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tough dog or not tough dog

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tough dog or not tough dog

Post by GU4me »

hey guys

im looking at fitting a 2"lift on my 04 GU 3.oTD. was looking at the tough dog set up with their springs to suit.. has anyone using this setup? opinions? good or not? ill be mainly touring no big bog holes or anything.
i read on the general tech that some people were having troubles with the tough dog range!!
any help would be great.

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Post by liftkit8 »

i do not run TD coils ,i do use TD 45mm adj in the rear due to weight issuses. great shock , sometimes too heavy. overall , tops for touring .
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Re: tough dog or not tough dog

Post by bogged »

GU4me wrote:hey guys

im looking at fitting a 2"lift on my 04 GU 3.oTD. was looking at the tough dog set up with their springs to suit.. has anyone using this setup? opinions? good or not? ill be mainly touring no big bog holes or anything.
i read on the general tech that some people were having troubles with the tough dog range!!
any help would be great.

chris. :cool:
Just fitted Konis to my GU with 3inch lift, its sweet, handles like a train on rails on the road.. well worth the coin.
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Post by spannercrab »

A second vote for Koni ...

On another forum someone suggested that TD's come somewhere after solid steel rods ... with Koni's / Bilsteins being at the top of the list ...

They're actually not all that expensive ... when all is considered ... but yeah ... point of this post is that they are a great shock and highly recommended.
If it's worth doing - it's worth doing to excess ...
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Post by Suspension Stuff »

Spend your money on Koni.
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Post by Damo1970 »

I've got Tough Dog shocks with a 3" lift in my GU4 & couldn't be happier.
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Post by currentlyoffline »

Another vote for the Monotubes (Koni/Bilsteins)
Twin tube shockers are cheaper to build, but do not dissapate heat anywhere near as well as monotubes, especially when fitting them on a tourer.

I have a rack of all my stuffed shocks in the shed off my GQ.
OME, Rancho 9000's, and procomp foam cell, all have a place there.

Wish I had spent the $$$ and bought a mono first up....just dont put them on a cruiser as the front wheels throw rocks at the back shocks, which will stuff a monotube.

On a patrol they are more protected
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Post by Mick. »

I've been running the 45mm tough dogs for 3 years and they are brillant. I've never had a problem with them. ;)

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Post by Suspension Stuff »

You can get a guard for the monotube shocks.
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Post by Mud_5lut »

have used tough dog adj for 8 months now on gu ute. tow horses and cruise round town and wheeling, a setting for everything very happy and would recommend them.
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Post by GU BUG »

Koni's win hands down in my opinion :cool:. I've got them in my GU & I've done 40k's in 12 months which includes a lot of weekend trips out wheeling & haven't had a problem with them :D. A mate of mine had TD's & after only a couple of months, they started leaking :?. It's not the first time I've heard of this happening either........
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Post by bigbennymq »

Hey i think on the gu its best to run koni because they are a decent shock and the td will be better off on a gq or mq. But td are still a choice
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Post by currentlyoffline »

Normal weekend type wheeling and occasional towing I reckon just about any shock would do.
I stuffed all of mine on the corrugations in central Australia.
Heat and aeration of the gas/oil makes to contents of a shock get very hot; they then fade and or their contents get past the seals and they leak.
Depends on your application as to what you need.

IMHO Monotubes are the go for anyone contemplating a big trip into the centre, or Cape York, and even then I would carry a spare or 2.
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Post by Stew77 »

Koni's ;)
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Post by rochrd »

TOUGH DOG ARE THE WAY TO GO. (gas not foam)
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Post by gu4800 »

Koni - had mine for some time now and no problems. 2" lift with King Springs.

As you stated in your original post, you have heard of some people having failures. I too have read of people having multiple failures, and not just leaking but also breaking the eye welds, etc

Then again most things will have reported failures - just look at peoples stories on tyres! But, I haven't read too much about Koni failures - most people only report on the initial cost.

Good luck with your choice.
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Post by zookjedi »

i run td coils and 45mm rear adjustable shocks , the shocks are great , i believe the problem with them having leakage problems were rectified some time ago , but just be aware being 45mm you need to trim abit of your bump stop plates on your axle housing to fit them properly , instructions come with the shocks .
coils seem fime but i opted for stiffer springs which i will go mediums next time

if the shocks are to stiff turn the knob down :finger:
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Post by bigbennymq »

Tough dog are one of the best but dont go with foam
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