Sick of these leaf springs in my landcruiser
Submitted: Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 at 18:55
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Brian Bentley
HI,
I have a 94 model landcruiser ute and it has heavy duty leaf springs on the front and back.
I want to know how my ride comfort can improve because it is rough as guts even when driving on bitumen.
I am not worried about the rear, my main concern is the front only.
Does anybody know if it is possible to have coil springs installed in the front without having to buy a new ute because this has only done 146 000kms.
And roughly how much would it cost to have done?
Reply By: Member - Pesty (SA) - Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 at 20:01
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 at 20:01
Try "Freds Coils" 0407 063 126
He has coil kits for leaf spring cruisers
Ad on page 258 4wd monthly no 85
Cheers Pesty
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Reply By: Sarg - Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 at 20:58
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 at 20:58
Why not have a look at parabolic first? This is an overseas site , but this gear is available locally( .
http://www.westraliasprings.com.au/4wd.html )
www.parabolicsuspension.com/toyota/lc70.htm
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Follow Up By: Jambobwana - Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 at 22:07
Tuesday, Nov 15, 2005 at 22:07
I had a 60 series Landcruiser with leaf springs. I swapped them for parabolics from parabolicsuspension.com - my advice is not to bother. They were bouncy as hell. They convinced me to spend more money on adjustable shocks - made no difference. I loved my 60 series but in the end changed it for a Nissan patrol mainly for the Nissan's coil
suspension.
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Reply By: Member - John - Wednesday, Nov 16, 2005 at 07:17
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2005 at 07:17
have a look at post 28065
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Reply By: Brian Bentley - Wednesday, Nov 16, 2005 at 21:51
Wednesday, Nov 16, 2005 at 21:51
the leaf springs on my cruiser are heavy duty from the previous owner, and anything is better. Right now it feels like my axles are welded to my chassis!
Would using a lower tyre pressure and taking the bottom leaf out make any difference?
I have BFG mud terrain 32x11.5x15 from the previous owner and i have been running them at 50 PSI around town. And I will soon be changing the tyres to Cooper AT 31x10.5x15 in about a month or so.
If i decided to go with parabolics, would it ever affect the chances of getting a roadworthy for resale because it is a modification?
And would I need to change all 4 springs or just the front which is the main concern?
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Follow Up By: craig - Thursday, Nov 17, 2005 at 00:00
Thursday, Nov 17, 2005 at 00:00
Hi Brian, I have a 97 troopy with leaves and coils all round. The leaf packs were reduced by 2 leaves each. The ride is superb, I'm also running BFG AT in 33x12.5x15 at 32psi on road.
Craig
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