Nissan Patrol 4x4 (Africa)

Josh, these two gents have not been on the forum for a very long time.

I would recommend sendeng them PM's, so that they get e-mail notification (hopefully, assuming they still have the same addresses).

Josh -- I have been monitoring feedback on suspensions and had guys with on various Outreaches and also monitored their progress and "happiness" with different makes, for some years now,
TWO suppliers stand out to me as "Best value for money" options:
(1) CAMIL suspensions on any "bakkie" like set-up [as in Hard Body; HiLux: Ford; Isuzu ens ...]
(2) MIKEM with their BILSTEIN [servicible] shocks and coil springs with perfect set-up


I have put EFS on the Prado -- and I was sorry ever since. Its a hard, uncomfdartable vibrating ride when the car is empty [it does work well under load on the bad to terrible roads I travel on ]] but I still pity that I did not go for one of the above options.

Cobtact MIKEM -- as afr as I know CAMIL does not make C'O's for the Patrol Y60 and later ...

I have the air helpers at the back on my y61 and its great .....when empty i leave .05 bar and when loaded put more pressure ....takes 2 min. Always better to adjust to suit my needs dont like to drive up hill all the time....when loaded...

Thanx guys,

Peter thanx, I didn't actually notice. They propably dont drive Trolls anymore.

Oom Mac, I am mainly stuck between koni and bilstein. I have been to mikem before with the prado. Realy experienced guys there.

Tinus, I see many guys use this as an addition for heavy loads. No matter what the supension choice was. So i will follow and do the same. I was hoping for a bit of a lift mainly for looks. No more than 2inches thow. Dont need it as I am mainly overlanding.

That case me thinks i would opt for the Bilstein .. By reputation as good as the KONI .. both evolved on the race tracks.
But I am under the impression that Bilstein has more agents through RSA & Africa for that matter .. more readily available .. and it's greatest feature .. it is SERVICIBLE [and for less than a cheap shock] so it's a buy once .. for as long as you and teh Troll ride together :-)

JoshJ wrote:Hi SRXy and Boats,

Are you guys still happy with your suspension combination? I will do suspension early 2015. And I am interrested in this combo. Mainly overlanding so don't need more than 2 inch lift. Load carrying is more of a priority. As you can see

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5 people, drawer system, fridge and fully packed with trailer

I am still running these and I am very satisfied - the lift has settled to around 30-35mm all around, the Konis are still top of the class. I replaced the steering damper this week with a Koni as well (part number 26-1580) - although the OEM still had some feel, when I compared it to the new Koni it was clearly sad.

See this for a view on 90 series Konis: Koni 90 Review - Over many years ...

Cheers

Boats

How much was the Koni steering damper?

R1600 - delivered to my door.

Thanks Boats !!!

Boats wrote:R1600 - delivered to my door.

Where did you buy it?