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suspension

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suspension

Post by allset springs »

gday guys my names jake im new to this site. thought i would let everyone know that if they need any questions answered about suspension or spring resetting to let me know i have been in the spring game for around ten years now and know that it is hard to get a straight answer out of some so called " specialists" without them trying to tell that your car is shagged and you need to replace all of your suspension. im not on here to advertise or try and get work out of any one just want to try and help other enthusiasts out.
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Post by the_4br »

Where are u located
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Post by allset springs »

caloundra on the sunshine coast
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Post by Ricko »

I thought you were in Hervey Bay? Second shop or completely different?
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Post by allset springs »

no mate we have moved back to the sunshine coast where we were origanally from hopfully get more work back here
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Post by rockcrawler31 »

How many times can the average set of springs be reset?

What is the average price for a set of replacement, longer main and wraps for a common car like a toyota landcruiser or nissan mq?
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Post by allset springs »

all depends on what sort of life the springs have had... usualy max of about 3 times some can be done more but not much. as for the longer leaves i usually charge about $120 per leaf for longer mains and wraps
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Post by TheBigBoy »

Ive got a question for you. Do you correct caster with your spring resets?
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Post by allset springs »

if its anything over a 2 inch lift then i will use castor plates to suit that is if it needs them
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Post by TheBigBoy »

What about leaf springs?
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Post by TheBigBoy »

Reason I ask, is too see if youve picked your act up :finger: . Back in comp days I recall agreeing with bob to get my suspension done and run his stickers. Handed over my hard earnt cash and couldnt even drive the thing home from nambour. Dangerous shaking over 60kph. And I qoute "caster correction was never part of the price". :bad-words: It was a 7" lift... She'll be right.
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Post by allset springs »

well that was when bob owned and ran allset springs. he is out of the game now. i agree it should have been done but was sort of car was it?
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Post by TheBigBoy »

75 series
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Post by RAY185 »

TheBigBoy wrote:75 series
Holy moley! 7" lift leaf springs? The wedges needed to correct caster on that mofo could double as door stops to the gates of Mordor! :finger:
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Post by allset springs »

yeh deffinately should have been done. but that has nothing to do with me. sorry you had a bad experience im trying to keep agood name for myslef so i dont end up with bad feed back like that or people bad mouthing me on sites like this
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Post by TheBigBoy »

All good mate. Was 10ish years ago. Solong as it's done these days.
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Post by Ricko »

TheBigBoy wrote:All good mate. Was 10ish years ago. Solong as it's done these days.
I kinda hope he's not doing 7" lifts on 75 series either...
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Post by TheBigBoy »

:lol:
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Post by shorty_f0rty »

is there any way for you to find the properties of a particular type of leaf spring and mimic them to make the same?

eg: 55 series springs are supposedly 'da bomb' for the rear of the 40s but can be hard to find and are often to suit small eye shackle mounts..

Its something i've been curious about... and wondered if they could be made with the big eye's to suit later module bj42's..
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