Springs?

[thunder]

Im considering getting new springs for my Gu ute for 5 inch lift.
Im after something that will not sag.
Any good or bad ones?

Any info on the king springs

A few people have said dobinsons springs are not that great..they can sag

[JOHNZ]

Every brand of spring will sag if you use a light spring in a heavy truck.
Get the right spring rate for the weight of your truck & any brand will do
No matter what brand of spring someone will bag it or love it
cheers

[micks troll]

[quote="thunder"]
Any info on the king springs

Mate I've had King springs (4") in my GQ for 6 odd years and they haven't sagged badly and the GQ still sits nice and flat, as stated others may have bad results but they've been great for me. I dont have a winch or carry alot of wieght so that can make a difference to how your springs sit... M2c

Thumbs up for Kings from me!

[mavzilla]

if your gonna articulate it ,it will sag. If your gonna send it on the bitumen then you will have no problems. The five inch coil is a stretched four inch coil anyway . I have five inch coils and articulate them a lot and they last about 1 to 2 years and then buy new ones. kings use a new grade of steel that is sposed to be more resiliant to sagging but still get the same sagging rate to me. for a small outlay just consider them a consumable item and replace them when they drop .Oh ya the stronger the spring the less sag you will get but they will not articulate as well as a softer spring and your ride will be harsher ,Im finished

[PGS 4WD]

The Kings are very good springs but they don't offer heavy spring rates in lifts over 3 inch, I think from memory they are about 250-270 mark where the heavy 2 inch is 330-350 ish. Tough Dog do offer heavy 4 and 5 inch springs but they are nearly twice the price so you could fit the soft kings and replace them in 2-3 years wheras the tough dogs might last 5 but are not going articulate as easily.

Cheers

Joel

[thunder]

I got this email from king

Steve,

Thankyou for your enquiry,

We have King Springs Part No's KDFR-42SP5 (front) & KDRR-43SP5 (rear) to raise your vehicle approximately 5" from factory std height. I have had a few people who have needed to fit a 15mm packer in RHR of some GU patrols to keep level even though the coil in within spec.

These springs are designed with an increase in spring rate of approximately 25%.

RRP is $ 220.00 + GST per pair front
RRP is $ 220.00 + GST per pair rear.

Please contact the following King Springs Distributors for a price & availability in your area:

Autobarn, AutoPro, Checkpoint, Fulcrum, Repco, Supercheap, Bursons & most leading suspension specialists.

[sudso]

The Kings are very good springs but they don't offer heavy spring rates in lifts over 3 inch, I think from memory they are about 250-270 mark where the heavy 2 inch is 330-350 ish. Tough Dog do offer heavy 4 and 5 inch springs but they are nearly twice the price so you could fit the soft kings and replace them in 2-3 years wheras the tough dogs might last 5 but are not going articulate as easily.

Cheers

Joel

Kings dont offer heavier rates over 3" but they make the coils for Tough Dog out of the same steel.