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Suspension
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Hergy - 17 Jan 2008 05:33 GMT Hi.. Any one got recomendations for suspension for my 98 diesel troopcarrier, NOT OLD MAN EMU as the $3000 set on it has sagged over 60mm which has pissed me off.
Hergy
Scotty - 17 Jan 2008 07:46 GMT > Hi.. Any one got recomendations for suspension for my 98 diesel > troopcarrier, NOT OLD MAN EMU as the $3000 set on it has sagged over 60mm > which has pissed me off. > > Hergy Sorry but no fruitful suggestions.
Can you have the OME set reset? Usually springs can be reset without to much of a drama. Popping into where ya got em and a few disgruntled outloud thoughts may get a bit of sypathy in resetting the old set, dont expect anything free if its TJM though. How many Kms did you get from the OME set?
Scotty
Hergy - 17 Jan 2008 09:32 GMT >> Hi.. Any one got recomendations for suspension for my 98 diesel >> troopcarrier, NOT OLD MAN EMU as the $3000 set on it has sagged over 60mm [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Scotty I got 100,000 from the original springs no sagging what soever, I bought these OME springs from ARB and they are completely had it with only 90,000km, I am really pissed off, I rang ARB and was told buy a new set, I know they are out of warranty but they have performed dismal, admittedly they gave me 50mm over the old springs in height but now I'm 10mm worse off then me originals..... Not happy at all considering I spent near 20k at ARB and they treated me like sh.t today.
That's life I suppose.
Hergy
Scotty - 17 Jan 2008 11:15 GMT >>> Hi.. Any one got recomendations for suspension for my 98 diesel >>> troopcarrier, NOT OLD MAN EMU as the $3000 set on it has sagged over [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Hergy Thats not life at all, thats shitty service. Mind you is the terrain the same as yoru first 100,000kms? are you carrying more weight now?
Sounds like a bit poor but it all depends on exactly how much wear and tear its had. Id be pulling thier teeth with an angle grinder if it was 100,000kms of bitumen.
Biggus :) - 17 Jan 2008 12:02 GMT Try Koni 90 series shocks.. AWESOME.. MASSIVE... only $900 a pr. http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/trackie389/4wding/rshock.jpg http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/trackie389/4wding/fshock.jpg
Fitted some last night to mates GU, these will not fade, fully rebuildable, and top of the shelf quality..
Give Top Performance in Vermont Vic a call, FANTASTIC service.
They called mate to offer to reset proportioning valve for him since he was fitting himself. They didnt have to do sh.t if they didnt want.
wavemechanic - 11 Feb 2008 11:12 GMT > Try Koni 90 series shocks.. AWESOME.. MASSIVE... only $900 a pr. > http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/trackie389/4wding/rshock.jpg > http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb165/trackie389/4wding/fshock.jpg > > Fitted some last night to mates GU, these will not fade, fully > rebuildable, and top of the shelf quality.. Yes they're awesome, but buy them online from the states & save yourself $$$. Including shipping. Google is your friend.
Hergy - 17 Jan 2008 21:46 GMT >>>> Hi.. Any one got recomendations for suspension for my 98 diesel >>>> troopcarrier, NOT OLD MAN EMU as the $3000 set on it has sagged over [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > tear its had. Id be pulling thier teeth with an angle grinder if it was > 100,000kms of bitumen. Sadly due to a heart condition of the kids 80,000 or so was blacktop, ARB know this but the bloke in Brisbane couldn't give a sh.t. he said I should be happy I got 90,000 out of them and now I can buy a new set off him as they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made in Singapore.
So if anyone is considering OME suspension ....DON'T!
Hergy
Biggus :) - 18 Jan 2008 13:20 GMT >they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made in Singapore. no they arent. We did a tour of ARB recently, not all are made overseas, and it isnt singapore.
>So if anyone is considering OME suspension ....DON'T! Loved my LTR's I'd have them again in a heartbeat.
Hergy - 18 Jan 2008 21:05 GMT > >they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made in > >Singapore. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >>So if anyone is considering OME suspension ....DON'T! > Loved my LTR's I'd have them again in a heartbeat. I was told by the bloke in Brisbane that they are made in singapore.
Biggus :) - 18 Jan 2008 22:45 GMT http://www.theage.com.au/news/business/arb-heads-offshore/2005/10/13/11287966518 24.html
>I was told by the bloke in Brisbane that they are made in singapore. Kev - 20 Jan 2008 02:08 GMT >>> they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made in >>> Singapore. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > I was told by the bloke in Brisbane that they are made in singapore. get a set of springs from EFS they seem to be the big name in offroading comps at the moment watch 4WD TV on Bris31, not sure of the times but they have plenty of adverts for 4WD suspension
there is a place in Moss St Slacks Creek that does EFS
or you could just go to any spring works(should be a couple around Rocklea-wacol areas, though not sure where in Brisbane you are) and have them reset
Kev
Hergy - 20 Jan 2008 04:12 GMT >>>> they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made in >>>> Singapore. [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Rocklea-wacol areas, though not sure where in Brisbane you are) and have > them reset Kev, what is the pros and cons of resetting, over the years i have heard some say that reset springs are actually more better at keeping the same height then a stock set which has not been reset, others say it is just a temporary reprieve and they will eventually fail again and worse. I rang two different ARB offices and one said get em reset and that will do the job another said reseting is a waste of time. approx what does it cost to reset 4 springs on a troopy?
Hergy
atec77 - 20 Jan 2008 04:26 GMT >>>>> they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made in >>>>> Singapore. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Hergy I had Mayne spring works do some for me years ago , better than new and lasted well until the car was sold (cheaper too)
Kev - 20 Jan 2008 12:32 GMT >>>>> they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made in >>>>> Singapore. [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > Hergy Some of the people at ARB should be working a Dick Smiths because they know as much about 4X4s as the people at DSE know about electronics
getting them reset will see them last as long if not longer than original because they also get re tempered, a good job will see them out last a new set
and they should cost around 1/2 the price of new springs to get reset call a few spring works and talk to them it's what they do
Kev
Brad - 21 Jan 2008 06:57 GMT >>>>>> they are heaps cheaper then when I bought them as they are all Made >>>>>> in Singapore. [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] > > Kev Used to be about $140 each when I was working down there, that was before discounts. Make sure it is a hot reset as there are cold resets done and they are only a temporary fix at best. Almost all cruiser springs are imported now as they cost about $40 each to import. Because of the labour costs in Oz it is a lot more expensive to make them in bulk here. Coils are a different story, Australian made and best quality available.
We sell Dobinsons here and when I sell a spring I know it will be abused in a way you could not imagine doing there. Coffee buyers are amongst the worst, load up the Ute with a tone and a half and then drive back to towns on roads that are seemingly unpassable. When they get stuck the get 20-30 villagers in to push/lift it out, load it up again and off they go. Amazing to see. I've had my VX pushed out of a bog by 30 village kids (monkies), middle of nowhere, only car to get down that far for over a month, we had been making a new track as we went to bypass a flooded river crossing. Was over there last week and the track we made has been graded (rot bilong long-long whitman) road the crazy white man made. Took all the kids for a ride on the motorbike this time, the legend grows, seems they all know me now. I was invited over to take pics of a circumcision ceremony/ right of passage thing. The guys were about 15/16 damn that must have hurt makes me squirm in my chair just thinking about it. About 30 of them in the ceremony, thankfully they had already been cut and been "in the bush" learning the traditions for about a month and this was just the ceremony to reintroduce them to the tribe as men. The road over and back is always eventful, potholes more like craters, landslides with parts of the road missing and the steel decked single lane bridges, lots of fun. One more thing about the road, red clay + over 20% gradient + rain = entertainment.
 Signature Brad Leyden 6° 43.5816' S 146° 59.3097' E WGS84 To mail spam is really hot but please reply to thread so all may benefit (or laugh at my mistakes)
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