the Triton, Challenger and Pajero Sport platform.
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