BT 50 Suspension upgrade

more info on which year model BT50 would help .

I have got the Old Man Emu suspension upgrade on mine 2012 model and are quite happy with it.
I have a Freestyle cab with checker plate canopy with boat on top, motor etc in back plus tow a van. So far all good.
Have been over some pretty ordinary roads corrigates etc nothing extreme,done about 33,000 km

Hi Upo,

We also have a Freestyle BT50. We initially added extra leaves to the suspension, but ended up going through WA Suspension in Osborne Park who did a great job.

We carry a really heavy load most of the time, but when unladen the back end is a bit stiff.

I've also seen a couple of BT50's with a SAX suspension under them which retains a soft ride when unloaded and the extra support comes into play as the vehicle loads up.

More than happy to catch up if your in Perth and want to have a look.

K

Gday Upo,
I have 2012 BT 50 d/cab with tub off and full steel tool body on the back. Tow 2.8 t van and am about to decide on suspension upgrade as rear is right down as expected. Very close to going for a Dobinsons' upgrade - seem good to deal with .
Another one for you to consider.

Regards, Ian

Upo,
I fitted the 300kg OME suspension to my 2012 Ranger so it will be the same as yours. It is a space cab and set up virtually the same as yours

I waited until I had the back loaded before I took it back and complained about the harsh ride coming from the front. The manager took it for a drive and agreed it was harsh. They checked the suspension and it had the wrong shocks in the back. This was rectified but it didn't change things.

He said if worse came to worse they would change out the front struts. I said maybe 1 strut could be crook but I doubted if 2 would be.

They sent the info to Melbourne as they had the same problem on the 200 series and I am waiting for feed back over time.

From what I gather they have had a problem getting the struts set up properly even after many hours of development work on them. The manger told me that if a replacement came out mine would be changed out.

One problem here is, what may seem harsh to me may not be to someone else.

The springs other wise are fine and I am very happy with the back. The ute loaded sits well and within the next 2 weeks I am dolng a short 800k trip with the van, to see how all goes.

If Arb have a vehicle available it may be to your advantage to go for a test drive and make up your own mind.

Have had ultimate and dobinsons, I found them both good.

Thanks everyone for your input. The SAX were interesting but they don't have an agent in WA yet. Still waiting on a reply to an email to Ultimate but now have even more to consider before making a decision.
Cheers
Upo