I've got Bilsteins on my '96 4.0se & I think they're stiff, oh well.
Ijust replaced my 18" wheels w/16" s and it rides perfect (firm, but doesn't knock out my lower partial)

 

I went with the Bilsteins HDs as I had very good luck with them on my 1996 Carrera 2, have over 60k hard driven miles on them and they are still holding up pretty well. The Monroe OEM units on the 911crapped out at only 6k miles, and the warranty replacement only lasted about 20k miles. Istill couldn't believe how affordable the Bilstein HDsare for the RR as theBilstein unit for the 911 cost over $1500......

I have read that the Bilsteins might be a little stiff. What tire pressure were you using with the 18s"?

 

sorry about the delay, I ran LR recommended pressure, 28 front, 38 back and I'm doing the same on my 16's w/ 255/65/16 mich xpc

 

Just installed the Bilstein HDs, IMHO I think they are great. Firm but not stiff at all, the car have much less body roll now and much more stable at high speed lane changes.

Prior I didn't know how the RR should feel, always felt the car unstable at higher speed lane changes just thought it was the nature of the truck. But now it handles as it should.

I may not feel that the shocks are stiff because I am so used to the stiff suspension on my Porsches....

Replacing the shocks on a Range Rover has to be the easiest shock replacement I have ever done on any car!!!! Only took me about 1.5 hours for all 4 the first time around.

 

There's something about the way they feel (even the disco) when they're in good shape (my p38 had bad tie rods, shook like crazy @ the slightest bump but so easy to replace)
Those of us who can repair things mechanical tend to overlook the downtime because they are actually quite easy to work on. (except for blender motors)
I bought my '96 p38 w/ 140k miles, so alot of midlife repairs were already done, it still drives like new.

"Don't give up, it's only a machine"

 

Yes, I was surprised at how much the tie rod and the ball joints had an effect with the car shaking at higher speeds (70mph). Originally I thought the shakes were from badly unbalanced tires, after replacing the tie rod and ball joint the shaking went away. So I decided to order the rest of the tie rod and ball joint for the other side.... I still couldn't believe how affordable the common replacement parts are on the Range Rover. I guess I am so used to the jacked up prices on the Porsche parts that I am going into a sticker price shock with the RR parts.

This is my first British car, I have always heard of nightmares and problems from others about British cars that's why I only owned German cars. But so far I am very impressed with the engineering and design with this British 4x4, I guess being a large size truck it is also extrememly easy to work on.

Them little Porsches sure are a major PITA to work on!!!

 

Yippee! The EAS is finally repaired and working.

Wasn't as bad as I thought, all together fairly cheap.

To fix the EAS:

New air bag $400
New o-ring seals $20
EAS ECU reset $30 (Rover rennovation)

Total: $450

While I was at it I also changed out the shock ($300), left side ball joints ($50), tie rod ($30), installed the MARS recovery system ($150) in case the EAS fails again, now I just need to replace the right side ball joint and another tie rod and that's all!