Series 3 LWB in Buckinghamshire - Front Springs

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Kingshill-Rover

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I have a 2.6 Litre (6 cylinder) Petrol LWB Series 3. The front springs look like they are in good condition but there is very little "bounce" in them, with the shackles hardly moving. (The rear springs bounce fine!) Everything has been removed, lubricated and refitted. The front springs are on the longer shackles with the middle bar.... might this mean that they have been replaced, for some reason, with the "one ton versions"? Springs have no identifying codes on them. They are 11 leaf springs. The front end does look very high.

Open to suggestions. Don't want to replace perfectly good springs, if new ones will have similar lack of bounce.

Also, I was wondering if there were any LWB Series 3 owners in South Bucks who might be kind enough to let me stand on their front bumper and jump up and down. I just want to know if all LWB Series 3 are like mine, or if mine needs the springs and shackles replaced.
 
Have you tried separating spring leafs , derusting , lubricating them, then while apart measuring the leaves to compare with spec. There is also opportunity to remove a spring leaf if above makes no difference

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Are the dumb irons the extended 1 ton type? If not, remove. My 109 front end doesn't move much on the suspension. That's with parabolics.
 
If the springs are not rusted solid. There are still lots of options on spring rates. Period and more modern setups.

If you don’t need or want a lift. Just run standard shackles. You might also want to try taking a couple of leaves out of the spring packs to lower the spring rate.

No need have it riding rock hard these days. And I’m willing to bet you aren’t building it as a work truck intended to haul its max GVW.
 
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If you don’t need or want a lift. Just run standard shackles. You might also want to try taking a couple of leaves out of the spring packs to lower the spring rate.
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Refurbing my rear springs one side had two small ones broke on one side, so I trimmed down one of the other sides to match , worked well but noticed when tub full of manure it hit bump stops when going over lumpy ground but not fully loaded was fine, maybe a noticeable drop in ride height when it’s standing

So where you say remove take leaves out which ones would you choose
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Kingshill-Rover said:
I have a 2.6 Litre (6 cylinder) Petrol LWB Series 3. The front springs look like they are in good condition but there is very little "bounce" in them, with the shackles hardly moving. (The rear springs bounce fine!) Everything has been removed, lubricated and refitted. The front springs are on the longer shackles with the middle bar.... might this mean that they have been replaced, for some reason, with the "one ton versions"? Springs have no identifying codes on them. They are 11 leaf springs. The front end does look very high.

Open to suggestions. Don't want to replace perfectly good springs, if new ones will have similar lack of bounce.

Also, I was wondering if there were any LWB Series 3 owners in South Bucks who might be kind enough to let me stand on their front bumper and jump up and down. I just want to know if all LWB Series 3 are like mine, or if mine needs the springs and shackles replaced.
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That's a bit of a surprise as the 2.6 lump is a hefty 'ole thing (owned a '79 Safari version years ago) so I would have thought it would have had some effect on the springs. As said remove any extended shackles to bring the ride height down.

Can't you get a gang of local kids to 'bounce' the front end .. just make sure it doesn't become a habit :rolleyes:
 
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