spring longevity (1 Viewer)

[Girlslovedirt]

While i was compiling my parts order list i was thinking ...
how long would you think , say 6" inch springs would hold up with
arb bullbar, warn m12000 winch, rear bumber with tire mounted hi-lift jerry can,
roof rack, OBA, and some other stuff. Thats a s*** load of weight .
just kinda curious of what kinda life you guys see with your springs.
and sliders

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Sliders last forever unless really munched in an accident. My 2 year old J springs still seem fine and I have a winch on my ARB bullbar.

 

[Darwood]

I was under the impression that the springs were designed for all that weight so I would assume they should hold up pretty well over time. If they didn't hold up for at least 5 years or more I would question the quality of the springs manufacturing.

 

[sleeoffroad]

I was under the impression that the springs were designed for all that weight so I would assume they should hold up pretty well over time. If they didn't hold up for at least 5 years or more I would question the quality of the springs manufacturing.

That is true, but there is a thing called spring bind. This is what effects the life of the spring. If you repeatedly overcompress the spring (like what happens when you want to get max travel when rock crawling) the spring will loose it spring rate.

Overcompressing is when you compress the spring until the coils touch. I think that is why we a lot more sagging than the Australian people do since we use the 80's different.

The springs are designed to carry the weight and should keep on doing so if used properly, which I know very few people do. The problem is that is you want a 6" lift and not ever overcompress the springs, you need much longer springs and that would mean moving the spring mounting points on the trucks.

Robbie has kept close tabs on running our 6" springs. He runs a ton of weight, not as much in the front as in the rear. Slee bumper & carrier, 44 gallon aux tank, Ourback drawer system and as much stuff in them as he can fit.

He runs our rear heavy springs. They truck sits a little low in the back (he has no winch, but an ARB on the front). He just pulled the springs after about a year of heavy wheeling and we compared them to new springs and they are still the same free spring length.

So no sagging, but he could do with a little stiffer spring rate and we are currently looking at what we can do to offer an Extra Heavy Rear spring for those that need it.