We have been running KONI shocks on our vehicles for years and currently have them fitted to a Landcruiser, Patrol, Hilux and a couple of muscle cars. Why? Because they are simply the best conventional shock on the market. They were the best 20-30 years ago and still are today.

You can have shocks as big as you like with remote reservoir canisters but at the end of the day it is the internal valving that makes all the difference. More so than even spring rates when it comes to ride quality.

Put simply, springs keep are car off the ground while shocks keep it on the ground. As a kid I remember play equipment at the local park, a used car coil spring with a seat on it, if you know what I mean you get the idea when I say this is what it’d be like in your car without shocks.

There are few shocks on the market that will control a spring, keeping the car connected to the road with a combination of ride quality and performance like a KONI shock.

When the going gets tough, long distance corrugations being the worst, KONI shocks will perform as well as any remote res shock and dissipate heat just as much heat with out the need for having additional hoses, fittings and canisters vulnerable underneath your vehicle. Not to say that remote res shocks are bad, in general you get what you pay for, we like to keep it simple where we can and KONI shocks do that for us. In general, touring vehicles do not need a race bread designed dual canister shock if you invest in shocks like KONI. If you’re building a trophy truck for Finke, fine. Custom, long travel remote res shocks are essential. In my humble opinion, a good quality mono tube shock on a touring vehicle is all you need.