I am having the same thing happen. Sounds like it is sometimes in the front but it can also be heard in the back. I travel over 1500 speed bumps a month on my route. Love the expression "Violent bang" surely if this happens all the time it must do some damage? I did have it tested by other 4 x 4 specialists, they tell me it is not right, sounds to them like the whole axle wants to fall out! It takes me 5 minutes longer to get to work now that I have to travel 30km/hr over the bumps! Is there absolutely nothing that can be done to stop this?

nslarsen wrote:

Is there absolutely nothing that can be done to stop this?

So simple? I will probably lose my warrantee if I do it. If I cant, will it in time cause damage?

If it's under warranty I suggest you go back to the dealer to see what they say, though Tandemman says that his new car does it too.

Pete

Yes, got it in August, they say I am bottoming out the shocks and that it is characteristicto the car. I drove another one and its the same so dont think I will get sorted, my first Landrover, not very thrilled with their service here at all!! They should be upfront about this when selling them.

Fortunately mine straddles the local speed cushions, but where there is an unavoidable ridge across the country road I use, I have just had to slow down a bit.

I agree it's not clever.

Pete

My MY10 XS does it and so did my 1993 Range Rover.
So I don't think it's anything new!
Stuart

I've had this before and it is the right hand engine mounting. Apparently thats how they are.If you slow down over the speed hump does it do it?

My previous Lexus RX did exactly the same. Silver 2009 HSE

We can't have it all ways, the FL2 is renowned for its comfortable ride compared to other 4WD's. This allows us soft but longer travel shockies with moderate springing, similarly a Suzuki won't do it but is a very firm sea-sick type bouncy ride.

It's a small price to pay for 99% road level comfort that most of us drive on, plus speed bumps are there for a purpose and if we go over them at the recommended speed, there is no suspension crash.

accepted, but offroad they could use a top out bumperstop : )

agreed, it does sound worrying, I found it difficult to accept at first especially my first hump backed bridge
now I know it could happen on road I slow down a little and its a little disconcerting coming of a high kerb at an angle.

LRswe wrote:

accepted, but offroad they could use a top out bumperstop : )

isnt that a "bottom out" one?

You can't have a bottom one.
The stop is inside / at the fully extended stop of the shock absorber.
So the sound is made by the shock absorber when the piston inside hits the fully extended travel stop.