2010 GLX-R

[Dave64]

Building up our new GLX-R. In the last month or so since we have owned it we have added an ARB bull bar, Rear step/tow bar. These didn't seem to alter the ride height of the vehicle. In the last week we have added an ARB canopy, a canopy rack and Black Widow drawer system which have flatterened the rear leaf springs. Has anyone else had this problem?
I have spoken to a suspension guy who recomends resetting the rear leaf set and adding an extra leaf and then air bags. Has anyone else out there experience the same problem or have any other suggestions.

[har05l]

Welcome dave . Looks like you have a good start already on your build

I'd suggest an ultimate suspension fit-out. Adding a leaf and airbags won't help the overall vehicle set up. Your best to do front and back and you'll notice the difference straight away. Speak to brendan from ultimate and he'll advise you of the best set up for your intended purposes of your truck and at a good price to

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[mattz]

Welcome to the site Dave64,
Good to see you have got stuck into the mods already,
Resetting and adding an extra leaf in the rear will allow it to take more weight,but seriously consider replacing the whole suspension as the oem stuff is pretty crap and will deteriorate pretty quickly.
Ultimate are a forum sponsor and offer a pretty good price to forum members and custom build each setup for individual needs.Alot of members here have there suspension and rave about it. I will soon be replacing mine and will be going down the same road as most here.
Enjoy the site there is heaps of info here on everything you need and dont need but now want

[renotriton]

It's not a problem Dave but a feature of ordinary suspension.
Do a search on airbags on this site and there are some who have ended up with major chassis problems. Probably overloading and driving to fast for the conditions IMO.
I drive around everyday with only 300kg of extra load from standard and the suspension has dropped at least 40mm and I have 13K on the ODO.

I will be off to Ultimate for a suspension upgrade very soon.
I have had King springs and Ultima(not Ultimate) shocks on a Patrol and they where both great.
Also had TJMs XGS suspension on another Patrol and it was also great.
My reason for going to ultimate is how helpful they are on the phone, great price and the great rap they are getting on this site with several happy customers.

oh, and welcome too!

[al coholic]

Welcome Dave

It is quite a bit of weight you have added to the rear of you vehicle with canopy, canopy rack, rear bar and your drawers.............and while everyone thinks the suspension should be able to handle this much weight (and it probably should be setup from factory to do this) in reality, most of the Tritons or any 4x4 dual cab sold here in oz doesnt even venture off the blacktop or get loaded up to go away on holidays etc. A sad fact but they are built to cater for the people using them on road because they are the majority........not designed for having every 4x4 accessory fitted and touring around the country. This and Mitsu being too tight to fit decent quality non squeking springs

Like the guys said above............do yourself a favour and visit Ultimate suspension, Brendan will look after you And you will never be let down by the poor quality OEM suspension.........for under 2 grand you will have the vehicle setup to cater for the loads you will be carrying, handle correctly around corners and not nose diving everytime you jump on the anchors...........it is money well spent.

Cheers, enjoy the site

[tassie_ml]

welcome Dave, looks like the bug has you already

As everyone else has said, seriuosly consider the Ultimate suspension, I will be fitting it to mine in a month or so and I am even contemplating driving from Hobart to have it fitted by the 'guru' himself

I hope you have a healthy credit card, this site is addictive and you will end up with bits lying around the house just waiting to be fitted....it happened to me

[Dave64]

I have decided to go with Old Man Emu suspension, they offer a 3 year 60,000 km warranty. Gets fitted next week

[reeldreamer]

Sounds like you have been brain washed by the guys at ARB.......I have heard some bad things regarding OME shocks leaking and people not being happy with them! Personal the warranty doesn't count for anything with ARB i have found them to be very arrogant and unhelpful in this department! I know ultimate have a brilliant rep and when my iron stuff gives out i'll be getting ultimate. Hope it works out for you mate!

[Mattstruck]

Welcome Dave

It is quite a bit of weight you have added to the rear of you vehicle with canopy, canopy rack, rear bar and your drawers.............and while everyone thinks the suspension should be able to handle this much weight (and it probably should be setup from factory to do this) in reality, most of the Tritons or any 4x4 dual cab sold here in oz doesnt even venture off the blacktop or get loaded up to go away on holidays etc. A sad fact but they are built to cater for the people using them on road because they are the majority........not designed for having every 4x4 accessory fitted and touring around the country. This and Mitsu being too tight to fit decent quality non squeking springs

Like the guys said above............do yourself a favour and visit Ultimate suspension, Brendan will look after you And you will never be let down by the poor quality OEM suspension.........for under 2 grand you will have the vehicle setup to cater for the loads you will be carrying, handle correctly around corners and not nose diving everytime you jump on the anchors...........it is money well spent.

Cheers, enjoy the site

Nose diving when you hit the anchors. Thank god! I thought it was just me!!!

Ive been saying the stock suspension feels like it has no shocks its like a boat. hit a bump and just bounce and bounce down the road


Anyway, I have exactly the same set up down back and exactly the same problem down back too.
Been told airbags will only buy you time.... eventually you will want to get it sorted properly...

Im currently saving my $ to do something about it too. Let me know how you go.

Everyones happy with the ultimates here. Wondering what the Ironman is like and also if its possible to fit myself...

ARB told me to go with the 500kg constant load and it would cost about $2200 fitted.

[NowForThe5th]

I have decided to go with Old Man Emu suspension, they offer a 3 year 60,000 km warranty. Gets fitted next week

Gee, that's a good deal. Ultimate's warranty is, I believe, 3 years or 80,000km whichever comes last and they have the runs on the board with service and backup. Plus, they can set up for your specific needs and weights with custom shock valving rather than just taking one off the shelf. Probably cheaper too. Do a search on OME and see how many happy customers there aren't.

[fridgie]

And mine worked out cheaper than that too

[har05l]

I have decided to go with Old Man Emu suspension, they offer a 3 year 60,000 km warranty. Gets fitted next week

Gee, that's a good deal. Ultimate's warranty is, I believe, 3 years or 80,000km whichever comes last and they have the runs on the board with service and backup. Plus, they can set up for your specific needs and weights with custom shock valving rather than just taking one off the shelf. Probably cheaper too. Do a search on OME and see how many happy customers there aren't.

Your one year out 5th

viewtopic.php?f=37&t=7456&p=136584&hilit=warranty#p136576

[NowForThe5th]

Still a better product, though and whichever comes last is the key.

[salt36]

^^^^^^^ A far superior product, I cannot imagine the competitors matching the quality of the Ultimate ride.....


I travel around 30,000 klm's a year, so my Ultimate warranty will be good for around 3 1/2 years

Imagine if you only travelled 20,000 k per year........ 4 years plus

[Dave74]

although we haven't got our Ultimate suspension fitted yet, the wife did heaps and heaps of research, she even rung a few 4wd clubs asking for input. One of the clubs had a senior member that actually owns his own 4wd mechanic business and when we mentioned Ultimate he jumped at the chance to fit it and said we were making a good choice. She gave up on asking the stores as they are of course going to tell you their product is the best. At the end of the day we went with Ultimate, one it worked out cheaper than OME even with postage and having to find a mechanic to fit it, just couldn't find any negative feedback on them. Most of the people she spoke to said they were done with OME as they were sick of having to take the vehicle back to get it fixed. She searched every forum she could find and just came up with too much negative feedback. Keep researching is all I can say.

[fridgie]

I reckon you've made the right choice there mate

[trouble]

Dave I too went with ARB rear suspension, I have ARB canopy, OUtback drawers, second battery, fridge, and all recovery gear in the rear. I then travelled to Cape York (towing a camper trailer in 2009) I returned and the rear springs were shot and did not perform how i would liked.
To end the story I know have Ultimate Suspension front and rear and I could not be happier, and I still have all the gear in the rear tub.

Its great gear youwont be disapointed.

[fridgie]

Too confusing now, too many Dave's


Hi I'm Dave, this is my brother Dave and my other brother Dave

[Homer]

Got confused then. Dave 74 said he's getting Ultimate. I thought "oh he's changed hi mind from OME". Then I realized it was Dave 64 in the first post saying he's getting OME

Dave64, How are the OME going

And why did you go airbags?

[Cowboy Dave]

no such thing as too many Daves Fridgie.

[Dave64]

So far I couldn't be happier with the OME stuff the vehicle now drives as a single vehicle not as before with the front and rear doing there own thing. No more nose diving under brakes, got a 50mm lift in the rear and it has stopped wollowing around. Travels so smooth over the corrugations very happy so far

[Dave64]

I guess fitting Old Man Emu was not a popular choice as I not had any further comments

[Mattstruck]

most important thing is your happy mate!
Whats it worth if u dont mind me asking?

[Mooons]

Good to hear your happy with it mate dont take it to heart a lot of guys like the ultimate system on this site
but the good thing is the triton is yours and you get to modify it how ever you like