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FULLY INDEPENDENT VEHICLES - Both Front & Rear Axles
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| Mitsubishi Pajero | Double wishbone with coil springs,
Multi Link Independent with coil springs |
| Land Rover Discovery 4 | Double wishbone with Air Bag/Damper system |
| Nissan Patrol 5.6Lt | Double wishbone with coils – front & rear –
Hydraulic system optional |
| Toyota Fortuner | Double wishbone with coil springs,
independent link with coil |
| Nissan Pathfinder | Front & rear independent suspension |
PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT VEHICLES - Front – Independent ---- Rear – Live Axle with Coil Springs
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| Toyota 200 Series | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with Coil springs |
| Toyota Prado | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with Coil springs |
| Jeep Commander | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with Coil springs |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with Coil springs |
| Nissan Navara | Double wishbone,
Live axle with Coil springs (some models) |
| Isuzu MU-X | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with Coil springs |
| Colorado 7 | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with Coil springs |
PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT VEHICLES - Front - Independent, Rear - Live Axle with Leaf Springs
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| Toyota Hilux | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with leaf springs |
| VW Amarok | Double wishbone,
Live axle with leaf springs |
| Ford Ranger | Double wishbone with Coils,
Live axle with leaf springs |
| Mazda BT50 | Double wishbone with Coils,
Live axle with leaf springs |
| Mitsubishi Triton | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with leaf springs |
| Nissan Navara | Double wishbone,
Live axle with leaf springs (some models) |
| Holden Colorado | Double wishbone with Coil springs,
Live axle with leaf springs |
LIVE AXLE SUSPENSION VEHICLES (workhorse vehicles) - Coil or Leaf Springs
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| Iveco Daily 4X4 | Front & rear leaf springs |
| Nissan - Patrol Wagon 3.0Lt | Front & rear coil springs |
| Nissan - Patrol Ute | Front - coil springs, rear - leaf or coil springs |
| Toyota - 70 Series | Front - coil springs, rear - leaf springs |
| Land Rover - Defender | Front & rear coil springs |
MICK HUTTON COPYRIGHT NOVEMBER 2015
FULLY INDEPENDENT VEHICLES - Both Front & Rear Axles
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| Mitsubishi Pajero | Front - Double wishbone with coil springs
Rear - Multi Link Independent with coil springs |
| Land Rover Discovery 3 | Both - Double wishbone with Air Bag
(base model Diesel with coil springs) |
PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT VEHICLES
Front - Independent, Rear - Live Axle with Coil Springs
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| Toyota 200 Series | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with Coil springs |
| Toyota Prado | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with Coil springs |
| Jeep Commander | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with Coil springs |
| Nissan Pathfinder | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with Coil springs |
| Jeep Grand Cherokee | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with Coil springs |
** Very interesting to note that the major manufacturers of Independent Suspension have gone away from Torsion Bars back to Coils Springs.
Maybe someone read the customer feedback sheets finally......**
PARTIALLY INDEPENDENT VEHICLES
Front - Independent, Rear - Live Axle with Leaf Springs
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| Toyota Hilux | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with leaf springs |
| Ford Ranger | Double wishbone with Torsion bar, Live axle with leaf springs |
| Mazda BT50 | Double wishbone with Torsion bar, Live axle with leaf springs |
| Mitsubishi Triton | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with leaf springs |
| Nissan Navara | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with leaf springs |
| Holden Rodeo | Double wishbone with Coil springs, Live axle with leaf springs |
LIVE AXLE SUSPENSION VEHICLES (workhorse vehicles)
Coil or Leaf Springs
| Vehicle | Suspension Gear |
| OKA - NT | Front & rear leaf Springs |
| Ford - F-250 | Front & rear leaf Springs |
| Nissan - Patrol Wagon | Front & rear coil springs |
| Nissan - Patrol Ute | Front - coil springs, rear - leaf or coil springs |
| Toyota - 70 Series | Front - coil springs, rear - leaf springs |
| Land Rover - Defender | Front & rear coil springs |
MICK HUTTON COPYRIGHT 2008
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