Monroe Shocks & Dobi Springs

Disco-Blue · Post by **Disco-Blue** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 1:12 pm

Is anyone using Monroe Shocks or Dobi springs in their ride. I have just got a quote from my local tyre shop to fit a suspension lift and wanted to know if anybody has got them and if you can you let me know of your opinion of them.

Cheers

Steve_t647 · Post by **Steve_t647** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:18 pm

Monroe shocks are fine, I have found they do get a little hot in river beds (continuopus use) but not as much as OME shocks.

when hot they do not tend to change characteristics, I am now running commodore shocks as I broke the two front monroe shocks (drove over them on an uneven floor testing a new spring setup) :oops:

As far as the springs havent tried them but look at the spring rate and the standard spring rate make sure they are close to the same maybe slightly stronger if you are running bullbars etc. What are they going on?

Disco-Blue · Post by **Disco-Blue** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 2:49 pm

Going onto a LJ78 Cruiser.

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 3:55 pm

I had monroe shocks on a KZJ78 cruiser and hated them, they were too hard . made the backend bounce

IcedJohnno · Post by **IcedJohnno** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 6:43 pm

Have you considered Chamberlain springs like Bill has? I know Paul D who designed these 4" lift ones. can PM you his number if you want.

He has been running these for about 7 or 8 years now, his was one of the first two KZJ-78's to be set up seriously. The 2nd one is 'The Handbag' built for the late Linda Simson.

As I understand the springs have not settled down and these two trucks have done a lot of hard tracks along now with a lot of other Prados. As Bill can testify they will give you pretty good articulation if combined with the correct shocks.
Cheers John

4WDbits · Post by **4WDbits** » Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:09 pm

I had Monroes on my 80, crap. They will be on tradme soon.

wjw · Post by **wjw** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 8:06 am

btw I now have Chamberlains springs (Christchurch) and Rancho Adjustables.

Ralfie · Post by **Ralfie** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:04 am

ARB use the Monroe shocks to make their Old Man Emu's. They revalve and re work them though for better off road performance.

kdub104 · Post by **kdub104** » Thu Jul 05, 2007 11:00 am

interesting but the ome is alot bigger dia that the monroes housing so how can this be :?: