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Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:31 pm**

Just wondering if anyone on here is currently using parabolic leaf springs in their 4wd's and what is there opinion of them compared to standard leaf springs and what are the good and bad points about them

any help making my mind up would be great

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2007 8:45 pm**

what are you putting them in?

and what are you trying to achieve?

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:16 pm**

STIKA wrote:what are you putting them in?

and what are you trying to achieve?

ive got a 75 series Landcruiser

im looking at a set of 2" raised springs, basically im chasing good articulation from the springs and I want some peoples views on what parabolics they are like compared to standard leaf springs

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2007 9:54 pm**

Had them in my lux and they seemed to ride a bit hash compaired to mates ones with 2in lift std style but were more flexy in a sense Just a poser pic

Posted: **Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:48 pm**

The claim to be more soft than a convensional spring pack .. ayone can confirm that . ?

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:37 am**

Tapage wrote:The claim to be more soft than a convensional spring pack .. ayone can confirm that . ?

No way but will last longer. I had mine on the front of my lux for about 4 years and no drama with sag. I wouldn't put them on the rear unless you were caring lots of weight around.

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:05 am**

every one that i knew that had them tok them out with in 12 months

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:56 am**

I ran them in the front of my 4 runner for years, I had the rears too but removed them after 3 months. I didn't think they were too bad in the front for ride and flex.

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:04 pm**

Had them front and rear 2" when i bought my diesel hilux. Unsure of brand but rode pretty nice on the road with shocks on soft setting. Not much flex though, depends on what you're after i suppose. Would prob be better flex in a heavier rig though, like your cruiser.

Posted: **Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:24 pm**

But I thought Parabolic are a technologi for spring design .. in this order can be made in diferent spring rates ..

Just to buy the better spring rate for your aplication .. ?

One thing that I really apreciate of OME suspensions it's are mathed spring packs with apropiate shocks vavling .. and other suspensions fail at this point .. coz you buy a spring pack and shocks apart maybare are not going to match.

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:26 am**

Could you put rear parabolics in the front when putting ifs rears in??

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 10:33 am**

phippsy wrote:Could you put rear parabolics in the front when putting ifs rears in??

Dont do it, one guy did up here, 1 weekend he destroyed the springs.

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:58 pm**

bubs wrote:
phippsy wrote:Could you put rear parabolics in the front when putting ifs rears in??
Dont do it, one guy did up here, 1 weekend he destroyed the springs.

what screwed up on em\how did they fail . badly S shaped in the end ?

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:22 pm**

STIKA wrote:every one that i knew that had them tok them out with in 12 months

ya just don't know smart one's. thats all Brett

They work fine provided the are set up right, front only.

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:49 pm**

WICKED wrote:
STIKA wrote:every one that i knew that had them tok them out with in 12 months
ya just don't know smart one's. thats all Brett

They work fine provided the are set up right, front only.

May be you should learn how to speak english ben.

you were probably still in primary school when we started playing around with these. as my post says every one I knew who had them has taken them out.

You seem to know a lot, so how do you set them up right?

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:21 pm**

WICKED wrote: They work fine provided the are set up right, front only.

Yeap, stock hangers, stock shackles

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 5:04 pm**

STIKA wrote:
WICKED wrote:
STIKA wrote:every one that i knew that had them tok them out with in 12 months
ya just don't know smart one's. thats all Brett

They work fine provided the are set up right, front only.
May be you should learn how to speak english ben.

you were probably still in primary school when we started playing around with these. as my post says every one I knew who had them has taken them out.

You seem to know a lot, so how do you set them up right?

YOU ARE OLD
I don't know, But the woomba boys that had the loved them. My MQ used to run them when it was SPUA and on 33's

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:41 pm**

WICKED wrote:
STIKA wrote:
WICKED wrote:
STIKA wrote:every one that i knew that had them tok them out with in 12 months
ya just don't know smart one's. thats all Brett

They work fine provided the are set up right, front only.
May be you should learn how to speak english ben.

you were probably still in primary school when we started playing around with these. as my post says every one I knew who had them has taken them out.

You seem to know a lot, so how do you set them up right?

YOU ARE OLD
I don't know, But the woomba boys that had the loved them. My MQ used to run them when it was SPUA and on 33's

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:48 pm**

love_mud wrote:
bubs wrote:
phippsy wrote:Could you put rear parabolics in the front when putting ifs rears in??
Dont do it, one guy did up here, 1 weekend he destroyed the springs.
what screwed up on em\how did they fail . badly S shaped in the end ?

Any danger of getting back to the tech ?

where\how did the rear parabolics up front screw up ?

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:08 pm**

axle wrap killed them, , yes they s'd

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:27 pm**

WICKED wrote:
STIKA wrote:
WICKED wrote:
STIKA wrote:every one that i knew that had them tok them out with in 12 months
ya just don't know smart one's. thats all Brett

They work fine provided the are set up right, front only.
May be you should learn how to speak english ben.

you were probably still in primary school when we started playing around with these. as my post says every one I knew who had them has taken them out.

You seem to know a lot, so how do you set them up right?

YOU ARE OLD
I don't know, But the woomba boys that had the loved them. My MQ used to run them when it was SPUA and on 33's

may be it's time for a lesson Ben

I may be old .. but with age comes wisdom....

so, by your last statement re- setup "i don't know", you are admitting you know nothing about these springs.

Lesson 1. engage brain prior to engaging you mouth /or typing fingers

Lesson 2. read and check you post prior to submitting it

Next statement "But the woomba boys that had the loved them" I am assuming that "had the" should be "had them", with "had" being past tense, does this mean that they are no longer running them, like your MQ?

So if they are no longer running these springs, am I correct in assuming that they were once running these springs and no longer are?

So from what I can work out, correct me if i am wrong, you are saying exactly what my original post stated......

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:42 pm**

lol
young guy just got Mc0wned by old guy

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:46 pm**

correct me if im wrong but from what people have said is that parabolics work well in the front but not in the rear end as you have the weight of the motor etc on them

i take it the only reason why they are not so good in the rear end is because most ute's have bugger all weight in the rear end, hense thats the reason for the rough ride???

also I spoke to Westralia in W.A and they sent me an email with this in it in regards to setup for the parabolics

Westralia - With parabolic springs we recommend good quality hydraulic oil, foam cell shock absorbers rather than gas shocks

Posted: **Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:13 pm**

any idea how a set of them would go in my 60?

Posted: **Sat Sep 22, 2007 12:12 pm**

hzj75 these are the mob im going through to get for my front on my hilux. theyve be highly reccomended to me by several people on another forum. and a 4wd shop speaks highly of parabolics in general. im giving them a try after having three sets of 2" lifted springs collapse on me.

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