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I was just about to buy Terrain Tamer parabolic springs for my '72 FJ40 from Georg at Cruiser Brothers, but while in the process, Cruiser Bros sold their business to Terrain Tamer/Don Kyatt. After I had already approved the estimate from Georg, Don Kyatt decided to increase my shipping cost by $175, bringing a set of springs, u-bolts, and bushings to over $2k shipped. The price was already high compared to every other option out there, but now that they want 2x other companies want, I don't think I can justify the extra expense to try the parabolics. Plus, I'm a man of principle, and jacking up the price 10% at the last minute didn't sit very well with me, and they showed no interest in honoring the quoted price I had already been given.
So that brings me to my question...Dobinsons and Ironman 4x4 are very similar in price and both seem to get good reviews. If you were going to pick between the two, which springs would you buy (2" lift)? Does anyone have pics of the shackle angles for both? I found one pic of the rear Ironman springs on a 40 and they looked long, creating a great shackle angle which is important for ride quality. Dobinsons seem to have a much more vertical angle on the other hand.
Thanks in advance for the input!
I was just about to buy Terrain Tamer parabolic springs for my '72 FJ40 from Georg at Cruiser Brothers, but while in the process, Cruiser Bros sold their business to Terrain Tamer/Don Kyatt. After I had already approved the estimate from Georg, Don Kyatt decided to increase my shipping cost by $175, bringing a set of springs, u-bolts, and bushings to over $2k shipped. The price was already high compared to every other option out there, but now that they want 2x other companies want, I don't think I can justify the extra expense to try the parabolics. Plus, I'm a man of principle, and jacking up the price 10% at the last minute didn't sit very well with me, and they showed no interest in honoring the quoted price I had already been given.
So that brings me to my question...Dobinsons and Ironman 4x4 are very similar in price and both seem to get good reviews. If you were going to pick between the two, which springs would you buy (2" lift)? Does anyone have pics of the shackle angles for both? I found one pic of the rear Ironman springs on a 40 and they looked long, creating a great shackle angle which is important for ride quality. Dobinsons seem to have a much more vertical angle on the other hand.
Thanks in advance for the input!