Ultimate 4x4

Old Man Emu Dakar Leaf Springs

Emu Dakar leaf springs are engineered to provide optimum ride performance irrespective of the operating conditions the suspension is required to work under.

Numerous spring options are available to suit a multitude of applications, allowing you to set your vehicle up for recreational or commercial purposes. Feature packed, a set of Emu Dakar leaf springs matched to a set of Old Man Emu shocks will deliver vastly improved ride, handling and load carrying capability.

• Draw tapered and diamond cut leaves: Ensure the load is progressively distributed over a larger surface area, reducing the high stresses that develop at leaf ends. This provides increased ride quality and protection against leaf breakage, significantly increasing the spring life.

• Bolt clamps and liners: The leaf clamps are bolted to allow installation of anti squeak nylon liners.

• Fully scragged and load tested: Scragging ensures the spring takes a permanent ‘set’ which reduces the risk of sagging. Load testing ensures the spring meets the required specification.

• Graphite coating: To further reduce the friction between the spring leaves and friction pads.

• Military wrap: Designed to provide added safety.

• Anti friction pads: Regreasable nylon interleaf liners reduce friction at the leaf tips where the load is the greatest.

• Flat axle seat area: Allows a positive, safe axle mount reducing spring stress and increasing spring life.

• Shot peening: The tension side of all leaves is shot peened to reduce spring stress. This process can double the life of a spring.

• Two-stage leaf pack: Featured on most rear springs for optimum comfort. When unladen the vehicle is largely riding on the primary stage, with the secondary stage providing additional support when a heavy load is added.

• On road or off the beaten track, Australia’s first choice for 4x4 Suspension and Accessories is Ironman 4x4. Whether you use your 4x4 as a family vehicle or as an off road explorer, Ironman 4x4 has the products that will deliver the comfort and safety you demand. Ironman 4x4 products have been developed in the harshest proving ground in the world, Australia. Sold in more than 120 countries. For over 50 years customers have put their trust in Ironman 4x4 because Ironman 4x4 delivers quality and value for money

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In 1988 JSW Parts launched the Ironman 4x4 brand of springs and suspension parts in response to the increasing popularity of 4x4 vehicles, recognizing that standard suspension systems alone were not designed to cope with additional loads of bull bars, winches and extra fuel tanksOn road or off the beaten track, Australia’s first choice for 4x4 Suspension and Accessories is Ironman 4x4. Whether you use your 4x4 as a family vehicle or as an off road explorer, Ironman 4x4 has the products that will deliver the comfort and safety you demand. Ironman 4x4 products have been developed in the harshest proving ground in the world, Australia. Sold in more than 120 countries. For over 50 years customers have put their trust in Ironman 4x4 because Ironman 4x4 delivers quality and value for money

PLEASE NOTE: Most Emu Dakar leaf springs have all the listed features, but where design or a physical limitation exists, one or more of these features may not be incorporated. Please check with your OME licensed fitter for further information.

Suspension systems, especially when referring to 4WDs, are extremely complex. Determining the right solution for each 4WD requires special attention to many factors, with weight being the most critical. Old Man Emu 4x4 suspension by ARB approaches this in a unique way.

The Concept:

When an emu (flightless Australian bird) runs, its powerful legs absorb most of the impact, allowing it to move over all types of terrain while its body remains virtually motionless. This is what Old Man Emu strives to achieve with its range of fully integrated 4x4 shocks and suspension systems.

The Difference:

Instead of offering a compilation of parts that have been chosen primarily to increase the vehicle's ride height, OME 4x4 suspension provides a range of tuned and matched integrated systems, each offering varying degrees of comfort, load carrying capability and control characteristics.

The Outcome:

Prototype shock absorbers and springs are tested and modified in a variety of terrains and with varying loads to ensure that each shock and spring combination is ideally suited to a vehicle, its varying weights and the terrain it is to encounter.

Old Man Emu suspension - specialised, integrated 4WD suspension systems