[Ashley]

Went to my local off road store today. Got myself a quote for some srings.
$97 each for the fronts and
$129 each for the rears.

Is that a good price?

[suzukikid]

Sound good to me i got a price off a place and they wanted $1700 for the springs and shocks(bushs i guesse!) He said it was fitted though!

So i didn't book that in but thats a good price i guesse! What lift is that?

Might grab some with ya and maybe get them a bit cheaper?

[Nev08]

Sounds like RRP on heavy duty OME springs coz that's what I paid for mine from ARB a few months back. If you don't have a big load or tow get the heavy duty's and take out the overload leaf front and rear. Good ride height and less sag as you get the extra full length spring and excellent ride and flex...best spring on a sierra IMO.

[Ashley]

This was an ABR store that i went too. And its just the springs no bushes or anything. But ill put them in myself. I do all my own work.

oh and suzuki kid i though you would have had already had a set of springs under your rig.

[suzukikid]

Yeah i do but there saggin a bit these days and one of the front ones is bent!

Have heard of the heavy duty and taking the over load spring out then ussing shocks off a commodore and a hi ace van!The red shocks from supercheap are advised too! Apparently flexs really nicely!

After the weekend i'm deffinatly up for more flex and that extra half an inch of hight!

[Ashley]

yeah. my front springs are basically flat now. So im expecting a massive difference.

[Taff]

i used them in my car, payed around that for them.

get your bushes from bruce and your all set.

my springs were very flat, the rears were totally stuffed. i grew 2.5" in the front and 3" at the back.

http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... 8&start=75

look about halfway down the page there for the before and after shots.

[waxhead]

Put your rears in the front and buy lifted rears. Cheaper and better flex.

[suzukikid]

Was thinkin of doin that but don't you have mod something?

[suzukikid]

As you can tell i want more flex!



It's not too bad just want more!

[Bruce]

Rear up front

[waxhead]

Rears up front




Jason out-flex's me.

[suzukikid]

So you dont have to mod the spring hangers or anything or move them foward or anything?

If it's just a bolt up thing i'll do that!

[just_cruizin]

RUF

[the_orb]

wow thats impressive (all of em!) why does RUF make such a big difference?

[Ashley]

well according to outerlimits sticky section it requires the rear mount to the installed 25mm back and then extened shakels.

[waxhead]

Yeah thats it. pretty sure its due to the spring being longer, rather than just having more arc.

[royce]

its a combination of the longer spring and in most cases being softer and a greater shackle arc and length

[suzukikid]

So you have to get another 2 rear mounts and weld up front?

Gotta look into it! Any info would be appreciaed!

[just_cruizin]

Knew someone would ask. Here's one I prepared earlier

[Ashley]

i think i might do it this way too. could save me a bit of cash plus my father could help me make up a set of shakels.

[Ashley]

Any idea of how long the new shackles would need to be?

[royce]

mine were 2" longer than stock, I reckon you could almost get away with 1" longer

[suzukikid]

Richmond98 wrote:

Any idea of how long the new shackles would need to be?

I'm all up for a weekend in ballarat if you want to do it together!

[Ashley]

ill have a chat to my father when his home next. I have all the tools to do it. Just need to make these shackels up. he should be back home tomorrow some time.

[joshNZ]

flex is way over rated,just man up and drive it

[Taff]

joshNZ wrote:

flex is way over rated,just man up and drive it

and make sure you carry a few spare sets of clean undies

[steve]

and a spare set of doors for josh

[suzukikid]

You dont need to tell me about drive it!





Want more?

[joshNZ]

does those wheel lifts come in mens

it wasnt my fault the door got riten off,it was the tree stumps

youd have some pics from craigs house wouldnt u steve