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KONI ??? OME??? EFS??? PROCOMP???

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KONI ??? OME??? EFS??? PROCOMP???

Post by go piggen »

witch ones are the best does anyone actully now, I own a mk patrol and just about to fork out for new shocks,dampner and leafs I was thinking koni shocks ordered from melbourne they said that they would custom make them if they had to ,with leafs made by carrolls springs in sydney there are a couple of kits avilable from OME but I dont no that much about them all i no is i want a two inch lift and to be strong and i dont mind spendding more if they are quality
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Post by amtravic1 »

Koni, the others should not even be mentioned in the same sentence. You will pay for the extra quality though. They will most likely outlast the car.
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Post by MQSWBUTE »

never had any of them but i like the look of efs koni and ridepros im looking at efs springs with ridepro shocks

i have a mq/k also
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Re: KONI ??? OME??? EFS??? PROCOMP???

Post by bogged »

at last a new topic....
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Post by grazza »

No offence, but the price of Konis may not be "cost effective" for an MK...

Depends on your lift too.

I would think OME's would do the job.

I have Konis and love them.
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Post by go piggen »

i got quoted 350 for front and 350 for back and they said they modify them to what ever i wanted its cheeper than a set of ranchos and i have herd ranchos arnt that good
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Post by MQSWBUTE »

grazza wrote:No offence, but the price of Konis may not be "cost effective" for an MK...

Depends on your lift too.

I would think OME's would do the job.

I have Konis and love them.

i agree and i own one set of desent mud tyres are worth more then the bloody cars
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Post by 6.5 rangie »

never had any of them but i like the look of efs koni and ridepros im looking at efs springs with ridepro shocks
efs and ridepro don't even come close koni.
Out of your selection Koni, hands down.
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Post by MQSWBUTE »

6.5 rangie wrote:
never had any of them but i like the look of efs koni and ridepros im looking at efs springs with ridepro shocks
efs and ridepro don't even come close koni.
Out of your selection Koni, hands down.

i know a few comp boys like ridepros i guess it comes down to what you like
btw my mates car has just shot 3 koni shocks in 1 trip

they will all fail 1 day but alot of factors come into play
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Post by juls »

go piggen wrote:i got quoted 350 for front and 350 for back and they said they modify them to what ever i wanted its cheeper than a set of ranchos and i have herd ranchos arnt that good
Where was the quote from and are these adjustable? If I could get konis for an extra $700 vs base cheapo shocks for $400 this would be very interesting.

The big question im pondering is how much you spend on a $2000 20 year old nissan....
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Post by go piggen »

Quote was from TOPERFORMANCE (03)98731722
toper@toperformance.com.au. ps, I owned a 00 hilux witch i paid 30000 for and it standed it could not go were i have taken the $2000 patrol witch for its age i am well impressed with i brought it for a thrash car and on second day i owned it floored it around a dirt bike track and got some big
air out of the old thing and is still solid as a rock it is hard to break not unlike some of this new jap crap
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Post by michael a »

Check your quote that will be 350 per shock not for a pair
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Post by bazzle »

For your model Nissan, OMEs or Ridepro

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Post by Reddo »

Dobinsons even??? Not seen one leak yet

Koni - yes very good, but sort of sows ear silk purse ain't it??
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Post by Aquarangie »

Depends on your budget. I bought Koni adjustables second hand for my Rangie with about 10K on them for $200 a set :armsup: . Have penty of life left in them and ride superbly on and off-road (on the softest setting).

They don't set the wheel travel ramp on fire but get the job done without any issues :D

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Post by go piggen »

Think i will buy the konis now i have to choose a good set of heavy duty leaf springs to accomadate a 350 in near future and the occasional materials in the back of ute thinking of carrolls springs heard they do a good job
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Post by nicbeer »

There are also some new kyb exteemes i think they are for 4x4 application.

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Post by lokka »

Why not go for the pro comp's there a good enough shocky at the rite price and available in all sorts of lengths ...

The koni's are a great shock so are bilstiens but they all break the same and id rather break 120 buck shocks rather than 200 buck jobbies any way if your guna use ya truck hard off road ...

all comes down to what you want to use the veh for if you were touring yeah go the konis then take em off n stash em and put the cheapies on for the ruf stuff ..

my 2 cents worth :D

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Post by MQSWBUTE »

lokka wrote:Why not go for the pro comp's there a good enough shocky at the rite price and available in all sorts of lengths ...

The koni's are a great shock so are bilstiens but they all break the same and id rather break 120 buck shocks rather than 200 buck jobbies any way if your guna use ya truck hard off road ...

all comes down to what you want to use the veh for if you were touring yeah go the konis then take em off n stash em and put the cheapies on for the ruf stuff ..

my 2 cents worth :D

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best post i seen for a long time why break konis when you can break cheaper shocks

by the way theres 2 stuffed konis in the shed right now they wont even compress
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Post by Mark2 »

On a leafsprung truck like yours, I would just fit the cheapest shocks you can find which are not so stiff that they stuff the ride. IMHO, unless you've got parabolics you are only going to get value out of better shocks with a coil sprung vehicle as the friction between the leaves does half the work of a shock anyway.
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Post by brooksy »

Mark2 wrote:On a leafsprung truck like yours, I would just fit the cheapest shocks you can find which are not so stiff that they stuff the ride. IMHO, unless you've got parabolics you are only going to get value out of better shocks with a coil sprung vehicle as the friction between the leaves does half the work of a shock anyway.
Totally agree.
I think you could better spend money elsewhere. I personally if money wasn't a real problem I would go Edelbrocks before Koni. As with some Koni's & Bilstein, Edelbrocks are rebuildable so the extra money has benefits in that respect.
As much as I am NOT a fan of Procomps, in your situation they would be my pick.


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Post by Zute »

Do a Poll.
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Post by bogged »

Zute wrote:Do a Poll.
I'd rather do a chick...
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Post by joe crothers »

bogged wrote:
Zute wrote:Do a Poll.
I'd rather do a chick...
bogged you've got a one tracked mine good to see :D
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Post by Zute »

OK, Do a polish Chick.
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