One of the reasons I like this is channel is because you try to do your own repairs & maintenance whenever possible and it makes the videos more interesting & enjoyable.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😃 we learn as we go and just enjoy the trip

It helps to keep in mind that "shocks" affect *transient* responses of the vehicle - the speed that it rolls left/right, and forward/back. It's the springs (and anti-roll bars, if you have them) that affect the *amount* of roll and dive. In the turns, the stiffer shocks would affect the speed (i.e. rate) of the roll motion, NOT the amount of the roll, and the confidence you fee is due to the *reduced rate of roll* .

there should be a second washer on the bushes to go through the axles to align the pin to the centre of the hole, that is quite important to stop wear on the axle. On the top mount the internal washer is not welded on, rusted probably, but they all get like that. I'm also surprised the damper doesn't have a dirt sheild on the fronts. For info, all mountings with the removable bushes should be the same as the lower front bushes that you have shown. I believe you have fitted as a D1 with the cup on the axles. Another thing to consider is that dampers damp, they do not alter the spring action.

Koni Raid shocks on a defender are the best you can get, bar none. More durable than anything on the market. Tried all the rest , would not use anything else. People think these are like a regular gas charged shock, actually nothing like them. Extremely under rated. Apart from Bushes bet you can t find a recorded failure of these.

I love my Koni Raid shocks (dampers in the UK). I run roadster defender as a soft top in the summer and a hard top with an extended roof rack in winter. It's easy enough to adjust the rear shocks for either condition. As a desert rally racer, I can tell you that good shocks are the best money you can spend first. Not engine mods, not lift kits, but a really good set of shocks. Buy once, cry once. Money spent on good suspension will save you from having to repair other broken bits due to corrugated roads as well as sore backsides!

On early defenders you had 4 steel washers on bottom or rear shocks Smart shock hope thay work great

Thanks for very informative video! I’m just about to fit my new Koni raid dampers too! As someone else mentioned you seem to have fitted the rears without the washers next to the axle so the bush could move and allow the damper shaft to hit the axle mounting hole. Might be something to check. Thanks again and safe travels

I found Koni shock absorber very interesting, and you made this video more interesting. Thanks!

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Welcome! 😊

Awesome video as always. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Thank and you you as well!

Nice to see your getting to use your onesie!

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

I start calling him Dan

Good job. A very informative video. Have a great Xmas and excellent travels in 2023.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Thank and likewise to you!

In case you don't post another video before Christmas I would like to wish you a very Merry Christmas 🎄 and a Safe and Happy New Year's 🎉

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much and we wish you a happy belated new year!

Land Rover owners become great mechanics! Good work guys. 👍🏻🙏🦘

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Haha that’s for sure thanks!

Informative.

Perfect upgrade for that vehicle.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Yep!

Some months ago I also change all the set up of my defender for the Panamericana (I am also heavy with poop roof bikes and a dog) too and decide to stay original and I put the springs and schock from the 130 and it is like night and day I am very happy with my set up

I thought only me found out Nick's eyes hahahha 😂 this is country life of Pilipina your follower anywhere . Take care Nick and beautiful Mathilde😍

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Pilipina!

🎄 Merry Christmas and best wishes for a prosperous New Year.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Thank you cowboy!

Funny we changed our shocks last week, Your explanations are just too late 😅. I believe you have real skills but i would enjoy to see a blooper compilation of you 🤣I wish you merry Christmas, nice and safe trip

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Ahhh, just by a week 😃 next time!

For the front shocks I would have recomend shock boots to protect your shock from being damaged of rocks

The Louboutin of shocks 😆

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha it is no?

Lucky you! I always had to pay retail for my Konis…… Can’t go wrong with Koni, they just last. Had them in all my heavy long distance 4WDs, never let me down.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

That s awesome to read! Some friends also told them they were very happy but you seem to have tested them well!

@andrefischer5025

Жыл бұрын

@@NextMeridianExpedition you could say that. Before I did a 20.000km off-road trip, I swapped my 70s for 80s as I wanted a bit more margin. The 70s were still so good after 100.000k in the car, that I took a front and a rear as spares (never needed them).

I've recently bought a set of these. When I test them to check the 4 settings, hanging the shock and then suspending a 10kg weight from the shock. Lightest setting 1 and strongest setting 4 show no difference in time delay between shock fully closed and shock fully open. Tested multiple times, both shocks.😮

@trevorleigh6221

6 ай бұрын

When you hang a weight on the shock to pull it down, you are not using the actual damper valving characturistics, what you feel moving the damper slowly is the by-pass and maybe some friction, you cannot move a damper quickly enough by hand ( or with a weight )to see the difference in valving. The only way to test it is on a proper damper dyno.

That is a neat design for the front that you can leave the spring in place. I was expecting you to need to compress the springs to fit the new front shocks.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Luckily it was easy yep!

Nick the mechanic..Who knew

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Learning learning

Thanks for your amazing Video! I am working on setting up my Koni Raids and was wondering on how many 180° turns on front and rear you ended up using them :) thanks!

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

I can’t remember but I thought it was in the video. From the top of my mind … I might have done 180 or 360 in the front and 540 in the rear. But that is really trying to remember. The max is 720 I believe. For the rear I might add an extra 90 because of our set up quite heavy ( 3000kg )

@rupics

Жыл бұрын

@@NextMeridianExpedition Thanks for your reply! Did 360° on the front and 540° on the rear. Also pretty heavy car but works fine so far

Wowww cheguei pelo canal da Eva e o dog Vilk. Vão vir até o Brasil também?

@FelipeRoehe

Жыл бұрын

tell Eva to check the brakes. Enjoy.

Nice job Nik, I got my Fox shocks installed, double in the back, question what kind of disc brakes have you got installed? Are they much better than the original Landy brakes? Greets from Zurich and merry Xmas, Thomas

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

His Thomas, thanks! The discs are racing discs, don’t know the brand and honestly I don’t think their better. They just heat up less as they’ve got vented holes and don’t catch too much mud as their edges are curved and not rounded.

@tomjet1000

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick, enjoy your trip you 2, cheers Thomas

How I know which model of kony raid is suitable for my truck ?

@NextMeridianExpedition

6 ай бұрын

Koni Raid would fit any truck for overlanding or heavy duty trips

When you say ton its a metric ton, right?

@NextMeridianExpedition

11 ай бұрын

Yes we speak metrics

Hey guys i Want to change my defender system Dont now should i take old man Emu or koni Schocks And witsch feather should i take for Long distance ride

@NextMeridianExpedition

6 ай бұрын

Hey, they’re both great for your rig but Koni are more beefy and probably will last longer 😁

Wish this one had close captioning like the others.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Hi, KZread insint able to generate the subtitles on this videos. So we can’t provide them.

@Melody615199999

Жыл бұрын

@@NextMeridianExpedition Thanks. Your last 2 videos have captions. Good luck and good travels for the rest of your trip. I'll be watching - captions or no captions.

@NextMeridian.Expedition Are you still happy with the adjustment (r 360°, f 90°)?

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Hey, yeah the front were happy for sure and the back maybe an extra 90 but for now we’re happy like that 😃

Koni Heavy Track RAID?

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Koni Raid we have :)

I imported some to the USA from Germany. Koni had no application for my 2018 Chevy Colorado so I used the Australian Colorado part number which is also the same as the Izusu D-Max. Good product except the lower bushes wore out in one year. Koni North America was no help for getting replacements. I contacted Koni and they referred be back to Koni North America. What a joke!

Ciao ragazzi, con i koni sicuramente avete fatto un'ottima mossa. Buona strada!!! P.s.: purtroppo dal video sono sparite le traduzioni in lingua, spero ritornino.

@NextMeridianExpedition

Жыл бұрын

Grazie! Si KZread non a riuscito a generare i sotitoli…