G'Day
I'm not much of a person for posting but I'm looking for some experience/advice with different Koni shocks on a leaf sprung cruiser.
My 1988 HJ61 is fitted with the heavy/heavy OME kit which I put in 10 years ago.
She's set up for touring with a lot of accessories and bits and pieces fitted. Bull bar, winch, dual batteries full length steel roof rack, extra console with radios, roller draws, cargo barrier, long range tank. When we go away it's loaded up even more and depending upon what we're doing we sometimes tow a trailer. I've had a number of 'cruisers and this one is my "keeper". I've had her for 12 years now and have no intention of selling.
The shocks are due for replacement and this time I'd decided to go with Koni shocks as they are reliable units that are rebuildable and I've had good experiences with Koni shocks on other vehicles.
I made a call today to check that they were in stock and during the call I was told that yes they were there and they had two different types available the 82 series (Part numbers 82-2296 and 82-2294) and the 90 series (Part numbers 90-5461 and 90-5462).
The 82 series is around $440 a pair and the 90 series is $990 a pair.
I wasn't aware that the 90s were available, they're a bigger bore unit and more heavy duty. So the question is will they be noticeably better performers and give me value from the extra $550?
Cheers
Ironbark
I'm not much of a person for posting but I'm looking for some experience/advice with different Koni shocks on a leaf sprung cruiser.
My 1988 HJ61 is fitted with the heavy/heavy OME kit which I put in 10 years ago.
She's set up for touring with a lot of accessories and bits and pieces fitted. Bull bar, winch, dual batteries full length steel roof rack, extra console with radios, roller draws, cargo barrier, long range tank. When we go away it's loaded up even more and depending upon what we're doing we sometimes tow a trailer. I've had a number of 'cruisers and this one is my "keeper". I've had her for 12 years now and have no intention of selling.
The shocks are due for replacement and this time I'd decided to go with Koni shocks as they are reliable units that are rebuildable and I've had good experiences with Koni shocks on other vehicles.
I made a call today to check that they were in stock and during the call I was told that yes they were there and they had two different types available the 82 series (Part numbers 82-2296 and 82-2294) and the 90 series (Part numbers 90-5461 and 90-5462).
The 82 series is around $440 a pair and the 90 series is $990 a pair.
I wasn't aware that the 90s were available, they're a bigger bore unit and more heavy duty. So the question is will they be noticeably better performers and give me value from the extra $550?
Cheers
Ironbark