Thread: Shocks

We fitted Bilsteins to our county a year or so ago
They transformed its on road handling and stablility, highly recomend them
They also work great offroad, if you plan on doing any big trips or towing i would go for the bilsteins, although i havn't had any experiance with lovells
To what i have heard they will out last any other gas shock as long as you don't get any dings from rocks in the tube, because they arn't twin tubed and once dinged they are pretty much buggered
This is fixed by either buyng a set of guards or making them

CHEERS TIM.

I have Donaldson shocks made in Queensland. They have been good. I don't know if it means anything but they were much bigger in the tubing (40mm diameter) than old shocks, and had longer extension.

bought my 130 with with I think RAW shockies(cr-p) took one off to check it out and found it was completely nakkered. Bought a set of Billies after alot of thinking asking questions and internet investigation. They are brilliant, very responsive etc. FYI I used to sell TJM (RIP) series 2000 etc and Bilstein as well, The billies were the premium brand. Dont be fooled by people saying that Billlies are used by racing cars, they are BUT are custom built and valved and cost a bank load each and not the standard off the shelf Bilstiens. Standards can be rebuilt excpet if the tube is dented.

In summary, well worth the investment.
Mal

I have them on the front of my 110 - acquired the shocks from a wreck and stuck them in. No idea how many km they've done, but they felt fine. No complaints - possibly some improvement over the Monroes which they replaced. Looking at the thickness of the tube, I think it would take a serious impact to dent them -much thicker wall than a twin type shock tube. The denting thing is often touted as a downside, but I suspect it doesnt happen often.

If I was buying new shocks, I'd find it hard to pay twice the $$ for them, but I'm a cheapskate - any new shock is going to be a big improvement over worn shocks.

Look at Koni's,I've had iron man,tough dog,Billies and koni's and the last two are light years ahead.The first two are only good for giving to someone you don't like. Pat

Originally Posted by PAT303

Look at Koni's,I've had iron man,tough dog,Billies and koni's and the last two are light years ahead.The first two are only good for giving to someone you don't like. Pat

Hey Pat

Are the Koni's twin tubed?

Stuffed if I know Jock,I had them on the Disco,I have them on the fender and will be getting them for the L322. Pat

konis are single tubed.

when this question comes up billi's and koni's always win the which is best argument but at the end of the day its if you can justify the extra cost.

If your planning extensive off road travel or some extreme trips go the billi's or konis but other wise get the cheaper option, at half the price or less you can carry a spare