I got rid of my ARB OME suspension
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 เม.ย. 2021
- After 175,000k roughly, I have gotten rid of my ARB Old Man Emu suspension. Let me elaborate. I have been extremely happy with it over the past 6 years, but as I tow a large caravan, I needed a larger GCM figure. The original GVM upgrade I had in the cruiser was for 3,780kg, up from 3,300kg but unfortunately this reduced the amount I could legally tow as my GCM figure stayed at 6,800kg. This was not enough for me now and with all this talk about weights, I thought it was about time I addressed this problem. So I shopped around and Lovells Suspension are the only ones that can increase this legally. I now have 3,900kg GVM and 7,400kg GCM. Lets see how this setup goes, will it stand the test of time? I will have to let you know the answer in the future.
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Keen to see a update video. I’m looking at getting these on my 76 in a few months time 👍
Great to see you on here again George.
Looking forward to the outcome of your new suspension set up.
Looks beefy.
Hey buddy. Hope all is well. So far done about 20,000ks towing the van all over the place including the tanami and I am very impressed with the setup. Highly recommend
Mate I love the shadow effect on your face at the beginning. It added to the story when you were talking about changing out an ARB item...hahaha. It’s amazing when things you don’t plan for happen but it makes it work. Great vid cheers. Trav.
I never thought of it like that lol. Funny how things happen sometimes. Hope all is well.
@@UncagedExpeditions all good mate. Great too hear from you. Hope you made it home safely. Keeping busy these days lots of work on, but still managing to get out bush for a night or two.
Wow. That's a lot of leafs outback. Tipping it'll be perfect for towing the van but rough off-road.
Its difficult getting it spot on. Looking forward to the feedback. Thanks for sharing and enjoy beautiful Robe.
Surprisingly not that rough off road. Great for towing. So far I have done plenty of touring including the tanami and the gibb with the van in tow and extremely impressed. Highly recommend
Looking good George. Cheers Steve
Hey George, can we have a new & updated rig rundown? Being a fellow 70 series lover I’m keen to see a detailed video especially your 12v electrical system, what batteries you have & how long you can stay off grid etc.
Thanks 👍
Love that truck!
Thanks buddy
A change from ARB. Big step mate. 😁
I know hey. So far very happy with the setup.
Hey George, Indambu-gamnis - ?? Where are you?
Can you please do a quick Lovells review now you have been driving for 12 months?
Nice vid. Have you thought about upgrading to DBA slotted cross drilled brake rotors all round. Made a big difference to the braking performance on mine. Easy upgrade. Food for thought.
Thanks buddy. I have thought about it. I am currently looking at the bendix complete brake upgrade. Sorry for the late reply
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Hi George How are buddy! If you lift the front any higher than your ARB 2inch lift you'll shorten the chassis more and max out the ARB drop radius bushes that suit a 2inch lift it wont be enough to stop it floating around on the road. You'll have to upgrade the radius arms to longer ones to correct it! Lovell might change the drop radius arm bushes to suit there front springes. Nylon bushes reduce flex in the radius arms, the best way is to correct the chassis length and return the diff housing angle back level per factory Cheers mate.
You added springs to the leaf pack so it will raise the body a inch or so but you've lost an inch or so of clearance under the rear leaf plates and rear shocks. You need to make note of that because that is now your new hangup point going over rocks etc! You'll need some rear high clearance spring plates to gain that ground clearance back again!!.. Remember when you dump your tyre pressure for off road you'll have even less clearance again under that new hang up point..
@@offgrid4wd708 The diff housing still bolts on to the top leaf being spring under so no gain in height there but leaf pack with definitely be lower to the ground though. Great vid
Thanks for the info buddy but this sits at exactly the same height as the Arb OME setup. It has caused me to be hung up though, nothing a little more right foot couldn’t fix lol. Hope all is well.
I'm happy that I am stuck with ARB
Looks mint fella!! What did engineering cost to upgrade?? Thanks for sharing:D
Thanks buddy. Sorry for late reply. From memory it cost around $5,500 suspension and engineering.
Good luck George ....... let us know how they performed.
After doing around 25,000k including the tanami and the gibb with the van in tow, I can honestly say they have handled everything really well. Highly recommend
That looks quite beefy. Was the hand brake cable rubbing against the shocks on the rear? (It looked like it).
I don’t think so. Sorry for the late reply.
Hope you have better luck with your Lovell suspension then i did on my Ranger.
Mine is noisy on the front has a clunk on the right side and Lovell say it’s a manufacturer fault!!
What a joke will not recommend!!!
That’s no good to hear. I am really happy with mine so far.
What’s your ball weight? Rear axle rating with lovells and gvm? All under?
That's some serious kit. Those leaf springs would weigh 20kg each alone.
They sure are. I don’t know how heavy exactly, but I don’t think you would be far off. They do the job well though.
Why are companies/people mounting there shocks upside down these days?
I've had a look at the lovells website and I cant see anything about a GCM upgrade available for a 79 series.
Sorry for the late reply. Give them a buzz if you can’t find it. It definitely changes gvm and gcm as I now have it all done.
Monday the 12th of April , where are you tonight George ?
I’m at granny’s flat. Are you here? Come say g’day in the morning.
Hi George, been a while. Hope you guys are well.
All well here buddy. Hope you are also
@@UncagedExpeditions Good here too George. Just wanted to check in with C19 lock-down, one gets edgy...
I have a Lovells GCM GCM on my Dmax. I bet you didn't fit under your carport.
Have you been happy with yours? I am impressed with this kit. It actually sits a touch higher than the Arb kit but still fits in the garage. Yeah 🎉
Might be time for a Ram or GMC George.
I do love the American trucks but I would never change the cruiser. There is nothing out there that is more reliable. Plus, the 79 is the best looking truck on the road in my opinion. That’s not biased at all lol
Could not even see you at the start
Ya need a bit of sun mate..
Dude last video 5 months ago! Lockdown sucks ass.
Where are the new vids theío Yórgo?
Yia sou. I am eating one as we speak. Hopefully be up next week 👍