Thread: Which Brand Shocks

Originally Posted by modman

try doug at rov-parts in adelaide,
4x koni shocks, 1 x damper, 4 x king springs@ $1000 for 110.
i prefer koni over bilstein, but it is only personal opinion (both good)
oh yeah, ridepro over ome any day.
david

WHAT The!!! At that price for Konis and Kings anyone fitting ANY OME stuff needs their head read.

JC

Originally Posted by justinc

WHAT The!!! At that price for Konis and Kings anyone fitting ANY OME stuff needs their head read.

JC

At that price, I'll be ordering tomorrow...though it means I'll have to fit them myself! I thought Koni shocks alone would be almost that....

Seems all the shock experts are onto this so I thought I would ask for some advice on my shcok set-up and what I should do. I hope I am not hijacking the thread...... I have an 03my HSE with SLS and ACE on 18" rims which gives a pretty firm ride (like a sports car really) which is great but I am wondering what I need to do to soften it up a bit, particularly over bumps as it can shake your teeth out sometimes. I expect the ACE is what is making it so hard and not sure if there is much I can do about the shocks to soften things up a bit. Just running standard factory shocks at the moment which were only recently repalced under warranty so I don't think the shocks are shot. I guess I am after a nice balance between the advantages of ACE and a slightly softer ride but I expect there would be a lot of fiddling about to get it just right? Changing down to 16" rims would probably just about do it but i like the look of the 18"s on the truck.......
Any pointers would be greatly appreciated.

your on the money 18 in rims will give a much firmer ride than say a 16 changing rim and tyre alone will soften the ride heaps

I would also bet that most of it is in the 18" rims.

Originally Posted by chunk

Hi Ken, was that $1700 fitted because if it is thats a good price. I just got quoted $1700 for OME's fitted.

I recently had Kings and Billies as well as a Billie steering damper fitted for around $1200, very happy.Pics below.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread...ilsteins+Kings

Originally Posted by crump

I recently had Kings and Billies as well as a Billie steering damper fitted for around $1200, very happy.Pics below.
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/showthread...ilsteins+Kings

That is cheap - the quote I got this morning was more than that for Lovell + Koni's fitted, and no steering damper! Can I ask where from?

I put OME on before doing the great central road, Fink River, Simpson desert and return to WA the back shocks are stuffed.