Spring into action
GVM covers the Ranger range with suspension upgrades
Anyone who owns a vehicle with leaf springs knows what happens as they age. Eventually the springs ‘relax’ and ride height is lost. The constant immersion in road slime, mud, dirt, grit and more grinds away at the spring surfaces and they start to squeak. The eye bushes wear and become sloppy.
Terrain Tamer now offers
GVM upgrade kits with parabolic leaf springs for the rear end of the Ford Ranger, adding to the existing range of GVM kits for popular Toyota Hilux and Land
Cruiser models.
The gross vehicle mass, or GVM, is a rating set by the original manufacturer, and refers to the legal maximum weight of the vehicle. This rating incorporates the wheels and the vehicle itself, as well as everything sitting atop. Built into the GVM is also the imparted tow ball mass when towing, and a rated axle capacity, a limit set for how much weight should be distributed to each axle.
Adding 180kg of capacity to the Ranger’s original GVM, the Terrain Tamer Parabolic
GVM upgrade kits include Terrain Tamer parabolic springs and all required suspension components, including the company’s Smart Coils, where applicable, to provide an allround upgrade that is both safe and comfortable. The kit reduces road shock and endows a Ranger with more suspension ‘flex’ and exceptional load carrying ability for vehicles that are pushed to their GVM and axle loading limits when towing or loaded with gear.
Kits are also available for the Toyota Hilux GUN/KUN 125/126 and VDJ78/79 Land Cruiser models.
The new kits have been thoroughly tested and analysed by Multidrive Technology to reach secondary stage manufacturer’s approval and can be installed either prior to registration or on existing registered vehicles at approved workshops.