Ironman 4x4 suspension (lift kits) - how good is it?

tajkeh · Post by **tajkeh** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:21 pm

So guys, what do you think about Ironman 4x4 suspension (lift kit), please share your past experience and opinions, i am planning to install one and looking for an advise (http://www.ironman4x4.com/html/nissan/64.html)

plz advise

mamoun · Post by **mamoun** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:52 pm

As far as I know they are same as ARB

SSS · Post by **SSS** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 7:48 pm

In aussie land ARB, IRON MAN and Tough Dog are competing for the same market segments but with slight shifts in priorities.

Quality wise they supposed to be about same quality ...
The differences are that ARB is big and fat and does not care too much about "niche 4x4s" but more about recovery, camping and other outdoor stuff (sells easier and with higher margins) whereas Iron Man do have more complete suspension kits with pan hard rods and sway bars! (Tough Dog has excellent stuff as well)! At ARB you are happy to get just coils and shocks eventually.

tajkeh · Post by **tajkeh** » Sun Aug 19, 2012 4:24 pm

Thank you all for the info

tajkeh · Post by **tajkeh** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:46 pm

Installed the ironman4x4 suspension kit, so far so good, wish me luck

IDO · Post by **IDO** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:31 pm

tajkeh wrote:Installed the ironman4x4 suspension kit, so far so good, wish me luck

Good Luck

Millhouse · Post by **Millhouse** » Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:35 pm

I went for ironman too. I love them but have little experience to benchmark them with.

I had them installed by dollar auto (the main importer). Probably wouldn't go there again, they seemed to think my wallet was an ATM.

tajkeh · Post by **tajkeh** » Mon Nov 19, 2012 12:55 pm

Me too with dollar auto, apart from some bushes problem which they solved for free, bothing serious till now, lets keep updating each other because it seems that only a few people went for this ironman4x4 solution and no one has a real benchmark as you said

tajkeh · Post by **tajkeh** » Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:31 pm

Update: after breaking the sway-bar connector 3 times till now (actually it is not that expensive ... around 40 AED for the part, and 60 AED for fixing/replacement) ... seems that those 1.7" is affecting something by the end of the day and not as claimed by ironman

Now, almost one year later, and 40~50k later, ironman rear suspension bushes needed replacement, 300 AED for the parts and the same for labor ... total 600 ...

tajkeh · Post by **tajkeh** » Sat Oct 17, 2015 8:37 pm

update: installed another ironman suspension kit, with foam shocks (a bit rigid, wont recommend them, the ride is very hard now), replaced the front diff after catastrophic failure (@ ~140k), fixed the front steel bumper & skid plate couple of times, and now it is time for a new engine (~170k) ... RIP VQ40DE