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Need to replace my 7 year old Old Man Emu (500kg+ rated) leaf springs, (they did their job well).
I need a leaf that carries load - leaning towards King or Tough Dog (heaviest duty) leaf pack.
I have to forgo any little bit of flex a light pack may offer, cause I tow and carry weight when not wheeling.
Not interested in air bags or other gimmicks.

Any advice would be appreciated.

EFS all the way, unless you want to get Ultimate suspensions to do a custom set for your exact weight + accessories load.

Who makes EFS mate, I was under the impression it was Lovells, I could be wrong.

Some interesting reading here. viewtopic.php?f=28&t=4694&p=59970&hilit=Rear+springs#p59970

You won't be sorry with Ultimates gear.

why not ome if it worked

Torsion wrote:Who makes EFS mate, I was under the impression it was Lovells, I could be wrong.

EFS are theyre own brand and theyre deffinately not an imported product as far as i know. Theyre far superior in quality to ome, kings, lovells, tough dog, ironman but ultimate suspensions are awesome and custom made so worth getting a quote from aswell. I have a pretty good source

I have EFS leaf springs and love them.

i have efs leaf springs medium load, they work a bloody treat, much much nicer than my mates king spring leaves and other mates tough dogs, handle weight really well and handle well with and without weight and mine are just medium loads not constant or HD

Been very impressed with my heavy duty Ultimate leaf springs. I have a steel cage canopy and the ute spends a fair bit of time fully loaded with camping gear and towing a boat.

same here, efs medium duty constant 300kg. No sag in 80,000km and flex like a vegas stripper

Hello sorry to hijack but I've just ordered the EFS Comfort leafs just a question if anyone can help the car has done 25,000km do I need to get new bushes and U bolts or can the original ones just be used.

Deffinately get new bushes as the old ones might be a pain to get out and there rubber anyway so the poly ones are better i think as they last alot longer.

EFS usually would supply new u-bolts to go with the new spring back as the leaves are a different thickness so the old ones may not be long enough.

I have the SAX leaves in mine and they are fantastic loaded. Little bumpy with no weight in the dual cab but with the camping gear on and the 4.5m boat on the hook it rides like a dream. No sag or sway. If I was loaded all the time these are what I would go. Even unloaded they don't shake your back teeth out.

TTR wrote:I have the SAX leaves in mine and they are fantastic loaded. Little bumpy with no weight in the dual cab but with the camping gear on and the 4.5m boat on the hook it rides like a dream. No sag or sway. If I was loaded all the time these are what I would go. Even unloaded they don't shake your back teeth out.

I am having trouble with EFS at the moment warranty JUST MIGHT DODGE THEM.

Just did a 2 inch lift, wanted to know if the shackle angle is correct? I have ome medium springs and shackles

Looks fine to me.

Thanks

Torsion wrote:Need to replace my 7 year old Old Man Emu (500kg+ rated) leaf springs, (they did their job well).
I need a leaf that carries load - leaning towards King or Tough Dog (heaviest duty) leaf pack.
I have to forgo any little bit of flex a light pack may offer, cause I tow and carry weight when not wheeling.
Not interested in air bags or other gimmicks.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Hey mate. Sorry to dig up an old thread, but I'm just wondering which brand you ended up going with? I'm in a similar boat. My 200-400kg Ironman springs have done their job and I need something heavier now. I'm currently looking at the OME 600kg springs, Outback Armour 700kg and Ironman 400kg+, but I don't think I'll go with Ironman again. I really like the ride, but they seem pretty light for their rating.

I'll get a quote for EFS based on the replies here, but I'd like to hear what you went with and how it's travelling.

cheers

Edit: I ended up with OME 600kg+ springs and very happy so far. I rang the local EFS supplier a couple of times but they never got back to me with a quote.