Ironman suspension..any good??

I havnt had any of there gear personally but know someone who has,a shooter with a dual cab hilux,no problems at all..Been on for 2 years now...From reading other forums they seem to come to the same conclusions


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Have em on our GU ute and is very strong. Member Mad Cowz has it all around on his GU, Member Moggs too but I guess neither around at the moment. Seem to match up pretty well.

Don't know how they are for a Patrol, but I installed the kit on my Jeep and found the ride to be very firm and they wouldn't compress all the way to the bump stops at the front. I'm swapping them out for OME.

Have the full kit on my 75 series Cruiser and they are great. Great ride now, handles corrugation beautifully. Priced great, i saved over $1500. Paid $1100 for everything, shocks, springs, u bolts, rubbers, yet was quoted $2500 -$2800 for OME and Tough Dog gear. No Thanks.

Watch out though you will get people on here very soon telling you to go OME or something else, simply because they have paid double what the Ironman kits cost and they dont like that.

Will be Ironman for me for now on.

Thanks for the feedback guys,
I have had a lot of good feedback and only one bad feedback. I think ill go for the Ironmans and do a 'suck it and see'
We will be using the truck for a daily driver as well as an all-round tourer, 4wding included.
so for the allround use of the truck, i am thinking about going the performance ones ' i think that's the light to medium load coils and have air bag inserts in the rear to carry the touring extra weight.
I know it will all depend on all the other stuff i have in it bull bar, winch, long range tank, dual batteries ( only bull bar fitted to the gear just mentioned). but for comfort in day to day use. i don't want them rock hard, as the Canberra roads are not getting better, and i do some 4wding while carrying light loads.

SO, am i heading down the right track?

Another YES.

Had it fitted to the last 4wd and it was great.

Jim.

I have it, & couldn't be happier!

had 2" lift ironman on my lc105 for 3 years now

still good as new - went for the hd springs due to winch fridge camper etc

alot better value than OME which is only MONROE stuff painted yellow

cheers

Hi mate,

I was fortunately able to try a set of Ironman springs - 2" lift constant load rated springs for a GU - same as what you are looking at, for 2 weeks.

This came about as I ordered King springs and the Ironman were fitted by mistake. My dealer was then mislead by his Melbourne supplier into thinking that Ironman and Kings are one and the same.

I did my research and compared warranties

Ironman:
Ironman 2 year / 40,000km Iron Clad Warranty.

Whatever that means...

Kings:
All King Heavy Duty Coil Springs listed in our catalogue have a limited lifetime warranty as follows:

Warranty against faulty manufacture.
Warranty against sagging (being loss of original free height by more than 10mm).
Warranty against breakage.


That's one of the reasons I opted to order the Kings in the first place.

Anyway I went to the 4wd show in Melbourne and asked the bloke on the Ironman stand if Kings and Ironman were the same springs. His reply confirmed that they are not. Kings are made in Aust in QLD, and Ironman are made off shore.

I came home, talked to my bloke and he talked to his bloke and a week later they fitted the Kings.

The ride quality with the Kings is streets in front of the Ironmans.

The ride on the Ironmans was harsh even on bitumen but particularly on gravel and minor corrugations. The Kings are more supple, are a thinner steel but are some sort of progressive rate spring and have more coils.

If you want to discover every rattle and squeak you might want the Ironman.

For the extra $100 - which I didn't end up having to pay anyway - I would go the Kings.

I would NEVER fit another set of Ironman springs on a GU based on this comparison experience.

For your info, comparison was made with same shocks - Monroe Platinum Gas 4wd shocks.

Don't do it! Get Kings.

I have no commercial connection or interest in either product. Just a customer.

Dave

Best Value suspension on the market I reckon, I have had theirs before and reckon they're great, currently running their foam cell shocks and they're great

Highly reckonmended, i had them on my 4runner before somebody stole it and hasn't returned it stiff ride and cost effective.

http://www.roodogs4wd.com.au/

Ask Neil for a price?