Long Travel shocks for GU patrol

Post by **morkz** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:12 pm

Just wanting to know what you would receommend for a standard long trave shock i.e. i mean by just bolt in long travel, no modifying shock towers or cutting mounts off to make them suit.

This is to suit a wagon which is quite heavy, i dont know why i put down rancho but some people seem to believe in them :roll:

Post by **RoldIT** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 7:15 pm

I too would be interested as it's shocker time for me.

Post by **ludacris** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:01 pm

Tough dogs are oversize if you ask me. Such a big shock yet they have two pissy little tabs holding the pins on. Dodgy as. Old man emu are just an overpriced Monroe shock. Ranchos come with no warranty.

You can get the greatest amount of drop travel and have your wheels dropping in the biggest holes and it looks good but you will lose up travel which is as important as down travel.

You need to find a shock that will give you the right combination.

Pro Comp would be the way I would be going.

LudaCris

Post by **GUHOON** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:11 pm

Im happy with my ranchos- got them cheap through work.But they are too short, even though i asked for ones to suit a 3-4 inch lift they stop down travel even before the swaybars do. :roll:

Post by **J Top** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:30 pm

On the GQs for extra lift and travel use OME 80 series coils and shocks
I'm not sure if this works for GUs
J Top

Post by **bogged** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 8:48 pm

Wouldnt touch Ranchos with a barge pole. Ossie and myself went thru 3 sets each until giving up on them.

Konis are top quality.
OME LTR's are great but very $$

People are talking Dobinsons and EFS a lot lately, nfi if they are any good, but Im happy with my LTR's.

Post by **morkz** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:33 am

i new i was forgetting something i shoudl have also added the EFS range and dobinson i hear the dobinson shocks are only about $200 a pair and they have a massive bore which i think is quite cheap @ $100 per shock

Post by **blkmav** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:47 am

EFS and you know where to go to get them

Post by **Tiny** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:00 am

Hmmm interesting...I have OME on the GU and am very happy with the performance, I have ranchos with the incab in the GQ and me thinks they are pure shite. The problem is tough dog has the big bore but as ludacris says they dont seem to have strong retainers??????? + reports don't seem to be much better on them anyway.

Some feed nack on others would be most helpfull as I want to lift the GU a bit more shortly.

Tiny :twisted:

Post by **toughnut** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:07 pm

You could also list the TJM X-cell adjustables but I have a sneaky suspicion that they are just painted tough dogs. they look exactly the same and TJM are developing an incar adjuster for them as we speak.

Wed Jan 05, 2005 12:16 pm

I agree with with Ludacris , I run Pro Comp and there are a great shock at a good price.

Post by **morkz** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 4:18 pm

are the tough dog ralphs really that bad?

i have heard mix things about them some people swear about them but other seem to curse them.

alot of comp guys seem to be using them. any more info on them would be appreciated

Post by **bazzle** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 5:28 pm

Not all the above are long travel shocks.
Prob need open and closed dims too.

Bazzle

Post by **toughnut** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:24 pm

bazzle wrote:Not all the above are long travel shocks.
Prob need open and closed dims too.

Bazzle

What do you guys call long travel????? :roll:

Post by **Bartso** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:30 pm

the pro comps you guys are talking about are these the adjustable type

Post by **roly** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:37 pm

i had 2 sets of ranchos

they arent up to a gu

rancho wont warrent them

i bought OME - L series which were new at the time, they are the same as normal OME but -L are longer fitment

they are NOT nitrocharger remote gas canister shocks

roly

Post by **ludacris** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:30 pm

The pro comps are not adjustable. But they are going to be bringing them into the country once they are happy with the strengths.

LudaCris

Post by **bogged** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 10:49 pm

toughnut wrote: and TJM are developing an incar adjuster for them as we speak.

they have been working on that for ~8mths!

Post by **toughnut** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:04 pm

bogged wrote:
toughnut wrote: and TJM are developing an incar adjuster for them as we speak.

they have been working on that for ~8mths!

I reckon you could fit the rancho adjuster to them anyway.

Post by **Hoonz** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:17 pm

ludacris wrote:The pro comps are not adjustable. But they are going to be bringing them into the country once they are happy with the strengths.

LudaCris

u can get procomp MX6 which are adjustable

Post by **Woop** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 12:10 am

Koni's for me. More than happy with their performance

Nick

Post by **morkz** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:39 am

so do the pro-comp stand the weight of a heavy truck like a GU wagon?

Post by **Juzza** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:57 am

There is generally only one answer for these much asked shock questions and that is Koni!. When will people learn that all that budget Brazilian or Mexican manufactured junk just wont work on the heavy Nissans or Toys in OZ.

Post by **bogged** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 8:58 am

Woop wrote:Koni's for me. More than happy with their performance

Nick

They look good with your 2inch lift too dude ... :lol:

Post by **ludacris** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:14 am

They will cope with the weight of a GU champ. I know of a few GU running them and they reckon that they are awsome.

Post by **Juzza** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:33 am

ludacris wrote:They will cope with the weight of a GU champ. I know of a few GU running them and they reckon that they are awsome.

We replace a lot of these with Koni 88 series and the difference is well worth the money spent. You can actually run a heavy lifted truck without major body roll. The Pro-comps seem to be better than a few of the other imports but still have Rancho quality bushes.

Post by **blkmav** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:41 am

EFS - made in Australia for Australian trucks

Post by **bogged** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:47 am

blkmav wrote:EFS - made in Australia for Australian trucks

2 issues with that -
no trucks are made in aussie

and
OME and others are also made in Aussie.

Post by **ludacris** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:40 am

Up to what lift in inches do EFS supply for a GQ GU.

I know lots of people running pro comps without a problem.

I have not had anything to do with Konis so I cannot comment on them although I have heard that they are good but very exy.

LudaCris

Post by **blkmav** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:44 am

ludacris wrote:Up to what lift in inches do EFS supply for a GQ GU.

I know lots of people running pro comps without a problem.

I have not had anything to do with Konis so I cannot comment on them although I have heard that they are good but very exy.

LudaCris

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