Extreme shock - dual action

[crash]

MetalCloak 6Pak Long Travel Compact Shock Technology (Patent Pending) (http://www.metalcloak.com/MetalCloak-Long-Travel-Shock-s/229.htm)
These are designed for a Jeep, but show a very interesting concept. Gimmick or practical? Wonder how they would perform in the real world.

[Slunnie]

I think these would be good for comp 4WD's and harder offroaders. I don't think they would be much chop for road/touring/expedition work - I think they would get hot very quickly.

[uninformed]

I agree with slunnie. Even though there are 2 pistons per side, and a remote for each, the whole lot is packaged together and creates a bigger mass of heat. maybe some big remote res for them would help. The other concern is packaging. Yes length is good, but physical size of the body may be a bugger

[jaffa]

Dont think id touch them . For me when it comes to shocks whether its my touring car or offroader look at what the offroad race trucks run king, fox, bilstien(and not those crappy yellow ones you find on landies). these are the best the 4wd will fall apart before they will..

[Hall]

You could do some thing like that just with two standard shocks. But would it be legal ?
Cheers Hall

[uninformed]

Dont think id touch them . For me when it comes to shocks whether its my touring car or offroader look at what the offroad race trucks run king, fox, bilstien(and not those crappy yellow ones you find on landies). these are the best the 4wd will fall apart before they will..

nothing really crappy about the yellow bilsteins...they are all designed for different purpose. Koni are fine to. You might be limiting your offroad race trucks to the USA btw...look further abroad for more range

[jaffa]

nothing really crappy about the yellow bilsteins...they are all designed for different purpose. Koni are fine to. You might be limiting your offroad race trucks to the USA btw...look further abroad for more range

yeah sorry yellow bilstien's and koni's are fine for the bitumen i've destroyed enough sets on outback roads to know just how bad they are

[cal415]

These look interesting, i would give them a try on my county if they could be had for a decent price, but at 400 each i dont think i want to be the test subject!

[uninformed]

yeah sorry yellow bilstien's and koni's are fine for the bitumen i've destroyed enough sets on outback roads to know just how bad they are

what vehicle/s did they die on? front or rear? where they just Bilstein or other brands as well

[jaffa]

what vehicle/s did they die on? front or rear? where they just Bilstein or other brands as well

They were on a RRC always destroyed rear bilstiens and 2 sets of front konis.
Never tried any others as i was always under the impression they were the best 2 brands and type of shocks to run.
Not any more now have 10 inch travel 2.5 inch fox remote res shocks and hydraulic bump stops

[uninformed]

They were on a RRC always destroyed rear bilstiens and 2 sets of front konis.
Never tried any others as i was always under the impression they were the best 2 brands and type of shocks to run.
Not any more now have 10 inch travel 2.5 inch fox remote res shocks and hydraulic bump stops

Im not suprised on the rear as the upper rear mount is a bad design and puts alot of stress on the eye and shock due to binding. I am a little suprised with the koni fronts.

Did you get the fox's with the normal rose joint eye ends or pin end rubber bush?

[crash]

Keep in mind that these shocks are most likely designed for the hardcore rock crawler, and most likely on a trail only rig. Having dual pistons, and a larger shock body it would be interesting to look at the heat dissipation curves - would they create more or less heat? and would that heat dissipate quicker or slower than running say dual shocks?
In a rock crawling scenario I do not see them fasing due to heat, but on a road registered vehicle, shock fade may be more prevelant.

[LowRanger]

I am having a hard time believing that a set of Fox shocks,that are primarily designed for motorsport use,where longevity is NOT a priority,as they are normally rebuilt after each race,will outlast a set of Koni's that are as equally rebuildable.Maybe a set of Koni Raids are what you really require for longevity.Or maybe you just like rebuilding shocks;)

[jaffa]

I am having a hard time believing that a set of Fox shocks,that are primarily designed for motorsport use,where longevity is NOT a priority,as they are normally rebuilt after each race,will outlast a set of Koni's that are as equally rebuildable.Maybe a set of Koni Raids are what you really require for longevity.Or maybe you just like rebuilding shocks;)

Yeah maybe your right;)