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Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Sydney?

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Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Sydney?

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Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint in Sydney?
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Carrolls Springs in Fairfield.
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You can also try better spring at St.Marys

BETTER SPRINGS (Mfg) PTY LIMITED
Address: 69-73 CHRISTIE STREET
ST MARYS N.S.W. 2760

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Re: Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Syd

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MARKx4 wrote:You can also try better spring at St.Marys

BETTER SPRINGS (Mfg) PTY LIMITED
Address: 69-73 CHRISTIE STREET
ST MARYS N.S.W. 2760

Mark.

Called them, they only do coils apparently.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
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Post by BJMorgo »

You can also try Illawarra springs in Port Kembla (near Wollongong). He's one of a only a handful of people making springs in the whole country.
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Re: Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Syd

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lump_a_charcoal wrote:
MARKx4 wrote:You can also try better spring at St.Marys

BETTER SPRINGS (Mfg) PTY LIMITED
Address: 69-73 CHRISTIE STREET
ST MARYS N.S.W. 2760

Mark.

Called them, they only do coils apparently.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
That is kind of odd since there web site says they do feaf springs...

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Re: Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Syd

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dumbrell springs in wallsend (newy ) will copy just about anything if you can supply an original

not so crash hot on doing custom coil rates though unless you work out the maths of it
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Re: Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Syd

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MARKx4 wrote:
lump_a_charcoal wrote:
MARKx4 wrote:You can also try better spring at St.Marys

BETTER SPRINGS (Mfg) PTY LIMITED
Address: 69-73 CHRISTIE STREET
ST MARYS N.S.W. 2760

Mark.

Called them, they only do coils apparently.

Thanks for the suggestions guys.
That is kind of odd since there web site says they do feaf springs...

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Yeah the lady who answered said coils only, maybe I'll call back and ask someone else...
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Re: Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Syd

Post by Slunnie »

I spoke to Carrolls springs today.

To be honest I hung pretty disheartened as he really wasn't able to tell me anything about anything.

Ian at King Springs in QLD - now there is a very helpful man for custom spring work. I'll go back to him.

The other mob I've had really good results with are Lovells in Sydney and Mike Cherne. We designed some suspension together and I came away very impressed. They were exy, but their level of work and input was totally outstanding.
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I have dealt with Lovells in Sydney as well and was pleased with the end result. Still using the springs i had made up although vehicle hasn,t done much in the last 18 months the 3 to 4 yrs previous they got a good work out
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Post by alien »

i've spoken to 2 custom spring makers recently (leaves) and neither know ANYTHING about leaf springs!!! all they do is copy original specifications, then up-rate them for a lifted version - they can't even tell you what the spring rate is on their springs.

One place even suggested my shackles should run nearly vertical for me to get the best articulation from my leaves and said "they work better when the shackles are almost vertical"... no joke!

honestly, unless you have 100% faith in them producing exactly what you want, i wouldnt bother!
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give Industrial Engineers & Spring Makers in Adelaide a call, they should be able to help you.

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/contact.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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atari4x4 wrote:give Industrial Engineers & Spring Makers in Adelaide a call, they should be able to help you.

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/contact.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/make_le.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats a really good resource, especially for coil spring calculations

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/calc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Dobinsons in Rocky have been great to deal with for the custom leaf springs I've had on my 40. They have a Sydney branch too (not sure if they actually make springs there but).

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Slunnie wrote:
atari4x4 wrote:give Industrial Engineers & Spring Makers in Adelaide a call, they should be able to help you.

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/contact.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/make_le.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats a really good resource, especially for coil spring calculations

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/calc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Notice what colour they finish their springs in?


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lump_a_charcoal wrote: Notice what colour they finish their springs in?


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atari4x4 wrote:give Industrial Engineers & Spring Makers in Adelaide a call, they should be able to help you.

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/contact.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/make_le.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
These guys are actually great to deal with.. got them to make up my springs for my coilovers and they were good on price too, we wernt looking at coil springs in this thread so i didnot think of posting them up.

if your getting custom stuff done colour choice is available
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lump_a_charcoal wrote:
Slunnie wrote:
atari4x4 wrote:give Industrial Engineers & Spring Makers in Adelaide a call, they should be able to help you.

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/contact.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/make_le.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats a really good resource, especially for coil spring calculations

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/calc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Notice what colour they finish their springs in?


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Teal? When did Teal become a colour? :lol:

Whats wrong with just basic colours, like Blue, Light Blue, Red, Yellow and that type of stuff. Next there will be Lemon, Mauve and Cerice. :bad-words:
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Slunnie wrote:
lump_a_charcoal wrote:
Slunnie wrote:
atari4x4 wrote:give Industrial Engineers & Spring Makers in Adelaide a call, they should be able to help you.

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/contact.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/make_le.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thats a really good resource, especially for coil spring calculations

http://www.industrialsprings.com.au/calc.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Notice what colour they finish their springs in?


Teal!
Teal? When did Teal become a colour? :lol:

Whats wrong with just basic colours, like Blue, Light Blue, Red, Yellow and that type of stuff. Next there will be Lemon, Mauve and Cerice. :bad-words:
Mine came in blue :)
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CTZOOK wrote:I have dealt with Lovells in Sydney as well and was pleased with the end result. Still using the springs i had made up although vehicle hasn,t done much in the last 18 months the 3 to 4 yrs previous they got a good work out

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Post by festy »

There's also Ultimate Suspension in Ingleburn - 02 9603 7677
I've had minor dealings with them in the past for MQ bits, but they seemed pretty good.
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Re: Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint near Syd

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lump_a_charcoal wrote:Can anyone recommend a custom leaf spring joint in Sydney?
carrol springs in smithfeild :smilecolros: are the best in the west do any thing
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