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1994 GQ 4.2 diesel ute ....with leafs on all corners? True??
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:34 am
by fnqcairns
Mate is looking at buying GQ ute he has been told by the owner on the phone it has leafs front and rear. Did they come out like this in the 90s?
thanks and cheers fnq
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 9:43 am
by HeathGQ
yes
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:23 am
by bogged
leaves have a larger carrying capacity, its probably ex gov truck
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:22 am
by badger
yep they made them til 97 i beleive. some of them even had full bubble cabs and st spec interiors
the mines had alot of them as well as power authorities n telstra
mate has the cab off of one that was a 96 ex farm ute on his wags chassis
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 11:41 am
by fnqcairns
Thanks greatly for the info, learn something everyday, will let him know.
cheers fnq
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 2:08 pm
by Bingham
they are also rough as hell and a couple of my mates would give their left nut for a coil sprung. worth the extra $$ for sure
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:07 pm
by badger
for sure
it is quiet a good option these days to buy a leaf sprung ute n throw the cab etc onto a rolled wagon's chassis
only takes a few weekends too
gq
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:10 pm
by DR Frankenstine
Mine is a 98 model that was full leaf sprung and bubble cab Dx model. now has a calbah 5 link and coils in the front. Rides well enough empty but can put a full tonne on the tray no probs.
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 1:54 pm
by Jimbo
Sorry if u think its a stupid question but why would you want leaf springs all round? I can understand having them in the back of a ute thats going to carry a lot.
Cheers
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:34 pm
by bogged
Jimbo wrote:Sorry if u think its a stupid question but why would you want leaf springs all round? I can understand having them in the back of a ute thats going to carry a lot.
Cheers
a ute that has a cherry picker etc on them like some telstra Patrol utes do - overall carrying capacity..
Posted: Wed Aug 23, 2006 3:38 pm
by Jimbo
Fair enough. Do they have a higher GVM
Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2006 7:25 am
by Tony WestOZ
The leaf spring rears have a higher load capacity,(approx 250 kgs) though this depends a lot on the type of tray the ute is fitted with.
My 93 TD42 ST coil cab tray back is fitted with an aluminium tray(ex Western Power) which is approx 90 kgs lighter than a steel tray.
Also has air assist bags in the rear, which helps with over 500 kgs of tools and such perminatly on the back off it.
Have had well over a ton (I no its not legal) on the back of it many time and still handles great. I would never go back to a leaf springer again.