Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Hey All just wondering if anybody knows a good place to get the leaf springs on my 60 reset as she is suffering a saggy @rse and is in deperate need of toning her muscles.

I was thinking (if possible) to get the springs reset 50mm above standard then stickin a set of Poly-Airs under her, to help when loaded. Does that sound like a plan? Has Any one had problems with reset standard springs?


Cheers Troy

I had my springs reset with a leaf added to the rear. After about 4 months the fronts had sagged back to where they were, but the rears with the extra leaf are still good. Considering the price of OME Dakars now I would just go with new springs next time. I have the Dakars on the front now. I think all up you could get a set of 4 Dakar springs for $550 or thereabouts. The cost to get my 4 leaves reset was $340.

Do the Dakars come in different heights, im after a 2inch (50mm) lift. where can i buy them? are they those ones ARB has started importing or somthing? What sort of shocks do people recommend? Will i have to extend brake lines?

Yeh, the Dakars are Olm Man Emu, distributed by ARB. I believe that they are made by Belton in Malaysia. They come as a 2" lift. You won't have to extend the brake lines with such a mild lift. I went with Enforcer shocks at $105 each.

What did the entire setup cost you (if you dont mind me asking) 2" lift and shocks???

vSAHARAx wrote:What did the entire setup cost you (if you dont mind me asking) 2" lift and shocks???

Too much! I tried to get out of it cheaply and ended up paying more than I should have.

Reset springs, new bushes, shocks and steering damper = $1185

Which would have been ok, except then I got;

Greaseable shackles = $135
Greaseable Pins = $95
U Bolts = $75

Then I had to get new front springs as the reset ones had sagged = $300.

So all up I spent $1790 and I installed the shackles, pins, U bolts and new springs. I would have been better just getting the Dakar kit fitted which was $1700 I think from memory.

I got a full 2inch suspension kit through Arctic Cool Treads at Rocklea its all ProComp springs, anti-reverse shackles, greasble pins, U-Bolts, Steering Damper and procomp es3000 shocks for 1200 installed. And there pretty good there. Springs have a thick helper spring at back for towin and heavy loads, and when thats removed they flex pretty well for an old bus.

Thanx Fellas, This Arctic cool treads place at rocklea, where abouts at rocklea are they? what sorta Cruiser u got "Cruza"?

tuff old 60ser, 5 inch lift all up on 33's, flex's pretty good for an old beast, just ATMO 2h diesel with fuel pump turned up and a few other engine tricks Good car, lot more comfortable then my previous 2 forty series

Arctic COol Treads is on your left up donaldson road exit after ABC wreckers, if you go past ABC on ippy motorway(heading towards City from ippy) you cross a little bridge and its first left then you cant miss it

$1200 is as cheap as chips! How did you get the 5" lift??

2inch Spring, , the pro comp anti reverse chackles also measure up 1 inch longer then standard 60, and 2 inch body lift

2inch Spring, , the pro comp anti reverse chackles also measure up 1 inch longer then standard 60, and 2 inch body lift

You got pics? That is the setup that I want to run 35's with.

yeah 35s fit sweet i just can't afford them, all money going on Zuki

I have a fair few pics, there all bloody huge though, if anyone can give me any advice on how to make them smaller then i will post them