Euro4x4parts is the sole importer for Tough Dog and official Importer for King Springs.
Intense offroading, overlanding, heavy loads or towing? These 2 legendary Australian brands offer you the very best high performance suspension solutions and all at great prices!
Tough Dog shocks, they're tough!
The Tough Dog story started over 25 years ago. Today, Tough Dog is known worldwide and offers a broad range of suspension components including the world's biggest bore shock absorber!
King Springs, the Australian King!
55 years of experience make King Springs Australia's leading specialist manufacturer of aftermarket coil springs for world-wide, automotive applications.
Euro4x4parts stock the wide range of Tough Dog shock absorbers and King Spring coils, for the vast majority of 4x4s, be they Japanese, American, Korean or European.
The wide range of Tough Dog shock absorbers are built tough for the Aussie outback: performance, comfort, control, strength, adjustable, big bore...,
Tough Dog Shock Absorbers
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, July 2011
Australia's 4WD Action magazine featured a 19-page torture and comparison test of the 10 best-selling 4WD shocks in Australia..
Tough Dog fought off the competition and were awarded 1st place, in a line-up that included serious competitors such as Koni, Bilstein, Old Man Emu, Raw, TJM amongst others.
- Real-world testing was conducted by Australian off-road racing legend Bruce Garland.
Here's what Bruce had to say about the Tough Dogs:
"From the moment we drove out of the fitting bay, I knew there something impressive underneath the Cruiser. They gave the Cruiser almost unmatched pitch balance front to rear that controlled the vehicle superbly where other shocks were simply unsettled.. They were able to soak up the uneven ground with ease without ever letting the vehicle skip across the track.. They gave a satisfying amount of confidence to the driver and always stayed predictable even across the roughest sections of track.. The balance of comfort inside the vehicle and driver control was ideal.. Soft enough to soak up the rough stuff, while remaining stiff enough to give you plenty of confidence behind the wheel".
Tough Dog - a glimpse at the range
For stock height vehicles:
Tough Dog 35mm twin tube nitrogen gas shock absorber
Tough Dog adjustable 40mm bore shock absorber. 9 stage external adjustment with 18mm Ø chrome plated rod
Tough Dog foam cell shock absorber. 41mm bore featuring low pressure nitrogen gas technology and 18mm Ø chrome plated rod.
Other Tough Dog shock absorbers for standard height 4x4s:
For vehicle with suspension lift:
Tough Dog 35mm twin tube nitrogen gas shock absorber
Tough Dog Ralph - the biggest bore available - 50mm, featuring 22mm rod, specifically designed for demanding, heavily laden, overlanding.
Tough Dog adjustable 40mm bore shock absorber. 9 stage external adjustment with 18mm Ø chrome plated rod
Tough Dog adjustable 45mm twin tube shock absorber. 9 stage external adjustment featuring 22mm Ø chrome plated rod - design for both comfortable on-road and heavy laden off-roading and overland.
Tough Dog foam cell shock absorber. 41mm bore featuring low pressure nitrogen gas technology and 18mm Ø chrome plated rod.
For vehicle with extreme suspension lift:
Tough Dog adjustable 45mm, 150mm extended travel, twin tube shock absorber. 9 stage external adjustment featuring 22mm Ø chrome plated rod - design for both comfortable on-road and heavy laden off-roading and overland.
The Tough Dog range also includes adjustable Panhard bars, adjustable steering dampers, heavy duty steering dampers, torsion bars & reinforced upper control arms:
Adjustable Panhard rods
Adjustable steering dampers
Heavy duty steering dampers
Torsion bars
Reinforced upper control arms
King Springs suspension
King Springs was established in 1956 in Australia in Queensland's Gold Coast. King Springs leads the way in the design and manufacture of advanced progressive springs with both variable pitch and tapered wire forms.
Today, King Springs is Australia's leading specialist manufacturer of aftermarket coil springs for world-wide, automotive applications.
King Springs service all sectors of the automotive market (4x4 and also passenger and commercial vehicles) and also in various Motorsport categories including circuit, rally, speedway and off-road racing.
The strength of the King Spring's reputation lies in the quality of steel used and their special in-house methods of production. King Springs is a genuine specialist in the field of variable pitch rate coils. All King Springs are manufactured from the new X5K high stress steel for optimum performance.This new generation steel allows King Springs to further improve many of their existing designs by reducing the amount of steel required in a spring, making it substantially lighter (by approximately 30%) and reducing the solid height therefore increasing travel.
The Australian company King Springs is one of the world's rare performance coil spring specialists (OE heigh application or lift) to ensure both quality production and a policy of continuous improvement to meet market demands.
An almost absolute reference in coil springs, King Springs distributes tough and long lasting products around the world for 4X4s & SUVs.
Euro4x4parts is now the exclusive distributor of King Springs in EUROPE.
The wide range offered by King Springs means you can choose the very best solution for setting up your vehicle.
Whether it's overland, competition, green laning or pro use (or why not a mixture of them all !) EURO4X4PARTS offers you different combinations that allow you to combine suspension lift with load capacity to match your requirements.
Height
- standard to replace the original spec springs.
- from +4 to + 17.5 cm above standard height (shock absorbers need to be changed to match).
Load capacity
- medium: similar flexibility to the original coil springs.
- from HD (Heavy Duty, 200 kg) to EHHD (Extra Heavy Heavy Duty, + 800 kg) (for springs that are HD or above, the permanent load must match the load capacity to ensure optimum comfort).
Strength and durability
A careful choice of steel offers both lighter weight coils and improved durability.
Certification
No problem! KING SPRINGS products are certified ISO9001: 2008.
King Springs - a glimpse at the range
King Springs also offer a range of leaf spring options:
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