Outer Limits 4x4 Board

G'day Doing the canning stock route next year and just looking into some decent shocks i would love to get some SRC but not at $490each, its not a comp truck just a weekender/tourer i may have a hard core weekend but its usually beech work and bush tracks, I'm considering getting some fox shock from the U.S <$200Aus just wondering if you can get them with a pin to pin set up to suit the front end of a patrol or do i just use the adaptors?

Any info or other recommendations would be greatly appreciated

cheers paul

Big bore Koni's

What size lift?

Bang for buck I would go the koni big bore or at a stretch maybe the big bore ralphs.... Although they are nothing to write
home about they should do the job

chunks wrote:What size lift?

It'll be for a 3'' lift

Tiny wrote:Bang for buck I would go the koni big bore or at a stretch maybe the big bore ralphs.... Although they are nothing to write
home about they should do the job

I was considering the ralphs but i wasnt sure how they would be if the car was empty with out the camping gear

cheers paul

For a 3" lift try the 4" EFS extremes thay work really well plenty of flex when you need it, and thay were intered for heavy duty tourer.

shorty92 wrote:

Tiny wrote:Bang for buck I would go the koni big bore or at a stretch maybe the big bore ralphs.... Although they are nothing to write
home about they should do the job

I was considering the ralphs but i wasnt sure how they would be if the car was empty with out the camping gear

cheers paul

The valving is not a big issue, they will be fine, the size is more about more oil and more surface area forrhe purpose of cooling, smaller shocks get hotter quicker, hot oil results in fade due to the viscosity change and then possible seal issues

It sounds more like a mid range shock will do the job.
I ran 82series Konis on my GQ swb that was very heavy in the front. And I rarely had shock issues from over heating. They are the cheaper Konis I think there still under $300 per shock. I have done long runs alongs some pretty crap roads in the middle of no where. And been very happy.

Next up in the Koni range is 88's. Never ran them. But mates have, not sure on the price. Then there is the 90series Konis which are there premium shock. Only person I know running them. Had them on a big arse Chev dual cab. And he was very impressed. Pretty sure for a GQ 90series shocks are around the $950 price range a pair.

Fox / King Shocks would be cool if you have the coin to spend. But are pretty over kill for most people.

The Canning itself I don't think is very hard on anything.

turps wrote:It sounds more like a mid range shock will do the job.
I ran 82series Konis on my GQ swb that was very heavy in the front. And I rarely had shock issues from over heating. They are the cheaper Konis I think there still under $300 per shock. I have done long runs alongs some pretty crap roads in the middle of no where. And been very happy.

Next up in the Koni range is 88's. Never ran them. But mates have, not sure on the price. Then there is the 90series Konis which are there premium shock. Only person I know running them. Had them on a big arse Chev dual cab. And he was very impressed. Pretty sure for a GQ 90series shocks are around the $950 price range a pair.

Fox / King Shocks would be cool if you have the coin to spend. But are pretty over kill for most people.

The Canning itself I don't think is very hard on anything.

EFS Extreme $250 a shock..you get a big bore and 3 Year warrinty.

We just did Cape York to the tip and back to Brisbane with new dobinson shocks and they performed absolutly awsome. The GU just stuck to the corragations and was a smooth ride. No need to throw good money away when a great ride can be had for way less.

Cris

There is a huge difference between the corrugations on the canning and the cape. I have done both in the past year, having said that I had OME for both trips. During the canning trip they would fade badly requiring a stop to let things cool down, no such issues up the cape. Youl will have your vehicle loaded much heavier for the canning ( extremely remote ) you HAVE to be totally self sufficient with enough of everything for at least 1200km if doing side trips, refuelling at Kunawaritji sp or well 23 depending on direction of travel. When I do the trip again I will seriously consider top end shocks Fox's SRC's etc.

For corrugations you need shocks with a large volume of oil so that they don't overheat. You can't beat Koni's for volume, if you've ever seen a 90series they are massive.

351ciofgrunt wrote:For corrugations you need shocks with a large volume of oil so that they don't overheat. You can't beat Koni's for volume, if you've ever seen a 90series they are massive.

I havnt seem em but heard lots about the 90's im pretty sure think they are priced close to the fox's