Thread: Suspension

I'm buying a D3 and because it has traveled a few miles decided that a suspension upgrade is required. Heasmans have quoted me $2300 for Bilstein struts installed and revalved to suit my requirements (ARB bar, winch, 2nd battery and Kaymar with 2 spares).
Being of Scottish decent I wondered if I could import the shocks and install myself. I did some searching and found a how to on the Koni site for anyone who is interested. It looks fairly straight forward and only requires the new seal kits which apparently cost about $30 each.

I have decided to go with Heasmans as the revalve will be important for my situation.

Along with swapping the sway bars, the ride is now much more to my liking. The shocks can still feel a little too stiff with an empty vehicle and when the fuel tank gets low, but is a good compromise for us. I feel that the ride is soooo much more relaxing which is especially good when doing long drives, eg 10 hrs last Sunday. I think the MY09 shocks must have more rebound control than the MY08 that we test-drove, as its still inclined to snatch down an empty vehicle after a bump but should provide reasonable control when heavily loaded. The vehicle no longer sits so flat around higher speed or tight corners but I find it more relaxing to have the steering not so (excessively?) responsive and more consistant.