Reply With QuoteRemote canister billies or koni raid 90's, they'd be a good choice
Wizard
SupporterRecently got home after a 4 week trek that included 5 days crossing the Simpson via French and WAA lines. What a great trip..I had been wanting to do it for about 20 years and it lived up to expectations :-).
The Disco was fairly loaded up and very well serviced and prepared for the trip. It returned just on 12l/100 km for the 5500 km trip which with roof rack was about what I expected...if a bit over..but still fair bit better than my mate with a 4.5 V8 cruiser ute- he averaged about 14.5. Having said that I was quietly impressed with the figures he got given the load he was carrying and the power/torque he had on tap.
The single thing the Disco did not do well was cope with the constant scalloping in the French line. In a lot of places they were about 3 or 4 metres apart and this cause the disco to pitch...and the shocks ( oldish Billies) could not manage this and I had to go slower than I wanted to to avoid constantly hopping and topping out on the rebound. I also run polyairbags and had them at about 20psi( best by trial and error).
So my question is if I were to do it again, what would be good options for the shocks? My billies have done about 100000k so this is probably the issue - they are worn out and this trip pointed that out...but that is a good life!
I can get billies again quite cheaply from the US..but are there superior or better value options out there for heavy duty/expedition shocks these days?
Lindsay
OldBushie
Remote canister billies or koni raid 90's, they'd be a good choice
Master
I run Koni Heavy Track adjustable, and I am very happy. I run them soft for both front and rear in the city, but on trip when I load the back I turn it to medium. Granted, I haven't loaded it up with roof rack and such.
Swaggie
You could probably send the billies off for a rebuild and revalve to your needs for less per shock.
Cheers
Slunnie
~ Discovery II Td5 ~ Discovery 3dr V8 ~ Series IIa 6cyl ute ~ Series II V8 ute ~
Wizard
SupporterThks for the replies all
The remote cannister shocks sound good....
I had Konis ( adjustable) in the past. When they fatigued I had them rebuilt at signiificant expense..within 10000km one of them developed a leak so I ditched them. Consequently I am off konis and also off rebuilding generally. But I think I may go with a new set of 'HD' Billies from eshocks in US. They tell me they are about 20% more aggressive than the standard Billies - so that should do the job.
My current shocks remain ok for general driving and medium loads so I will probably wait until the next expedition is closer before I buy.
AT REST
Can you let us know the cost of Frieght and how long for delivery from the USA, Regards Frank.Originally Posted by Linds
Wizard
SupporterI ordered the Billies mid May.
I waited a couple of weeks but nothing.
Poor communication from eshocks.
I eventually used tracking advice to find out the goods had landed but
had been returned to sender because they only put half
my name and address on it.
I used paypal so have got a refund.
No apology.....? Poor customer service is not limited to Australia.
Price for 4 shocks $306 US
Freight $156
Still the best price around though - will probably have another try.
LordRover
SubscriberWow that is cheap, cant even get OEM shocks for that.
MY08 TDV6 SE D3- permagrin ooh yeah
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1998 Triumph Daytona T595
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Wizard
SupporterNo problems second attempt.
Landed and in the garage for $526 aud
The rears probably are not up to full expedition duties. So my plan is to look for something with more damping for the rear when the time comes.
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