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Hi I was after some advice on making a mount to run twin shocks at the front on a gq patrol and any problems that may occur etc. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks Steve

why?, and don't do it unless its for a genuine reason not just for looks

Have spoken to a few people out on the tracks who havedone the mod and are very happy with the result. I have dual batterys, winch bar , winch etc on the front and was after a bit of help to lessen the impact of potholes, ruts, bumps etc.

you cant just slap another pair under.......shocks need to be matched per axle and as RWC state that shock absorbers must be matching or conforming.

I'm not trying to say dont do it, but have you conciderd fitting a pair of shocks with a larger bore??

Steve, there are many variations of twin shock mounts / shock hoops available on the market. Its quite hard to expalin in detail what you need to do, however you need to take into conscideration whether you want them side by side, apart, are you incorporating a spring/s etc.

I know a few people with GQ's who have modified the original mount and added some extra bracing to incoprate the extra shock in a side by side arrangement. Mind you, they still used the coil spring and re-inforced that mount also. It is working well for them.

Rahter than starting from scratch, try and improve the original setup first to make things easier for yourself.

I put twin shocks under the front of my old shortie Nissan and it transformed the car, heaps less rebound, I was actually able to drive fast up hill with the front wheels on the ground, I know a lot of people say its unnecessary but everyone I know who has done it loves it and wouldn't go back.

Joel

check out :- www.gorancho.com

very cool site

running twin shocks will mean each shock only does half the work and they will take twice as long to heat up and fad out.

Twin shocks are really only needed if you are doing lots of high speed off road work, even then there are other was to do the same thing.

I would definately be looking at better shocks than going to a dual shock setup

I'd love duals on the rear of my disco. I've had my Bilsteins revalved so they are a hell of a lot stiffer and it handles like its on rails in the rough stuff now. The down side is that it flogged out the rose joints pretty quickly and since I've changed the mounts to rubber they flogged out even faster. Now trying urethane so it'll be interesting to see how they go. But, if you want suspension and body control then I would definately recommend doing dual shocks as it lessens the wear on the shocks and improves the traction by heaps.

On the Patrol can you go up through the middle of the front springs like how Rovers are setup?

On Track 4x4 do it
http://www.ontrack4x4.net.au/DualShocks.htm

I was looking at modifying the existing mounts like the picture GU Johnno posted. Thanks for the pics. I already have a set of spare front shocks so seemed like a cheaper way to provide better ride quality.

My setup is very similar to the above pics. Also when you look at the wieght of a Patrol, even with ultra expensive coilovers etc, there is still 2 shocks! From what I can find out a Patrol is just too heavy for a single shock to be able to control it at high speed off road.

There are a few shocks out there that can handle running under a patrol offroad at high speed without having to go to a dual setup. You just need to be willing to spend the money to buy them.

Wild West wrote:There are a few shocks out there that can handle running under a patrol offroad at high speed without having to go to a dual setup. You just need to be willing to spend the money to buy them.

What shocks would you recommend?

dogbreath_48 wrote:

Wild West wrote:There are a few shocks out there that can handle running under a patrol offroad at high speed without having to go to a dual setup. You just need to be willing to spend the money to buy them.

What shocks would you recommend?

these might work

Yep i was going to say king shocks. But you dont need to go as big as 4" unless money is no object.

GQ4.8coilcab wrote:

dogbreath_48 wrote:

Wild West wrote:There are a few shocks out there that can handle running under a patrol offroad at high speed without having to go to a dual setup. You just need to be willing to spend the money to buy them.

What shocks would you recommend?

these might work

good luck fitting 4inch quads in front end of GQ. can be done but LOTS of work which means LOTS of dollars.

dogbreath_48 wrote:

Wild West wrote:There are a few shocks out there that can handle running under a patrol offroad at high speed without having to go to a dual setup. You just need to be willing to spend the money to buy them.

What shocks would you recommend?

90 series konis. Awesome skock. I think the next step up from them would be the kings$$$$$$$

what about these

http://www.abt4x4.com/index.php?PCID=26 ... imary&CDO=

i wanna run similar, will they be up for it.

other than these and the bigger emulsions 90 series konis do the job.....twins even better.

looks is the only real reason to run twin shocks

fullmetaljacket wrote:check out :- www.gorancho.com

very cool site

great site, shit shocks.