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That trip was a cracker ! We found highway touring a breeze and not too dissimilar to our initial thoughts after leaving the fitment shop . But the real test came once we ventured offroad and lowered our tyre pressures . This was where the parabolics copped a real good workout . Dirt road travelling was fine , although we found the rear suspension would bottom out at some of the washouts and large sudden dips in the roads . The shockers were then taking all the load as the spring set was just too light .
We knew in the long term the shockers couldn ’ t continue being the answer to the bottoming-out issue . Overall , we liked the improved ride and handling . There was a noticeable difference with the flexing parabolic springs when driving over rocks and in sand , and they smoothed humps and ruts with ease .
All measurements were taken prior to the job starting .
The three-leaf parabolic kit has a military wrap spring , friction and silencer pads .
After returning from that trip , we swapped to the four-leaf parabolic pack to see whether it would overcome our bottoming-out issue . The testing ground for the next trip took us up the bitumen of the Stuart Highway before turning off towards Birdsville via the Simpson Desert . From there , it was a trip along Googs Track before returning home via a combination of Nullarbor and coastal roads . This trip was a good mix of sand , gravel and rocky tracks , with some bitumen highway driving .
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