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where can i buy lifted springs for a narrow track feroza?? 1 or 2 inch lift?

Dobinsons are likely to be the cheapest supplier from my research, but they have no relevance to me as I run wide track.

Yes, Dobinsons, Ironman, Lovells and Kings IIRC all make rear leaf springs to suit. I think they are all 2" though- let me know if you manage to find any that are 1".

you could do what i did and get them re-tempered it only costed me like $350 for them to re-temper add a leaf and raise the torsion bars

How long is it since you had your's reset? I've heard bad things about them sagging again...

Green Machine wrote:you could do what i did and get them re-tempered it only costed me like $350 for them to re-temper add a leaf and raise the torsion bars

nahh they will get a work out so i dont want em to sag

i have a solid front difff no torsion bars

murcod wrote:Yes, Dobinsons, Ironman, Lovells and Kings IIRC all make rear leaf springs to suit. I think they are all 2" though- let me know if you manage to find any that are 1".

where would i buy them from? anywhere online?

www.lovells.com.au
www.kingsprings.com
http://dobinsonsprings.com/
http://www.ironmansuspension.com/
http://www.carrolls.com.au/default.asp

There's a couple of links to get you started- they should list suppliers for each state.

murcod wrote:www.lovells.com.au
www.kingsprings.com
http://dobinsonsprings.com/
http://www.ironmansuspension.com/
http://www.carrolls.com.au/default.asp

There's a couple of links to get you started- they should list suppliers for each state.

cool thanks

sent pm

still after springs

ill get them at trade cost for you

daryl wrote:sent pm

still after springs

ill get them at trade cost for you

is this a redzook only deal? or coulda ya do this for a blue zook?

sent pm

what springs you after ???

get a roza

ferog wrote:get a roza

pffft... then i'd have to sell it to buy an 80

get a stock set from a wreckers and then get some HQ leaves and swap the 3rd longest . and if ya reset them they wont ever sag but still flex a treat. i did this on my old roza and it never let me down. I even had a 65ltr gas tank in the back and had no sign of sag'n

built4thrashing wrote:get a stock set from a wreckers and then get some HQ leaves and swap the 3rd longest . and if ya reset them they wont ever sag but still flex a treat. i did this on my old roza and it never let me down. I even had a 65ltr gas tank in the back and had no sign of sag'n

Dont know who told you that but all reports I have had indicated reset springs will sag, and more than likely quicker than new ones. Stands to reason as well, as resetting springs is putting 'spring' back into them to give lift, whereas new ones are using new steels without any memory.

I wouldnt risk my money on it.

Just starting to look into replacing my sagged out rear-leaves and just want to know if anyone has any recommendations/warnings regarding the various brands. Obviously I want to keep it as cheap as possible, but not at the expense of installing a dud set. I'm looking at getting a heavy duty set with 1 or 2" lift.

89 f-300 narrowtrack that often has to cope with a heavy PA system in the back (all of my cars seem to end up sagged because of PAs *grin*)

Last quote I got for parts (leaves, shocks, bushes, U-bolts) was ~$750 from Carrols.

Any advice would be most welcome.

I'm interested too in what brands other people have used/ recommend for a pre '93 narrow track also.... Post '93 apparently have different springs, as do wide tracks.

Lovells seem to have a good rep from what I've been reading?

I got quoted $180 a side for dobinsons leaves, with a 2 inch lift. As it turned out four weeks afer ordering them they are only made for the narrowtrack ferozas, so I had wasted my time with that certain retailler.

I have heard only good things about dobinsons.

I eventually went with Tough Dog Fourways springs in a 40mm lift for my widetrack. A rear kit including bushes and u bolts etc cost me just on $600.

Croz wrote:I eventually went with Tough Dog Fourways springs in a 40mm lift for my widetrack. A rear kit including bushes and u bolts etc cost me just on $600.

Holy s**t! Was that just for supply of the leaf springs, bushes and u bolts- or did you get shocks/ have it all fitted too?

murcod wrote:

Croz wrote:I eventually went with Tough Dog Fourways springs in a 40mm lift for my widetrack. A rear kit including bushes and u bolts etc cost me just on $600.

Holy s**t! Was that just for supply of the leaf springs, bushes and u bolts- or did you get shocks/ have it all fitted too?

Thats just for the springs and fitments. I am fitting it myself.

There is a big difference between the narrow and wide rears, as the widetrack rears are tapered into the centre. Overall, that price was the best, and through someone I trust, and wont f*ck me around, a very good retailer.

murcod wrote:

Croz wrote:I eventually went with Tough Dog Fourways springs in a 40mm lift for my widetrack. A rear kit including bushes and u bolts etc cost me just on $600.

Holy s**t! Was that just for supply of the leaf springs, bushes and u bolts- or did you get shocks/ have it all fitted too?

Ive forgotten how much dearer leaves are in comparison to coils. I paid $420 for four 3" lift coils for my SWB GQ.

Rod

Hey CROZ
If you just re-set them then yes they will sag but as i said in my post i replaced the 3rd largest leaf with a thicker and stronger HQ leaf and then had them re-set. all up it cost me about $100 and most of that was the mechanics time. A HQ leaf is about 7mm thick compared to a feroza one at 5mm.