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zukmeista
Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 1273 Location: Whangarei,N.Z.
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As per title... Which is best and why?
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weaves

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Joined: Fri Mar 21, 2008 10:30 pm Posts: 1564 Location: Newcastle
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 Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:33 pm |
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i have OME and i love them. Soft and flexy.
i have also heard good things about EFS but never used them in a zook.
i have also heard that iron man are very stiff, but again never used them in a zook.
weaves.
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ninjadaniel
Joined: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 365 Location: Brisbane
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Ben_Sierra

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Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4472 Location: Perth
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 Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:47 pm |
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I have lovells and i think they are fantastic...
Perfectly soft and flexy straight off the shelf - no need to pul leaves or anything like that...
I'd certainly buy them again!
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JrZook
Joined: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 5517 Location: Holland Park
Vehicle: Awesome!!
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ninjadaniel wrote: king springs!!
These are also pretty good in a go-kart!
The examples Ive found have been stiff as!! Defiantly need leaf removal.
I'm running an OME light duty pack in the soft top although I still removed a few rear leafs because of a crazy shackle angle. Same springs in my old hardtop never had to touch a thing, traveled to the stops and handled well.
Dan
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Coffszook
Joined: Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 117 Location: Coffs Harbour
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As of yesterday my 2' efs lift kit is on, Definately no comlplaints tiny bit stiff but there brand new and rides alot better then my old coily on the road.... cant comment on any of the others.  :)
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DAZOOK
Joined: Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 245 Location: Melbourne
Vehicle: Lwb Sierra
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 Posted: Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:36 pm |
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LOL funny this thread came up, I'm just in the front yard fitting front 2" lifted EFS leaves now..
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2stroker
Joined: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 2689 Location: North Brisbane
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People say kings are to stiff but don't realise there are 3 variations to choose from off the shelf and if they are not exactly what you want they will vary sets to suit your requirements, make sure you get the right ones and they will be fine.
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BlueSuzy

az supporter
Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9715 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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My Kings were rock hard. Even with leaves removed, then they warped from axle wrap...
My vote is ruf and custom rears!
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2stroker
Joined: Sun Sep 07, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 2689 Location: North Brisbane
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 Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2010 5:17 pm |
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If you still have them I would be interested to know the part number on the main leaf.
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BlueSuzy

az supporter
Joined: Sun May 04, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 9715 Location: NSW
Vehicle: SJ51 LWB, SJ70 SWB
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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BlueSuzy wrote: I will look at the tags tomorrow. I saw this http://www.kingsprings.com/catalogue/ki ... alogue.pdfWhat does EHD Raised stand for? Extra Heavy Duty? 
Some thing like that, I had EHD's in the front of one of my old one's with a 4age on em, thay handled it fine, even jumping it.....
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zooker

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Joined: Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:30 pm Posts: 596 Location: Queanbeyan
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OME no question. Got the heavy duty rears in my LWB. Left 6 leaves in drivers side and took one out on passenger side to try counter sierra lean. For heavy duty springs they ride very nicely  They are also relatively cheap at what, about $120 a spring?
My preference would be to put another pair up front to have them on all four corners.
Judging by the poll results its looking pretty obvious I'd say 
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IN2DEP

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Joined: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 739 Location: Hoppers Crossing
Vehicle: 95 Sierra Soft top
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I know a few vit boys use calmini springs but i want to know how they go in a sierra
Somebody told me there shit, they reckon its to stiff and not flexy, is this true ??
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14499 Location: Here there everywhere
Vehicle: A manly awesome man jimny
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IN2DEP wrote: I know a few vit boys use calmini springs but i want to know how they go in a sierra
Somebody told me there shit, they reckon its to stiff and not flexy, is this true ??
i threw the shit OME springs away that were on my LWB when i bought it and
put calmini springs in as they ride heaps better and they flex like a very flexy
thing.

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Red89
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:30 pm Posts: 2801 Location: Perth
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shep wrote: IN2DEP wrote: I know a few vit boys use calmini springs but i want to know how they go in a sierra
Somebody told me there shit, they reckon its to stiff and not flexy, is this true ?? i threw the shit OME springs away that were on my LWB when i bought it and put calmini springs in as they ride heaps better and they flex like a very flexy thing. 
This is the flex from my 2 yr old Calmini 3 inch, they work shitloads better rear up front.
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shep
Joined: Thu Mar 29, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 14499 Location: Here there everywhere
Vehicle: A manly awesome man jimny
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this is calmini 3" on my old SWB hardtop

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Ben_Sierra

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Joined: Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4472 Location: Perth
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Guess I'm the only one who likes Lovell's then 
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BUZOOKA

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Joined: Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 2659 Location: hobart tasmania
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standard suzuki springs all the way
i was told to go ome but if lovellsr any good and cheaper might look at them
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zukmeista
Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 1273 Location: Whangarei,N.Z.
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squirezook
Joined: Wed Aug 27, 2008 11:30 pm Posts: 300 Location: Brisbane southside
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The problem with some after market springs is that they are curved up for lift but they don't make em any longer so you end up with shit shackle angle.
The spring on my ute when I got it had a sticker "SUZ-020 GRP ULTRA HIGH" Rock hard You could jump up and down on one corner of the bar and it would only move 10 mm shackle angle straight up and down or slightly back not forward.. Looking at getting longer main leaves made up for the back to fix the shackle angle
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tanshi

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Joined: Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:30 pm Posts: 7719 Location: Brisbane
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 Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 5:07 pm |
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EFS will do custom length main leaves for a little extra
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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I'm not voting cause you don't have King up there!! 
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birko

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Joined: Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 573 Location: Perth WA
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Has any body got a price comparison for rear 2 inches? Need to get some soon and still cant decide between 40 or 65mm efs or OME.
Quote: EFS will do custom length main leaves for a little extra
Have you had this done? How much and who off?
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zukmeista
Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 1273 Location: Whangarei,N.Z.
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 Posted: Fri Feb 26, 2010 12:16 pm |
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steknig wrote: I'm not voting cause you don't have King up there!! 
Well tell me how to put it in there then!! 
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Highway-Star
Joined: Thu Apr 30, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 4109 Location: Ipswich
Vehicle: LJ80V-II (a proper Stockman)
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birko wrote: Has any body got a price comparison for rear 2 inches? Need to get some soon and still cant decide between 40 or 65mm efs or OME. Quote: EFS will do custom length main leaves for a little extra Have you had this done? How much and who off?
My father got custom leaves done for the front of his Hilux from Carrolls at Wacol in western Brisbane (an EFS dealer) (they weren't really much longer, but customised axle position, spring rate etc). Think it came to just over $200 a spring. Not a bad price really when you consider they are making a custom spring (one or 2 of) for you, and not a mass production run.
I just swapped out some 2" lifted OME rears for some EFS 2" lifted EFS rears (I put the OME's in my LJ, as it needs stupidly light springs). I did take one leaf from the EFS packs to make them only slightly stiffer than the OME's. Beside the fact that the back of my car is now like 3km high, the EFS are fine, ride just as well, but take a load (rear passengers) allot better. The EFS are also a notably longer main than the OME's. Price difference between all the brands these days seems negligable, and even though they are slightly cheaper, I would never buy OME again, they are just too weak for a Sierra that is putting out lots of extra torque at the axle, and getting used offroad.
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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zukmeista wrote: steknig wrote: I'm not voting cause you don't have King up there!!  Well tell me how to put it in there then!! 
Go & edit you 1st post of this thread, should let you change it, 
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zukmeista
Joined: Sun Mar 22, 2009 10:30 pm Posts: 1273 Location: Whangarei,N.Z.
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steknig wrote: zukmeista wrote: steknig wrote: I'm not voting cause you don't have King up there!!  Well tell me how to put it in there then!!  Go & edit you 1st post of this thread, should let you change it, 
Can't! The poll part has disappeared! 
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steak_knife

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Joined: Fri May 22, 2009 11:30 pm Posts: 21335 Location: Smart Ass Island
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_________________ I used to be indecisive,
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11_evl
Joined: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:30 pm Posts: 846 Location: logan reserve, Brisb
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hwy-star, you got a side pic of your car level.
give us a spec of what you run.
PM if you dont want to put up here
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