Hi All Has anyone had "Super Springs" fitted to their vehicle and if so what do you think. We have a Bt50 dual cab towing a Goldstream RV offroader. Dobinsons have already fitted new springs and shockies but the springs end up straight instead of smiling. The van is not overweight as we are very strict on both the beast and the van.
Kim
macka17 said
10:26 AM Feb 19, 2017
Don't know about them. But self, and a lot of others I know are\have been very happy with KING Coils under our 4wd's. Specially on corrugations. in my case. 2 x Patrols. 1 x Navara. '91 GQ was tug, bought in '95. then changed to fun offroad only when GU came along in '02 2 sets of shocks in that time. (Upgraded road to comp shocks for fun driving NOT serious Just a toy.) I don't much agree with 4wd trucks offroad in wet. Too much destruction to the land. once OFF fun park grounds.
Mixed with EFS Extreme Shockers.
I've been round and round, lotsa times (seriously) with nary a flat coil or blown seal Towing a 3 ton 6.5mtr Offroad van.
I've got the Extreme shocks and their Torsion Bars on this D-Max too.
Good enough for Finke and other Comp's, gud enuff for my little toys.
King Coils. Progressive Rate for touring. full setting for comp.(Progressive lovely and soft first coupla inches, but gives too much body roll when in comp and steep drops etc.
Others will recommend others. Make your choices. A little tip. STD coils. with 1 or 2 in lift shocks.
2 in lift Coils = 3 in shocks etc. Slightly longed shocks than coils. helps articulation. Read up on it. and have fun.
They easy to fit. probably\maybe a pinch bar to squeeze front coils in.
One trolley jack. and coupla axle stands. With shocks. take note of any (if??) offset the eyes may have on shaft. and put Sipplied, shims\washers to suit..
Make sure rear shock L\R?. clears exh.
PS. We live rocky area where Dobinsons factory is.
Exxxy in comparo to a lot of others.
Mainly mine worker young fella's round here 98% 4wd's.
Very FEW buy Dobinsons gear.
There are 15+ in our drive alone, (lotsa kids) not counting self.
NONE use Dobinsons, they flatten too soon.
Their shocks I don't know?.
Mainly King. EFS. Bilstein, Koni and a few others.
-- Edited by macka17 on Sunday 19th of February 2017 10:40:08 AM
-- Edited by macka17 on Sunday 19th of February 2017 10:49:07 AM
Hi All Has anyone had "Super Springs" fitted to their vehicle and if so what do you think. We have a Bt50 dual cab towing a Goldstream RV offroader. Dobinsons have already fitted new springs and shockies but the springs end up straight instead of smiling. The van is not overweight as we are very strict on both the beast and the van.
Kim
Don't know about them.
But self, and a lot of others I know are\have been very happy with KING Coils under our 4wd's.
Specially on corrugations.
in my case. 2 x Patrols. 1 x Navara.
'91 GQ was tug, bought in '95. then changed to fun offroad only when GU came along in '02
2 sets of shocks in that time. (Upgraded road to comp shocks for fun driving NOT serious
Just a toy.)
I don't much agree with 4wd trucks offroad in wet. Too much destruction to the land.
once OFF fun park grounds.
Mixed with EFS Extreme Shockers.
I've been round and round, lotsa times (seriously) with nary a flat coil or blown seal
Towing a 3 ton 6.5mtr Offroad van.
I've got the Extreme shocks and their Torsion Bars on this D-Max too.
Good enough for Finke and other Comp's, gud enuff for my little toys.
King Coils. Progressive Rate for touring. full setting for comp.(Progressive lovely and soft first coupla inches,
but gives too much body roll when in comp and steep drops etc.
Others will recommend others. Make your choices.
A little tip.
STD coils. with 1 or 2 in lift shocks.
2 in lift Coils = 3 in shocks etc.
Slightly longed shocks than coils. helps articulation. Read up on it.
and have fun.
They easy to fit. probably\maybe a pinch bar to squeeze front coils in.
One trolley jack. and coupla axle stands.
With shocks. take note of any (if??) offset the eyes may have on shaft.
and put Sipplied, shims\washers to suit..
Make sure rear shock L\R?. clears exh.
PS. We live rocky area where Dobinsons factory is.
Exxxy in comparo to a lot of others.
Mainly mine worker young fella's round here 98% 4wd's.
Very FEW buy Dobinsons gear.
There are 15+ in our drive alone, (lotsa kids) not counting self.
NONE use Dobinsons, they flatten too soon.
Their shocks I don't know?.
Mainly King. EFS. Bilstein, Koni and a few others.
-- Edited by macka17 on Sunday 19th of February 2017 10:40:08 AM
-- Edited by macka17 on Sunday 19th of February 2017 10:49:07 AM