EFA Shocks

To all those who’ve experience with “EFS” shocks, how are they going now? From search, the last entry was about Jan last year, time from an update from users.

Apparently they’re identical to TJM “XGS”, except for the colour. I’ve been told they were designed by the same bloke when he was with TJM. They are cheaper but come with a longer warranty. I was initially enquiring about Bilsteins as these appear to be the duck’s nuts for Landies, but have been steered towards these. The suggestion is they are about 85% as good as Bilsteins but about ½ the price. It was suggested to me the Billies would be good for 8-10 hours of corrugated roads whilst the EFS would last 5-6 hours before needing a break … I reckon I would by then also.

But wait … there’s more. I just had the alignment and balance checked by a local crowd. Asked them to check the shocks while they were at it and they advised they were on the way out (69K OEM jobs). So … is it easy to tell if they are on the way out? They still seem to work .. no rebound problems after speed bumps etc, or excessive lean on corners. The crowd proposing EFS (where I spend moderately lotsa ching ching) on 4WD bits and pieces suggest there’s probably still a reasonable life left in the original shocks and I shouldn’t rush into it. I realise some aftermarket jobs are better but I’m not overly loaded with excess dollars to the extent I can throw them away unnecessarily.

The originals have done a trip to the Cape ….corrrrrrugggggations galore plus a trip to the high country …. no corrugations but max articulation plus numerous small trips etc etc.

We’re heading off for a small (3 week) jaunt around Corner Country/Simpson in July, hence my conundrum.

What’s the general consensus of opinion on:
(a) Expected lifespan of OEM shocks
(b) Opinions on “EFS” shocks
(c) It is easy to tell it shocks are on the way out, but not yet stuffed (which would make it real easy)

Cheers

Rosco