Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Posted: **Sat Mar 08, 2008 10:41 pm**

Hi people,
Just wondering what company make the best leaf springs

Cheers

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:46 am**

ummm are you all there mate?

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 12:04 pm**

Thanks tool squeeser that helps alot

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 1:37 pm**

maybe if you you didnt ask a stupid question then you wouldnt get a stupid answer mate., maybe type of car, how much lift u want, how stiff they are. theres heaps of good brands out there and heaps of varibles...

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:54 pm**

kond wrote:Thanks tool squeeser that helps alot

why would he squeese tools???

is that some mechanics trick?

get a bit more out of them?

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 2:56 pm**

kond wrote:Thanks tool squeeser that helps alot

pmsl. Thats funny.

It's a fairly vague question though mate.

I reckon if you list what vehicle it is, what you intend to use it for and what you consider important (ie flex, load carrying, comfort etc) you might get a non 'tool squeeser' or two who can throw a few suggestions up.

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:21 pm**

Its a nissan patrol gu dx coil/leaf cab chassis want 3inch lift and as best wheel travel as i can get hope this helps you guys out more

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:53 pm**

well was that so hard .. and yes i like to squeeze tools (like you

)

answer to your question depends though ... on many factors ..

ie gu ute is it going to carry a load for starters?

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:03 pm**

If flex is your number one priority it's unlikely that you'll be happy with an off-the-shelf product. You may be best off having custom main leaves made (longer than stock and with more arch), maybe have a few of the stock leaves lower in the pack reset for more arch, and run extended shackles. Will take a bit of messing around getting the leaf combination correct - but i don't think the leaves will cost a lot more than a commercially available set - just add the cost of ext. shackles.

I'm unsure of anyone in your area who does a good job - but i understand carrols ?? springs on sydney road in vic are good.

Could almost be worth your while looking at a coil/airbag conversion. Try and keep your std fully floating axle.

-Stu

Posted: **Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:34 pm**

Thanks
stu that was just the information i needed cheers

Posted: **Tue Mar 11, 2008 12:47 pm**

I've got a custom set of Dobinson Leaf springs in my FJ40....am really happy with them! They flex well, and ride decent enough.

http://www.dobinsonsprings.com/site/index.php

Posted: **Tue Mar 11, 2008 7:55 pm**

I reckon retain your nice strong leaf diff, and just convert to rear coils from another GU...shouldn't cost you too much more buying the bits from a wrecker than a set of new, good quality leaf springs.

Posted: **Tue Mar 11, 2008 10:00 pm**

TWISTY wrote:I've got a custom set of Dobinson Leaf springs in my FJ40....am really happy with them! They flex well, and ride decent enough.

http://www.dobinsonsprings.com/site/index.php

i rang dobinsons before christmas and they said that they arn't doing custom leaf packs anymore

Posted: **Wed Mar 12, 2008 9:19 am**

jonamaphone1 wrote:
TWISTY wrote:I've got a custom set of Dobinson Leaf springs in my FJ40....am really happy with them! They flex well, and ride decent enough.

http://www.dobinsonsprings.com/site/index.php
i rang dobinsons before christmas and they said that they arn't doing custom leaf packs anymore

you could get a few packs from the wreckers and make your own custom pack.. requires a bit of fiddling around to get it right tho.