Supplementary coils for leaf sprung 4x4
Submitted: Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005 at 22:53
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Tanka
Hello all,
My MK Patrol turbo diesel cab chassis needs a
suspension upgrade due to sagging. A couple of years ago I saw a mobile guy that was removing a couple of leaves from each pack and fitting supplementary coils. This brought ride height back to standard unsagged height. The salesman was telling me about improved wheel travel, greater comfort and so on, but I havent seen too many of these conversions done. Just wondering if anyone who has experience with this kind of setup (positive or negative) could please share it with me.
Thanks.
Reply By: Member - John - Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005 at 23:03
Tuesday, Sep 27, 2005 at 23:03
Tanka, have had it done on my MQ shorty and a GU Ute, best thing since sliced bread. Much better ride. One minor problem is possible Caster shimmy after it is done, but shims soon fix that. If you need new
suspension, it is the best way of doing it for leaf sprung trucks. My two cents worth.
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Reply By: John L G - Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:22
Wednesday, Sep 28, 2005 at 10:22
Tanka,
I will be really interested in following this thread as I have for some time time pondered the possibility of putting coils in the front of my 75 series crew cab thus gaining a more comfortable front end with better travel.
Will wait and see what the experts have to say.
John G
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