Thread: Koni Raids

Originally Posted by Aaron

Anyone spent the moola on Raids and have any feedback they would like to share?

Koni: RAID

Do Billstien/other have anything that directly compete with something like the Raid?

Cheers

Hey Aaron

I havent bought them as they dont make them to fit a D2, but my dad has them on his Patrol and he swears they are the ducks nuts!

He does a lot of long outback touring on rough roads as well as towing an ultimate camper and he says even after 500km on corrugated road they hardly develop any heat in them and he says the rebound and ride is really well controlled (as good as it can be in a Patrol).

They are an absolutely huge bore shock and combined with the quality of Koni's manufacturing I would say they are really good. I dont know what you are running but I think they only make them for the Rangie?

Cheers

Angus

I've seen them on a GQ and they are massive.

I am not sure they would fit through the coil hat at the front with enough clearance.

Rears you could make work no worries.

Have a go

Have them on the Defender... they don't understand what fade is. Very happy with them.

Originally Posted by DaveS3

I've seen them on a GQ and they are massive.

I am not sure they would fit through the coil hat at the front with enough clearance.

Rears you could make work no worries.

Have a go

They are a straight bolt in Dave (not that I have them)

There are two lengths, too, although the stroke isn't as long as I'd want.

Originally Posted by rick130

They are a straight bolt in Dave (not that I have them)

There are two lengths, too, although the stroke isn't as long as I'd want.

Problem with big bore shocks on rover fronts, when they articulate they can foul on the spring tower

I know there isn't a lot of clearance there, but the Raids are only standard stroke.
They were designed for the Dakar as a bolt on damper for the stock classes.

I fixed any potential problems with the TLC Koni's, I turned the stone guard off.

I didn't realise they made a rover specific item (I've never seen the rover ones)
Just made a little assumption () that if they where the same as GQ they would be interesting.

Cheers.

Thanks for all your replies.

What would one expect to notice in difference in ride handling of the standard. Would it be say.... The big improvement of decreasing tyre pressure on hard rocky ground. Less/more?

Springs - I have the choice of Lovells or Dobbinsons at the same price, or Kings for 20 dollars extra. Im going to take a guess that they're all pretty much the same?

DaveS3 They list the Defender as an option on their site. aswell as G-wagon

Rick - Massive articulation is what I want though standard stroke is what I need. Im always getting sidetracked by my wants rather than my needs. Its a tourer afterall.

Insaying that, I plan to get it air born to test their inbuilt bump-stop style feature:P