Parabolic Springs are they any good ??
Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2003 10:39 pm
I see there are a few people out there running Parabolic springs up front. Just woundering how they handle on road / off road and if people are happy with them ??
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Parabolic Springs are they any good ??
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:25 am
Buy the cross country springs! Parabolics SUCK.
heheh
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:27 am
well I guess that narrows it down then. I am just a bit concerned with teh look of the cross country ones as they look huge and I reckon she will ride like a brick with them on. Had a look at bubs 4runner and his fronts looked much more supple and still had good lift.
But it is good to get views. He did mention he was gunna change em :>
But it is good to get views. He did mention he was gunna change em :>
Re: heheh
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:18 pm
Brad wrote:
But it is good to get views. He did mention he was gunna change em :>
ruff dosent have views, he is a level ground wheeler that couldnt break a cv.
NICK
Re: heheh
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:21 pm
NICK wrote:Brad wrote:
But it is good to get views. He did mention he was gunna change em :>
ruff dosent have views, he is a level ground wheeler that couldnt break a cv.
NICK
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:15 pm
I'm using parabolic leaves in mine and i've found them to hold there camber a lot longer than some aftermarket springs do. It depends on what sort of wheelin' you do i spose.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:24 pm
Scott dont some of the MQs come stock with Parabolics?
Brad
I have ran the ones you are looking at and i had nothing but trouble with them off-road they bent repetedly and are too stiff.
The 5 leaf Crosscountry spring was the best i found for ride and flex but dont last very long. To me this was a compromise i could live with. They were cheap.
Brad
I have ran the ones you are looking at and i had nothing but trouble with them off-road they bent repetedly and are too stiff.
The 5 leaf Crosscountry spring was the best i found for ride and flex but dont last very long. To me this was a compromise i could live with. They were cheap.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:51 pm
brad this is why i got rid of the rear ones 
but i did remove the load leaf and had no track bar on a heavy ass 4 runner - but i like my mazda setup a lot more now any way
but i did remove the load leaf and had no track bar on a heavy ass 4 runner - but i like my mazda setup a lot more now any way
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:51 pm
RUFF wrote:Scott dont some of the MQs come stock with Parabolics?
Yeah the ones i am running are the stock nissan ones with a few leaves removed in the front and just the custom main leaves fitted to the rear ones.
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:58 pm
bubs wrote:brad this is why i got rid of the rear ones
Do you still have them or did you sell them
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:01 pm
ShortyMQ wrote:bubs wrote:brad this is why i got rid of the rear ones
Do you still have them
no
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:12 pm
ShortyMQ wrote:RUFF wrote:Scott dont some of the MQs come stock with Parabolics?
Yeah the ones i am running are the stock nissan ones with a few leaves removed in the front and just the custom main leaves fitted to the rear ones.
How do you tell if they are the parabolics?
Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:37 pm
MKPatrolGuy wrote: How do you tell if they are the parabolics?
The parabolic leaves start off thick at the centre bolt and gradually thin out towards each end. Some of them went thick again at the ends it depends what model they came out in. I'm pretty sure all MQ's came out factory with the parabolics .