King Springs.

silver

silver

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Tathra, Far South Coast, NSW
Car Year
2005
Car Model
Forester
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Manual
Just been on the KS site and cannot find any STD height HD springs for a Forester 05. Low and raised only. I thought there was mention of Std HD springs here somewhere. Anyone got parts nos for F&R springs??
 
I have had a reply from king Springs. They DO NOT make STD height HD springs but will reset their raised HD springs if you want them to.
Cost = $170 pair plus $90 per pair to reset = $260.
Anyone know of other options?
If i chuck a pair of raised HD springs in i can't imagine this would be good for the std shockies.
 
You don't say what model Forester you have.
I have a 2005 MY06 Forester XS with self leveling rear suspension. One of our club members upgraded his rear springs on his 2006 Forester X and we found out the size of the wire on the standard X springs was slightly larger than what I had on the XS. It was about 1mm from memory and I ended up putting them on my car and the difference is noticeable.
 
Have you tried Lovells Springs? I've had them custom make springs for me in the past when I had the Falcon- very impressed with their product
 
Lovells do not make a STD HD spring for Foresters but the links in my last post are good.
They have got back to me and make a STD HD spring that is about 25% heavier than OEM. Cost is $178. Delivery would be extra of course.
Now we have an alternative.:)
 
I had Lovells on my Outback and liked them alot.
 
I have now sent Industrialsprings a couple of emails and they have been very helpful and prompt in their replys.
It turns out that you can order direct from them (cedit card etc) and they will post to you for around $15-20 depending on where you are located.
I am going to give them a go.
If anyone here has technical knowledge of steel the links i provided give details of the type of steel they use for the springs.
Would be good to get an opinion.
 
What effect does fitting raised springs have on the shockies???
After some deliberation i am thinking raised springs and 65 series tyres might be what i will use. This will at least give me some extra clearance which is what i reckon i will need.
 
silver said:
What effect does fitting raised springs have on the shockies???
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What rear shocks do you have, std or self leveling ?
If you have the self leveling rears, you'll have to replace them aswell, with non self leveling.

Regards
Mr Turbo
 
-Not self leveling. What i was wondering is if the fact that the shockies are not made to be 'stretched' does this stuff up any seals,valves etc.
I know that Koni and others make shockies for raised Hilux and 75 series as well as std height ones.
 
After some deliberation i am thinking raised springs and 65 series tyres might be what i will use. This will at least give me some extra clearance which is what i reckon i will need.
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That's what I've got on my 03 when I go bush (60 series road tyres on the black stuff). I'm pretty happy with the setup

The pix with the wheel off the ground is mine - https://www.offroadsubarus.com/showthread.php?t=979&page=2
 
Yje shock travel needs to match the spring travel
 
Much what i thought. So in theory fitting raised springs with std shockies is not the best. Trouble is there are no options regarding shockies.
I am having some thoughts of not even taking my car and looking at a bush basher of some sort like a Falcon Longreach ute or similar.
Get the motor checked and serviced,add some tyres and new shockies of some sort and away it goes. Don't have to worry about wrecking it and can do some of the work myself.
This seems like an economical option at the moment considering what i would spend on the Subie. New tyres alone would set me back almost $1,000 plus new springs $680 and then fitting them. I would also have to get the 100k service done before i went which is $6-700.
Still,lots of time to think about things.
 
I had just the raised springs in my outback and they were fine - and I believe you would be OK with them as well. In the Foz I went to KYB Excel-G shocks with the raised springs; they are a std replacement for OEM with 15% more dampening - but as I found out (by bending some) they have thinner tube walls than OEM. My current setup is based on OEM shock bodies (Tokico).
 
I had a raised Kings HD springs put on all round a few weeks ago. Was setting up for towing a little Jayco pop up van around W.A. It made a difference to the sagging (mines an MY07 4EAT Forrie) and on a few of the rocky tracks like Mt Nameless in the Pilbara i was glad of the extra 30mm or so clearance. Ride is a bit stiffer but its no real prob and the missus is used to it now. When they were first installed there was much groaning from the suspension even after getting it aligned, but after 4500km and a good workout on corrugations all is well. The only thing she still hates about it is that you can now see the Yellow springs.
 
The groaning could well have been from the bushes. They should be loosened and re-tightened after installing different height springs.
 
While i was talking to the Bridgestone tyre tech guy in SA this Monday i asked him if he knew of Industrial Springs, links in previous post, and he did know them and friends of his have had work done by them and in his opinion they are a reputable company. This is good as i had not heard of them before.
As it turns out,after rechecking the website it turns out they do work for Mack trucks and lots of other stuff.
They also make lowered,std height and raised springs for Foresters up to 04. The raised ones are around 25mm higher and heavier duty and this might be the way i go as i am not comfortable with 'stretching' the shockies to 50mm.
Here is a new link to their springs which go under the 'Aurora' brand.
https://www.industrialsprings.com.au/aurora.htm
I am going to ring them this week to get the full story.
It's worth having a quick read of this link as they do quite a few other things that could interest many of us. Trailer springs,towing aids etc. Also can make to order.
 
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silver said:
While i was talking to the Bridgestone tyre tech guy in SA this Monday i asked him if he knew of Industrial Springs, links in previous post, and he did know them and friends of his have had work done by them and in his opinion they are a reputable company. This is good as i had not heard of them before.
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I have heard of Industrial Springs from work related activities and my impression of them is the same...

silver said:
As it turns out,after rechecking the website it turns out they do work for Mack trucks and lots of other stuff.
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Humm, didn't know they supplied to Mack... On my eyes it's a good sign...
 
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