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Spring identification
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:04 am
by want33s
I want a new set of rear springs to go in the front but I DON'T want the same brand as I have now. Too stiff even with leaves pulled and no military wrap.
Can anyone tell me which manufacturer these came from so I don't buy the same again?
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 10:21 am
by zookimal
I think they look a bit like old king springs part numbers, but my catalogue doesn't have a SUZ-05E. Maybe they have since changed them all to the SUZ-00* system??
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:12 pm
by alien
look in the for sale section and see if anyone's got stock leaves for sale, or hit up a suspension place to see if they have any in their bin =)
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 12:22 pm
by ronoor
are they a 3'' lift
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2007 1:12 pm
by want33s
alien wrote:look in the for sale section and see if anyone's got stock leaves for sale, or hit up a suspension place to see if they have any in their bin =)
Why???. I want new springs. (with military wrap 2nd leaf)
ronoor wrote:are they a 3'' lift
They are 2" lifted.
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:46 pm
by Danzo
the springs you have are made by Carrol springs,, aparently they are suposed to be the EFS easy rider??
I fell into the cheap and nasty bracket and bought them off this guy
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SUZUKI-SIERRA-SA ... dZViewItem
he buys them off Carrol Springs... sells them on e-bay and also exports them
stiffest Blo^dy springs I have found
I say
my springs have the same sierial numbers on them
its printed backwards!
23/12/05 cs is for Carrol Springs
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:55 pm
by skez
in that blokes ad they say for carrying loads etc
i have the same springs
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 5:58 pm
by Danzo
yeah he has 2 sets available, easy rider and the heavy load ones,
the add I found is just so he know who I mean,
the add is for the heavy duty ones
but even the "easy rider's" are stiff as buggery
this is how I found out carrol springs made them,
I asked the guy I bought them off if he could help me out and he told me he buys them off C/S
they sugested to take a leaf out!??
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:24 pm
by built4thrashing
i dont think you will find any rear springs that have a military wrap 2nd leaf. I had to make my own using a drilled out front military leaf.
are you sure its the leaves making the ride stiff? shocks can give similar effect. personally i dont use gas shocks as they are too hard. Get some that are designed for a leaf suspension.
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 6:33 pm
by want33s
Thanks Danzo & B4T
I think I remember the guy I bought the Zook off saying he got the springs and shocks from Ebay.
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 8:15 pm
by Danzo
I have tried to drive mine without the shocks in it and the ride is slightly better, the bumps only reach my 5 vertabre not my 3rd
I have spoken to city suspension about the conversion and they said they will help anyway they can with the shocks.
I will be doing a ruf conversion on mine in the next week and I will be using standard rears with extended shackles, if the standard ones sit to flat I will get them reset to suit the lift needed!
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 11:17 pm
by GRPABT1
built4thrashing wrote:i dont think you will find any rear springs that have a military wrap 2nd leaf. I had to make my own using a drilled out front military leaf.
are you sure its the leaves making the ride stiff? shocks can give similar effect. personally i dont use gas shocks as they are too hard. Get some that are designed for a leaf suspension.
My calmini rears have military wrap. Stuff is cheap from the US atm also.
*waits for calmini flaming*