Standard vs Upgraded Ute Suspension Test! How to choose the right springs for your 4WD 

love how shows drop as soon as i get home from work and crack open an adult beverage

A new suspension won't prevent a bent chassis. Only your driving and proper loading will prevent it.

A bit advertorial but Simon is a real expert. I watched the Q&A he did with Jocko a few episodes back and it was a great show. You pack a lot in to these short vids, which are great. Thanks!

Awesome video as always Jocko.

Just installed my tough dog suspension Loving it

Ohhhh yess great video

Joco is the new main man 👨 in 4WD - 24-7, I think and it suits him him well.

It depends on how much load you have on back and overhang past axle.

Hey Shawno I think it would be really cool if you brought back a 60 series on a 4wd trip I know not many people are willing to risk panel damage and all that on an antique car but I think it would make for a good episode.👌😀 also you could put a 60 80 79 and 200 on a trip that would be the coolest.

Whenever I watch these videos I always dream of building a superlight weight Jimney. Under 1000KG target.

Love this. Here's a suggestion: How about you guys (the community) get in touch with a developer, to create a proper 4WD simulator, with the game aspects of the likes of Euro Truck Simulator and American Truck Simulator (home base, rig and trailer purchase and set-up, driving, damage, ...). Maybe to allow for players creating their own storyline, you could even include having to find a suitable spot and set up camp, before you can save your progress if you're leaving the game for the day. And a large choice of vehicles, or at least mod support would be nice to. Not just the big names and newest rigs. I for one would love to go wheeling with a back to basics rig. Suzuki Samurai (Sierra) or Jeep CJ5, or maybe even one of the very first Suzuki LJ models, the LJ50 or even the LJ20, and maybe at best a small teardrop trailer.

need to put up what weight the canopy is so we know how it affects the springs

Now can ya do one on tires for dual cabs for us tradies that work hard all week then wanna hit the tracks on the weekend-not muddy roads 👍🏼

With a 50mil lift on a next gen ranger with TD do you need to do the UC?

What brand is the front bar on the tough dog ranger?

It's very annoying I have flexly coils and I can't ever get them to sit right. They always stag. But I love their performance off-road on slow flexi things.

Had a suspension shop completely fark my suspension setup on a $120k Hilux build. Big regrets, going to have to buy a complete new kit to get it right.

How about Shock Absorber, Offroad better use Oil or Gas shock absorber?

That thumbnail looks more like an extremely bent chassis

Still puzzles me why so many chose a Double Cab to go off-road. Why not a Single Cab? It would allow using a bigger camper as better weight distribution.

Ah, the ol'Triton bend.

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bring your 79 back

Full send like the good old boys, Bo, and Luke duke wouldn't help either

The axle in most utes are too far forward with too much overhang. Loading a large canopy excessively with heavy items behind the rear wheel & tow with a heavy towball weight hit washout = a bent chassis .I have seen this on numerous occasions Cape York & N.T. on many different brands of utes. Leave more crap at home you don’t need.

real men use coils

The explanation of the spring load is wrong, you don't fit the spring rate to the load, you make the load to the spring rate, you do however fit the best spring rate for the AXLE LOAD, that is determined by MAM/GVM and individual axle loads by the plate data. So if your axle has a max load of 1850kg, you put in a spring (usually standard or factory HD), you then load to that point as max loading, at this point the correct spring should have over half of it's compression capability still left and still clear of the bump stop. Giving a higher spring rate than necessary will just make the ride harsher, create micro vibrations in the chassis and fracture it faster, do more damage and wear to all vehicle components and basically, make the ride terrible and uncomfortable. Also it encourages overloading as it still looks ok. We all know there is a high proportion of AU utes that are overloaded and above MAM/GVM.

What that actually means, is you carrying waaay more sh.t than what you're supposed to

Ahh this show keeps me dreaming..........

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Why show this it’s Basic acknowledge and if you don’t know that you shouldn’t be driving a four-wheel-drive

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