Patrol Spring upgrade

Fow what it's worth I have had Ironman on the patrol for 6 months (3 inch lift) and the setup has been good. I was expecting more roll with the increased height but it has been fine. They got their first real workout in the flinders a few weeks ago and went well, flexed enough to keep the wheels on the ground.
NickR

For the record...................Koni's are just about as good as they bet. (not cheap and will last and are rebuildable) I have not had kings before but i always thought they were a top product too.

I have King springs and Bilstein shockies and they have been fine over the 18 months that I have had the Patrol.

Old Man Emu by ARB. Coils, Nitrochargers with 2" lift. Ride is slightly harsher as I got the heavy load pack but it does have less body roll. Never had them lock up on corrugations and nothing but a satisfied customer. I have had them for 65,000km/3 years on my GU 2.8.

I doubt you will do better than that combination. Kings have a progressive rate coil specifically designed for the GU. Just make sure if you go this way, you go to someone who is very familiar with the King/Koni products, so they fit up the correct combination of springs and shocks. They will more than likey cost more than any of the other combinations, but IMO worth the extra, considering what we ask these components to put up with.

One of my mates has this on his Patrol and raves about it. I have it on my 105 and find it excellent. I went for the biggest shock I could fit ... the Koni Raid 90 series adjustables. Heres my first attempt at posting pics....





Remember this is just my .02. There will be as many opinions on suspension as there are people on the forum.

Cheers,

Mark

GeeTee,

Mate, wrt suspension in Perth give Wilkinsons Suspension a call, they are in Cannington and Top Notch? IMHO, you won't find better than Koni but there are various series within the Koni and IMHO the 88 series it a great combination with King Springs. They are about $300ish a corner but worth every cent IMO.

Suspension brands, types of ride etc are all subjective because we all have enjoy different types of rides and have different expectations out of our suspension system.....If you have several mates or people you know with varied suspension set-ups then see if you can go for a ride in their truck to see what you enjoy and what will work for you......IMO, for what it's worth KONI 88 series are about the best shocks around though many may think different?

IMHO, 2in lift is perfect unless you really wish to play serious and hard, it is a good compromise between road handling and bush touring. Now wrt castor correct, yes you may not need it for a 2in lift but IMO it is better to try and restore the vehicle to its factory set up as the geometry has changed (or as close to it). Generally for every 1in of lift you will lose approximatly 2 deg of castor. So for a 2 in lift your castor will be effected by approx. 4 deg. The Patrol generally comes out standard with between 5-6 degree of positive castor so after a two inch lift you may only have 1-2 degree of positive castor. This can affect your handling, castor wander. For what it is worth I have fitted a 3 degree castor correct to a 2in lift to get my castor as close back to factory as possible (castor plates not needed for small lift).

Hope this helps in some way.....