Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Has anyone heard anything about parabolics snapping? I have parobolics under my hilux and am just wondering if these 'stories' are true. Can anyone tell me?

This will also help a mate out as he believes that they will crack if they are put under too much work.

i think RUFF broke quite a few sets of these

I hope not. I invested a lot of money in them. I don't think i'll ever go hard enough to break em anyway. I wouldn't want to - they are 220$ a peice! It would take a dam lot to break em. They have worked wonders on my lux though. Lift was main factor i decided to get them and my brother said they were good.

somehow i think ruff drives a lot harder than u, so perhaps it is an irrelavant comparison.

tony bent his springs

didn't snap

his bent because - no secondaries in rear with no track bar

cory you have secondaries - and you are getting a track bar

he bent a front but in yours there is absolutely no reason why you couldn't get warrenty - you still have the torque arm

Mine bent because they are pices of crap and that is it.
For a poser rig they are fine but if you plan on giving them a hard time then expect them to fail.
I am not the only person they have failed on.

I was told they did not need the over load leaf on the rear and that them bending had nothing to do with it.
In the front i was running the torque rod so that has nothing to do with it.
I bent 2 complete sets.

hmm

what happened to on snake good for off the shelf spring

i went parabolics because they gave lift and can give semi alright travel

i didn't want to muck around too much as i drive mine 80km a day on the street

i know i could set up different springs to street quite fine

RUFF wrote:Mine bent because they are pices of crap and that is it.
For a poser rig they are fine but if you plan on giving them a hard time then expect them to fail.
I am not the only person they have failed on.

I was told they did not need the over load leaf on the rear and that them bending had nothing to do with it.
In the front i was running the torque rod so that has nothing to do with it.
I bent 2 complete sets.

i know of 1 other guy who bent front springs because he jumped the rig

i didn't say the torque rod would stop them from bending there is just no reason why they would not give warrenty

I've seen what you get up to ruff. There is no way i want to damage by vehicle by driving over rocks that are as high as the front headlight!. My parobolics have done well on its trips to ormeau and have not failed yet.

So do they snap under real big workloads? Is that what your saying?

i have parabolics on my truck and i have bent the rear springs and i dont drive real hard. i have been running them without the overload and no track bar. i was also told that they would be fine without the overload in the rear.

Bent a set & snaped a set...on a personal note, i dont like em...never have, a mate also had em on his 92 dual cab, he liked the height but that was about it!...he bent his aswell, and complained about the lack of flex in the rear

i dont see what the problem is, they have a 2 year warranty so you break them you ge new ones.

I personally believe that they are still a good of the shelf spring.


NICK

this is all very interesting.
Yet i am learning more and more.
Thanks SNAFU

i also think they are a good off the shelf spring, as long as you use a track bar and dont drive real hard

My 2cents don't like them had a set bent them didn't think I was using them to hard either.

I agree with your comment Nick, but after the second set i didnt get Warranty. They are marketed toward more height / flex market or "hard core" if you like. I think if its marketed to this area it should be able to handel it.
Thats why im not a real fan of Ranch. They are good shocks - dont get me wrong but the warranty isnt fantastic. If you are over 2" lift, no warranty both Brett and i have buggered sets Doddsy buggered his in the first couple of days in the out back. I think that if you want height & flex you are better off saving a few $$$ more, have a look around at what works and get a system that works first time up...its less agro long term. There are a lot of people who want "cheap" stuff...and wonder why it fails / looks ugly / not really what they want.

Thanks guys - NICK in that area 54 video you were givng your surf a flogging and you had the parobolics on them then and they looked to do a good job. So why did you get rid of them? (and sell them to me)