susension for prado
Submitted: Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 15:12
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Micck W
hi guys just chasing advice on shocks & springs & was wondering if any one had fitted after market & was interested in
feedback on shocks used. Was looking to raise 30 to 50mm & have been contemplating king springs & rancho 9000x any
feedback good or bad would be greatly appreceated thankyou mick
Reply By: Member - Stan (VIC) - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 16:36
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 16:36
Are you after good stuff or cheap stuff???
Bilsteins and Lovells are the best...
ARB setup (OME) would probably go to second place and a huge distance from the first...
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Reply By: Tonester - Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 16:56
Wednesday, Jun 15, 2005 at 16:56
I put standard king raised springs front/rear, kept same shocks. About 45mm difference, but settles quickly. I hardly notice it now, though I know it is a bit higher than stock. Cheap easy little upgrade. Do a front alignment after a few weeks. I've noticed no problems. Tonester
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Reply By: prado4x4 - Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 at 11:51
Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 at 11:51
My 90 series had the OME spring/shocks on it when I bought it.
Not a bad setup, not much of an increase in height (20-30mm) above standard,
compared to a mates Prado when it had standard
suspension.
He now has the lovells/bilstein combo that most rave about, and I can see why.
Really good for ride height (50mm) and both onroad and offroad ability.
Hope it helps
John
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Reply By: Joe - Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 at 17:52
Thursday, Jun 16, 2005 at 17:52
Hi Micck,
My 120 started out with OME setup and I found it had too much bounce, changed to Bilstiens with Lovell springs and it's a dream....the Bilsteins are the velocity controlled valving type
Cheers
Joe
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