Need a lesson on springs!!

davebeccles · May 27, 2014

Any help gratefully received.......

My rear RH springs are fixed with bolts.

But all the rest are fixed with bent metal strips.

Is this normal?

samc88 · May 27, 2014

All of mine are fixed with bent metal strips like your bottom pic

davebeccles · May 27, 2014

So why do I have one different one?
I've been reading about RH and LH being different otherwise the landy will tilt to one side.
Mine tilts to the passenger side. maybe someone has muddled my springs??

davebeccles · May 27, 2014

samc88 said:
All of mine are fixed with bent metal strips like your bottom pic

How did you get them off?

Dr_evil · May 27, 2014

someones probably replaced a spring at some point, if its ex military they'll have taken the first one out of stores as long as it was the right spec

davebeccles · May 27, 2014

Dr_evil said:
someones probably replaced a spring at some point, if its ex military they'll have taken the first one out of stores as long as it was the right spec

OK. Makes sense. So..................... What would you suggest? Do I put my odd set back on or do I get another set to match my LH rear set?

Dr_evil · May 27, 2014

they match so leave it, or fit paras

Oldseadog · May 28, 2014

If they need(ed) to be stripped down for cleaning then they would have had the bent steel clamps replaced with the bolted 'U' bracket.

The brackets were available from John Craddock many moons ago when I had my Series I, and the compaany might still stock them.

Try and keep as original as possible and don't fit paras

unless there is no other option!!

MigGames · May 29, 2014

Dr_evil said:
they match so leave it, or fit paras

On a Military chassis parabolics are tricky things to fit!

But i woudnt worry about the clamp and in terms of leaning that is likely due to wear as the MOD springs are pretty much unbreakeable but were generally replaced with standard HD/109 springs or even 1 ton springs.
If you want originality then you need to get the proper type for FFR/GS BUT there not cheap and unless you plan on carrying 3/4 ton in the back and towing a laden Sankey trailer offroad then i woud fit standard 109 springs and shocks.

Need a lesson on springs!!

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