Member - Troopytrek replied:

G,Day Bluey221 we are on our third troopy our current one is a 1995 RV 4.5 petrol we have been fortunate to know a good spring bloke who has reset ours and we put a set of air bags in the rear for when we have extra weight works a treat. At the end of 2005 we did three and a half months travelling through the Gulf , Gibb River Road, Cape Levique and acrossn through the centre of Aus. Cheers.

Member - Doug T (W.A) replied:

I answered a question just like this last week , can't find the post
to make it short I have OME springs, Dampers, and steering damper,ride is good whole system is fantastic

Member - Phil G (SA) replied:

Its hard to get better leaf springs than the Old Man Emu. And if you go for their springs you may as well use the shocks they suggest as well. I have friends who have used them without an issue for 100-150 thousand k's on the 75's. I have them on the 79series.

Greasable shackles with poly bushes are probably worthwhile on the 75series, but they changed the bushes to a metal sleeve rubber bush on the 78/79's.

ross replied:

If your suspension is bottoming out ,new shocks wont help. As the name suggests shock absorbers absorb shock.
Its the springs that support the load
You need to have your spring packs inspected.

Im using the Powerdown/Raw 4x4 41mm 3 way adjustable shocks on both my landcruisers and I get a good run from them

To do the whole lot would be $1500 approx

The Rambler( W.A.) replied:

Iwould get your springs checked and reset if necessary and also replace shocks at the same time.With heavier loads I would reccomend fitting Bellows(Pollyair or Firestone) and you would have no further problems.

burnsy replied:

I have a 95 troopy & have put coil springs on and taken some leaves out of the pack.

I have found that this works great on the rear as the car rides on the coils when lightly loaded with improved ride & the leaves take some weight when I load it up.
Personaly I would not put the coils on the front as I found that I got too much body roll but they work a treat on the rear. I believe that a mob called Outback suspension may sell it as a kit. I run Konie shocks & they have done about 300000 ks and still seem ok. I have gone back to rubber shackle bushes as I have found the the poly ones chop out too quick on rough roads.
Hope this helps.
Mike.

Member -Signman replied:

Our Troopy ('94 HZJ75) sits at 550mm Front & 590mm Rear (measured from centre of axle to wheel arch lip)- currently light loaded with tanks almost empty.

In my opinion AirBags are not a good substitute for 'iffy' suspension- rather they can be a handy addition to good suspension.

When you do get your suspension setup- the 'expert' should ask you things like: Bullbar/Winch, Fuel tank(s) capacity, Water tanks/ Towbar/ Spare wheel location/Type of engine and of course your intended usage.

We did a lot of research before deciding on our choice so for your information-we have a full OME setup with: Dampers F/N50 R/N75E
Springs F/571 R/3911. Recently fitted Urethane bushes all round (incl Sway Bar).

longJohn replied:

after my fraser trip last year i had the same problem, spent 1200 bux and got IRONMAN springs up front, greasable shackles, u bolts and pins, and in the rear got 30% extra rate springs also, all new. Very happy, its lifted it up a bit (old springs were shagged) and firmed it up heaps. Pleasure to drive now.

I got mine done at a little mechanics shop in Lobb st ipswich, Ipswich diesel.

Member - Steve T (NT) replied:

Hey Guys.

Go to photo's on my rig, have a look what happens when you beef up your springs to much.

Cheers Steve.