Nitrons: Looking after them

[Marto]

Morning all,

I have a set of Nitrons on my T2S. Is there a maintenance regime that needs to be carried out.

Yours
Marto

[Torquemada]

I've read reports that they need refurbing every two years, but mine are still fine three years after fitting. No doubt if you do trackdays every weekend it would be a different matter...

[alex_gray255]

There is a rebuild schedule to them that was listed on the website - 1 year for track, 2-3 years for normal use if I remember correctly. I usually get mine checked out once a year. It was not that expensive to rebuild them.

Look here...
http://www.nitron.co.uk/site/tech/shock_service.as...

Edited by alex_gray255 on Friday 24th May 13:13

[ShiDevil]

Shocking that one of the most high performance shocks out there, for normal road use requires a rebuild every 2-3 years. Why is it that 'normal cars' don't have this requirement. I drive 30-40k per year, never had an issue with shocks and i'm not driving like miss daisy. Enlighten me oh TVR gurus!

[alex_gray255]

There is a better make out there or so I'm informed -
http://www.penskeshocks.co.uk/car/dampers/3way/876...

Custom built for your car.

[Geoff Ashcroft]

ShiDevil said:

Shocking that one of the most high performance shocks out there, for normal road use requires a rebuild every 2-3 years. Why is it that 'normal cars' don't have this requirement. I drive 30-40k per year, never had an issue with shocks and i'm not driving like miss daisy. Enlighten me oh TVR gurus!

I agree - common sense required imo

[Graham]

Its all down to the tolerences required for the higher performance..

a knackered set of nitrons or penskies will probably perform better than set of 10 quid oem dampers to start with, they will just not perform at their best. they also tend to have adjusters that need cleaning and adjustable spring platforms that need cleaning and lubing which oem stuff doesnt, so cant sieze up or need a once over.


to keep the high performance stuff working at that level it needs maint simple as.


most oem stuff is also rubber bushed, rod end joints provide more controlled location but wear out a lot quicker so need replacing..

the goldline rose joint on my tuscan cost 40 quid each a few thousand miles on the road and they would be fecked... the 5 quid rubber bushes on the chim lasted 13 years and 50k does that make the rubber bushes better and the rose joint rubbish? i think not.


The Penskies on my tuscan also need a rebuild every year to keep them tip top !!! at a lot more than a nitron damper service

[V8 GRF]

Mine needed a rebuild after about 4 years, which in my usage equated to 35k miles ish, not that bad really.

Edited by V8 GRF on Friday 24th May 16:30

[jamieduff1981]

ShiDevil said:

Shocking that one of the most high performance shocks out there, for normal road use requires a rebuild every 2-3 years. Why is it that 'normal cars' don't have this requirement. I drive 30-40k per year, never had an issue with shocks and i'm not driving like miss daisy. Enlighten me oh TVR gurus!

In addition to Graham's post, one usually finds that even on a 'normal' car which has done two years' worth of your driving and hasn't yet failed an MOT will still prove to drive like an absolute sack of poo as soon as you fit brand new dampers and bushes to it. You don't observe the degredation because it happens over time. Anyone who reckons their 100k 'normal' car drives 'like new' is just wrong and a refresh will massively improve it.

On something high performance such as a TVR, you want it to *actually* drive like new and not just let it degrade until the MOT man tells you it's dangerous.

[ShiDevil]

alex_gray255 said:

I usually get mine checked out once a year. It was not that expensive to rebuild them

I am surprised your getting it checked every year, i would have thought it better to check the trucks shocks that drive it down the motorway, between Bespoke, Power and Concept :P Get in there!

Hope to see the lovely beast tomorrow at Bespoke

[RedSpike66]

ShiDevil said:

alex_gray255 said:

I usually get mine checked out once a year. It was not that expensive to rebuild them

I am surprised your getting it checked every year, i would have thought it better to check the trucks shocks that drive it down the motorway, between Bespoke, Power and Concept :P Get in there!

Hope to see the lovely beast tomorrow at Bespoke

Poor Tim, he comes on for some stick !! All thoroughly deserved tho

[alex_gray255]

RedSpike66 said:

...he comes on for some stick !! All thoroughly deserved tho

The joke is getting a bit old and tired now though....

You lot need to think of something new.

[ShiDevil]

alex_gray255 said:

The joke is getting a bit old and tired now though....

You lot need to think of something new.

I blame Lasersag ok ill refrain from now on