Rear suspension for 62 series Cruiser.

With no personall experience I have heard that reset springs are a distant second best to new and dont retain their spring anywhere near as long. I would imagine the rockcrawler springs as per their name would be built for rear articulation hence may not have the load carrying capacity you are after

I loaded up my HJ61 the day before my first big trip and found I had about 10mm to the bump stops - not the best scenario.

With no time to look around or consider option, Pedders fitted a set of heavy duty standard height springs all round. This meant I kept my shocks, and also kept my 7mm of clearance between the high roof cruiser and my garage door - I couldn't risk any increase in overall vehicle height.

New springs performed brilliantly carrying heavy load over 3000k dirt road. Bit bouncy now it's empty and I could probably do with carrying a set of drawers like yours to smoothe things out a bit - or a coupla bags cement!

If you can get a set of good quality heavy duty springs for $400, sounds like a good way to go to me. Pedders reminded me of the forces on cold spring steel on a desert morning with a heavily loaded vehicle- as soon as you move you are pounding them whilst still cold, frozen in fact. You can't warm up springs like you can engine oils. The risk of snapping old springs is great in these situations.

Tim

Its also worthwhile having a look at Aussie Super springs. I got them from TJM for my 60 series and it has transformed the heavy load handling,. Difficult to explain how they work and I can't post photos, so have a look at them at TJM.s A sliding spring is fitted above the shackles and tensions in the opposite direction controlling the rear spring movement. Has added a bit of height, while keeping cornering much flatter.

62Cruza, you'd be best to put the money towards a new set of springs. In time the original spring pack will sag back down and you’d wish you bought the new ones anyway. To put an additional leaf in may carry the load better but not allow the spring to flex as much either.

To have the springs reset is really only a short term fix. Possibly best to replace the shocks too as they no doubt are at the end of their serviceable life.

As for what new springs and shocks to use, these are just some and only a phone call away to make some comparisons on price and warranty >>>>

Blue Max: http://www.suspensionsupplies.com.au/4wd.html

Efs: http://www.efs4wd.com.au/

TJM: http://www.tjm.com.au/master_frameset.asp

ARB: http://www.arb.com.au/old_man_emu_suspension.htm

Pedders: http://www.pedders.com.au/techlibrary.asp

Terrain Tamer: http://www.terraintamer.com/store/default.pl

I'd go the new springs all round too, but having the old springs reset and an extra leaf added is a good option if its done by a good company.

Industrial springs in Adelaide have been doing this since the year dot. My father in law had them do this to the saggy springs on a 1980 HJ60 and today, 20 years after the reset, the springs have not sagged a bit.