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suspension brands?

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:24 pm
by ROGQ
hey guys... i have decided to just go with the plain on 2 inch lift in my gq for now cauz too many bloody hassels i dont wont to deal with in the insurance and road worthy factors. my question is what are your thoughts on brands. im sorry if this has been asked before... my options are old man emu kit for bout $1050... EFS for $700 and ive heard good about procomp but are unsure on their prices. toughdogs are outa my price range. im steering towars the efs. what you guys think?

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:35 pm
by orsome
hey mate umm i got king springs for mne and they were 300 and i got the pro comp shocks for 600 and yeah they been fine for me but yeah i havnt had em long enough to see if the springs sag or not but the shocks are good i have given em a pretty good work out but yeah though id let u in on some prices

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:47 pm
by +dj_hansen+
Mate of mine is going through the same process in a GU.

So far EFS and Dobinsons (both popular brands with good reputation and good prices) offered the best value for money and performance.

At the end of the day, there are 20 decisions you can make, narrow it down to 2 or 3 informed opinions (from here, shops) and then see what kind of price you can get would be the best idea.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:57 pm
by badger
ome n efs are both good
dont waste your cash with tjm tho

as others have said also consider buying king or dobbo coils and some good shocks

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:59 pm
by tna racing
EFS EFS EFS ROCK very good for the money :armsup: :armsup: :armsup: :armsup: :finger: :finger:

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 8:36 pm
by bogged
dude, as you say its been covered, try searching, there would be 400 threads on this in the past.

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:29 pm
by ROGQ
cheers guys

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 4:30 pm
by tna racing
efs 4 inch complete kits are about 1850 i think

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:13 pm
by GUte
OME is King springs and Monroe shockers.

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 6:22 pm
by tna racing
efs springs are carrols and shocks are coafab

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:32 pm
by ROGQ
hey guys... ive decided on dobinson coils but keep getting different feedback on shocks... for some reason im swaying towards procomp... a set of dobinson coild and procomp shocks on ebay for $730... good price i reckon.. tough dogs are too dear.. and i KNOW this has been brought up before but no one can really give a straight answer to what is a good affordable shock for a gq patrol. p.s i dont want the dobinson shockies cauz apparently they are a stiff ride. so all i need to know are procomps a proven brand in shockies?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:36 pm
by tna racing
efs extremes

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:51 pm
by ROGQ
know a price on em?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:53 pm
by tna racing
i can find out 2 moz i fink there expensive we got em for nothing coz they stuffed our shocks up

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:54 pm
by tna racing
i think about 600 for 4

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:55 pm
by ROGQ
bargain! so they go hard offroad? what have you had previous?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 9:57 pm
by tna racing
efs normal for 2 inch thats were they stuffed up.these are the prototype 1s.they mite b 700 i cant member ill get u a pic

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:03 pm
by ROGQ
cheers.. know what size bore they are?

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:05 pm
by tna racing
there comertition specs so the 45mm :D:D

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:21 pm
by luxtce
I know they are expensive etc but if available bilstein's are basically good for any type of motor sport and are rebuildable

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:03 pm
by tna racing
efs extreme are oil rebuilderbull

Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2007 7:16 pm
by ROGQ
lovell coil springs? im guessing they are all good? are they mode by they same people as dobbinson? i know alot are made in the same factory thats all? anyone run them? just purchased a 2" set today

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:30 am
by nzdarin
GUte wrote:OME is King springs and Monroe shockers.
Just because something comes out of the same factory doesn't mean they are the same!
Everyone compares there suspension to OME for a reason, it is the benchmark for how it should perform and last. You can get better and you can get cheaper. I don't know of being able to get both!

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:47 am
by JOHNZ
Of course you can get better & cheaper than OME.
OME is a good product.
ARB sponser a lot of comps & competitors etc & their products Are priced more to cover these cost.

Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2007 9:51 am
by JOHNZ
Lovell. Dobinson .Kings are totally different spring manufacturers
Kings do supply ARB.TJM.Carrolls & Bluemax coils
Pedders make there own coils