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Shock absorbers - recommendations
- Alister McBride
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They look like new shackles with different shackle bolt's to standard OBJ, explain???
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- PeteFox
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Outback Jack wrote: Also my spring hanger bolts to the chassis. Bit hard to explain, but I think late XT`s and LT`s front spring hangers bolt under the chassis, early XT`s bolt through the chassis.
OBJ, this is an LT spring hanger
and an LT shock tower
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- Outback Jack
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I didnt have any pictures of an LT.
LT spring hanger has a mounted bracket under the chassis. XT has it through the chassis. My pictures and yours show this.
Alister, this is the new kit from OKA Parts. It has the NT Shackle Pins. Alan can supply these now I believe. I brought a complete kit for front and rear. A little effort to put them on, but not much.
Old and New
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- Alister McBride
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- Outback Jack
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- dandjcr
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Alister McBride wrote: The 'stone and chip guard' paint covers any crap welds i did!
An angle grinder and can of paint are a welder's best friends.
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- Alister McBride
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Cheers, Alister
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- Outback Jack
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If Allan does have the towers and they dont cost a lot, I think that would be the best option.
But we will see how it goes. I am in a new town now, so will need to find the right welder who wants to work on an OKA and not charge like a million dollars.
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- Len208
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- Outback Jack
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Spoke to Allan and he is making some new LT shock towers for me. I shouldve done it in the first place, its cheap enough.
The OKA rides pretty hard and I think I may change the shocks at the same time. The current ones might be valved a little hard for dual shocks, they are powerdown RT41010.
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- Kav1050
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Regards
Kav
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- Outback Jack
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I would buy Monroes from the states. 35 Odd dollars each, I was qouted 539.76 for 8 including freight
I think these was the standard fit for OKA.
Gas-Magnum 60 Shock 66638
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- Kav1050
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The best i could get in Australia was $122 each delivered.
Thanks for that. Ill stay with the Monroe's.
Kav
OKA 423 Shane and Lisa
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- Outback Jack
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- Tony Lee
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less than $30 each and USPS postage - cheapest option - was $120 for 4.
What would be useful would be to find out what criteria people use for determining that a vehicle needs either different shocks or doubling up to 2 per corner. 123 eighs more than 5.5 tonnes and the way I drive, the shocks were never more than warm at any part of the last trip. There were parts of the trip - some of the Simpson, and bits of the CSR - where fore and aft pitching got a bit annoying and maybe different shock rate on the front might have made some difference, but apart from that ...?????
Tony
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- dandjcr
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When my magnums were shot I followed Collyn Rivers advice and invested in Tough Dog Ralph shockers. Huge, strong and very expensive but they certainly provide better roll control. However, I think a better option next time will be 2 Magnums per corner, then I can choose 1 or 2 as necessary.
Vehicles fitted with airbags benefit from stiffer and stronger (or dual) shockers to dampen the extra bounciness, especially on the front. With no shockers they generate sea sickness.
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- Outback Jack
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- Tony Lee
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Outback Jack wrote: I couldnt get Stengel Bros site to do the USPS Postage option.
Guess it is two years ago now. I did all the enquiries via email with the owner so that may have made a difference. He gave me three options - two of which were with the postal service
Tony
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