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SuperSprings was established in 1990 in Sandton, South Africa, by Gerry Lamberti. For several years, the company focused on its first innovation as a business: the namesake SuperSprings product. Lambretti and his engineering team had developed this product to help with the stability and load handling characteristics of light trucks which were being used both on southern African highways and also off road.

Larger and heavier vehicles are susceptible to body roll and this is exacerbated when the vehicle is either high-sided or heavily laden. In the 1990s, air bag kits were becoming fairly popular and brands such as Dunlop were developing air bags for both leaf spring and coil spring applications. However, when vehicles are used at higher speeds on-road or at any speed off-road, debris such as stones and branches can hit the undercarriage of the vehicle with some force, with the risk of puncturing airbags and thus rendering them useless.

In 1998, Lamberti and his wife Ashleigh visited California to visit Lamberti’s sister Cathy who was heading up the newly-established US operation. Whilst the US market offered great potential for the brand, Gerry was already becoming highly successful in South Africa with increasing demand for his products from civil engineering and road transport customers. Therefore, Gerry returned to South Africa.

The late 1990s presented a turbulent and challenging time for South African businesses, with much policical and social upheaval. With his love of Southern California and an eye on the huge potential of the US market, Lambretti and his family emigrated to the US in late 2002.

After several years of establishing himself in California, and along the way having found customers including Meyer, Keystone, NAPA, Trans American and Ford, Gerry and his team exhibited at the 2005 SEMA show in Las Vegas. Alongside the triumph of presenting his flagship SuperSprings product to the world market, he came across a material which he had not previously worked with: microcellular polyurethane. This opened up the engineering possibilities of suspension spring helpers to include vehicles fitted with coil springs. While looking for a name for the new product, Lamberti settled on the name of one of his favourite pastimes – watching sumo wrestling on TV. The SumoSpring was born.

As an existing supplier to the US Border Guard, SuperSprings were soon able to supply and install over 3,000 sets of SumoSprings to border patrol trucks. These vehicles were driven hard and fast, pursuing illegal border crossings and apprehending smuggled drugs and other contraband. The product was a huge success, with vehicle ride and stability improvements and zero warranty returns. Famously, one US agent even jammed a screwdriver right through his SumoSprings and then left it in there for days, with zero impact to performance.

By the early 2000s, SumoSprings were becoming increasingly in-demand with motorhome builders. These vehicles would often be heavily converted and the extra weight would have a marked effect on suspension performance, which could be mitigated by added SumoSprings without having any adverse affect on handling or suspension durability. Manufacturers including Winnebago, Tiffin, Coachmen and Thor started to fit SumoSprings to their new models as standard equipment when they saw the comfort and safety benefits of the product.

Today, SuperSprings and SumoSprings products can be found under a huge number of vehicles worldwide, from Sprinter and Transit vans to Hilux, Ranger and many more. With solutions available for hundreds of US, European and international vehicle models and a lifetime warranty, SuperSprings offer simple, low-tech, durable products for both leisure and commercial users.

4×4 Works are proud to be the UK distributor for SuperSprings and SumoSprings. With the UK’s largest stocks and an in-depth technical knowledge of the product, we are here to help fleet operators, motorhome and camper van builders and owners, 4×4 enthusiasts, agricultural workers and anyone else who tows or carries load in their vehicle.

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