pannawonica wrote:

geobloke wrote:

-1 for Konis not a patch on Old Man Emu IMHO.

They did not cope very well with the extra weight of the roll cage and the adjustability part is just a gimmick as you do have to remove each shock to adjust. If you do want adjustable shock absorbers then think about those that have a physical switch.

With shocks it's really a case of what works for you. From my prospective the original equipment lasted only too60KKm,s. whilst O.M.E (Yellow Monroe,s) do have a strong following out here Koni have a good reputation for durability and performance. Usually I give the go to OEM, but in this case went too Koni! Originals only going too 60KKm,s was a bit ordinary. My theory its probably the heat out here, two years for battery's and all!👍 Time will tell!

I agree entirely pannawonica. With shocks, springs, bushes, tyres, etc. it does really come down to personal experience/preference. I adore old Man Emu shocks, have covered many many 10s of 1000s of miles on them and have just treated the 110 to a full set of their springs and shocks. The difference is superb. The Defender feels fantastic on and off road and the suspension setup is just about perfect (for my needs).

Now before the roll cage and combined with the standard LR springs fitted to a CSW the Konis were very good and I was completely sucked in by the "adjustable" feature of them, buying them over the Old Man Emu shocks. It became apparent though that for them to be truly useful as adjustable shocks then the mechanism of having to in effect remove the shock to adjust them is a massive PITA. This being the case my advice to Chopperone is to go in with their eyes wide open.

Plus there are a number of truly adjustable shocks on the market if that is a truly desirable feature. Personally, however, I find the Old Man Emu setup to be

Biffas wrote:

Richard be interested to see if your anti roll bar has rubbed the tank guard my did after a day so i removed it, i had a disco 1 and mine did not drive like that infact my wife said what the F"""" have u done to this she was not happy. Made my back door really rattle as the ride was so hard.

Well I have been under the back end and no sign of any rubbing marks. I did replace with new all the linkages when I fitted it. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place,
so it doesn't take much to us off.

Richard

pannawonica wrote:

geobloke wrote:

-1 for Konis not a patch on Old Man Emu IMHO.

They did not cope very well with the extra weight of the roll cage and the adjustability part is just a gimmick as you do have to remove each shock to adjust. If you do want adjustable shock absorbers then think about those that have a physical switch.

With shocks it's really a case of what works for you. From my prospective the original equipment lasted only too60KKm,s. whilst O.M.E (Yellow Monroe,s) do have a strong following out here Koni have a good reputation for durability and performance. Usually I give the go to OEM, but in this case went too Koni! Originals only going too 60KKm,s was a bit ordinary. My theory its probably the heat out here, two years for battery's and all!👍 Time will tell!

Yes you do have a slight disadvantage on the heat stakes... Have you thought of going remote reservoir if over heating is an issue?