Koni's for Nissan Navara D.C.

Rash,
I've had Koni's on my 02 Navara for about 12 months now & couldn't be happier.
I also had the rear springs reset & an extra leaf added to soften the ride. It seems the original springs are too soft & hit the over ride spring to early in their travel causing a harsh kick in the rear end.
After getting the springs done & fitting Koni's even the missus likes going for drives now.
P.S they tell me Koni's are the only fully re-buildable shock.
Cheers
Matty

Hi Rash,
Never had Koni's on a Navara, but have had them on a few cars over the years. I have also just put them on the rear of my GQ LWB today @ $214 each.

(I tried Rancho 5000 on front - not happy so went Koni rear and will also change front to Koni this week)

The first impressions are good ones.

All of my experiences with Koni have been excellent, and they may cost a few $$ more up front, but will last 2-3 times longer than lots of other brands, therefore worth every cent IMHO. Another advantage is that they are re-buildable for about $80 each with seals, gas and piston, and thats pretty cheap considering the quality.

If you plan on keeping the truck, spend the $$ you will not be disappointed.
Koni are FIRST CLASS!!

Cheers,
Wayne

I have an 03 Navara DC, 55K with Rancho 5000's all round. I'm putting the factory one's back on the front until I can affod to get some Koni's.

Russell

Hey many thanks guys for your input...........think i will have to try a couple of Koni's on the front.........Just a ?? Matty........i have a 2002 also ..did you do anything else at the front to increase clearance??

Many thanks again
Rash

Vehicles with torsion bar indepentant front suspensions are the hardest of vehicles to design a shock absorber for. I was told this at an open night at ARB headquarters where our 4x4 club were invited.
The major problem appears to be the shocks are very short so less room for valving and the leverage actions by the wishbones are so severe.
As a matter of fact, when I had my Pajero I used Koni's and I had a failure with one of them so shock failure isn't just an ARB problem.
With my Patrol I got over 100K on ARB shock absorbers. Luck of the draw I suppose.
Regards Andrew.