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Mel



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver
Struts.

Looking to replce both front struts any recommendations for good complete units, I have rebuilt struts in the past and so would just sooner swap out 👍
Post #450847 6th Aug 2025 10:43 am
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Chrism551



Member Since: 01 Feb 2021
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2012 Freelander 2 SD4 XS Auto Santorini Black

Forum sponsors advanced factors is where i got all my stuff from for previous cars. I have seen online complete struts for sale, with springs, tops etc ready to fit but no idea what make they are and whether they are any good.
Post #450875 7th Aug 2025 4:52 pm
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Mel



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

The quality of buit struts is questionable, I built my rear struts with parts from AF and look like thats what I will be doing.
Post #450878 7th Aug 2025 6:01 pm
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anglaslt



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Lithuania 2015 Freelander 2 2.0T HSE Lux Auto Havana

If they are available in UK I can recommend KROSNO struts made in Poland. Good quality and will probably last longer than the originals. Cost me around £25 pair. driving on the right side
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Mel



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

You are referring to gas struts as in tail gate or bonnet struts, my question is about suspension struts 👍
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jules



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I got my rear struts (Bilsteins) from Autodoc. I dont know if they sell complete units but you can check.

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/ Jules
Post #450891 8th Aug 2025 12:08 pm
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Mel



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United Kingdom 2011 Freelander 2 SD4 HSE Auto Indus Silver

Decent quality or branded complete struts don’t seem to exist, I will build a pair as I did with the rear parts from Advanced Factors.
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Chrism551



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Do the bilsteins fit 2014 models? autodoc say 2006 - 2014 but they changed in 2013 due to EPB I understand.
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Mel



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I can’t give you a definitive answer on that but I cannot see what the EPB has to do with the strut.
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jules



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According to here
https://parts.jaguarlandroverclassic.com/p...and-rover/

Rear struts LR031668/LR031666

changed after VINDH000001 to LR039917/LR039916

I have no idea why though nor what the difference is Jules

Last edited by jules on 8th Aug 2025 10:22 pm. Edited 1 time in total
Post #450906 8th Aug 2025 10:16 pm
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jules



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Chrism551 wrote:
Do the bilsteins fit 2014 models? autodoc say 2006 - 2014 but they changed in 2013 due to EPB I understand.


I have the Bilstein B4 on my 2014 SD4 with EPB.

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/bilstein/9266824

But they've gone up a lot in 2 years - I paid only £76 each inc delivery Jules
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Telco



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The rear shock absorbers for the EPB models have a bracket that supports the EPB wiring.
I don't know if there are any other differences.
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jules



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Thats most likley the difference - I can see no reason to change the damper specification. Jules
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