Owner reviews for leaf springs

I'm going to say the same thing I post every time this comes up. Old Man Emu for shocks, coil springs and leaf springs. I added 3/8" polyurethane spacers above the front coil springs, and removed one leaf of the multileaf rear springs. I couldn't be happier with the resulting 2.5" lift, both on road and off (with swaybar disconnects). It's lift that is designed to operate as a system, and it works well.

GM has used plastic (composite) leaf springs for decades, the first gen Camaro and Nova had them, the Corvette starting in 84, the Chevy Astro van, 1st/2nd gen Ford Explorer Sports.

I went with Dobinson leaf's & their struts for my rear end since I heard too many negative reviews about either the ride quality or the squeaking of OME Dakar's. It's a bit more, but for the price point I absolutely love them. I have 2 inches of rear lift without any sag especially when I have my RTT on.

ARB makes a nice Old Man Emu kit for Tacos. I paid $1300 shipped, it’s a 2” lift all around, gives you front struts (plus drivers side spacer for ‘taco lean’), rear leaf springs and shocks, and a carrier bearing drop. 5 years in and I have no issues, and it rides just as good as the factory suspension.

I have one (Mitsubishi Pajero mk11983). It has a 2.3 turbo diesel.

I used to drive it pretty rough. It can take a beating. No major problems. Broke a leal spring, but I replaced it for cheap.