Shocks

I am running Tough Dog Big Bore adjustable shock absorbers which I have found to be fantastic particularly on the corrugated roads. I simply dial them down to zero for the corrugated sections and leave them there. Much more pleasant travelling. With little damping though it can be a bit rock and roll if hummocks are involved so we had to watch that.

They have coped well with extreme situations and even on the worst corrugations of the Canning and Anne Beadell were sitting in the 50-60C range (compared to 157C for the OME nitro's).

Highly recommended. Cheers Mick

Same as Mick, I have had no problems with them at all and also dial hem down on corrugations.
Neighbour had problems with his leaking when they first came out, they were replaced with no hassles at all and he has had no more problems.

Have a good one
RA.

I have them now. Used them in anger over Easter in the Flinders. Did a 4wd track on the property which was 80% low range across typical flinders rocky ground.

Set the shockers to the softest setting and it was fantastic. Hard to explain but much better/comfortable ride. Also set them at the hardest setting and took the Patrol for a drive around the block back in Adelaide. Almost got car sick it was that hard. Guess that shows that the different settings actually work and isn't a gimmick.

I'm a subscriber so I get it delivered home; haven't got it yet but in the next week or two.

I'm nervous now as I bought mine about 2 months ago and now there is a review coming out; bad timing. Hope they don't finish last !!

Whilst I cannot comment on the Tough Dogs, I agree with Mick O re the OME shocks...they just cannot handle constant corrugations and will fail early.

I went "all out" on the shocks for my current Toyota and went for these:

KONI Raid

Here is another page describing them:
Toperformance

These dampers have now been on the car for about 90k km and are as good as the day I bought them. They have spent some considerable time on corrugations and have done quite a bit of towing (not overly heavy) and have done some work up in the high country. I have left the setting on 1 (out of ?7 from memory) and never seen the need to change.

When yo look at these things in the flesh, they're monsters, with a 70 mm body size (not too sure what Tough Dog 45mm "bore" means), a shaft size of 18mm and a piston size of 42mm and they have a LOT of oil in them.

When on the Gunbarrell a couple of years ago, I was able to put my hand on the shock without getting burnt, which was impossible with the old OME's.

One happy owner, though the sticker price will shock you I feel....

Lastly, they're rebuildable for about $90 each...

Cheers,

Mark

Ps... There are some pics of them in my profile if you go searching...

Mr i lean
Learn to spell mate, its "appreciated".!
Lol - Hello joe
Regards
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