where to get springs

[Landy Smurf]

hey i need front and rear springs for my s1 1953 80 inch i also need shock absorbers where would the best place to get these and roughly how much would they cost

[slug_burner]

you should be able to get most stuff from the UK. I sent my 80" 53 springs to a LR parts seller on ebay who offered to refurbish my springs. I think I paid $300 just for the front springs, got an additional leaf on the bottom of the pack and new bushes and a coat of paint. I don't know if the springs were reset, I was told they were getting a bit thin.

I tryed to get a local springworks to reset my springs, they would not do it unless I turned up with the vehicle for them to measure how much to rest the springs by. A bit difficult to do when you are restoring the vehicle and it is in bits. The information in the LR manual with regard to the spring set meant nothing to them and they did not even want to look at the information.

The leaf material is much thinner on the 80" springs than what is available these days. Springworks use 6 mm material these days so it is a bit difficult to get a set of replicas made locally.

Here (http://transtasmanseries1.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=261) is some info on shock absorbers

[Landy Smurf]

my springs are ok so i have been told but i just want to put new ones on since im doing the lot i have found shockys for $70 each for a s1 does this sound good?

[slug_burner]

$70 ea. ??? Don't know but people have got a pair for that sort of money. It comes down to what you get where and when. I have seen Supercrap do speacials for less than that for a pair, then the following week you cannot even get one for the price they had two for!

[Surly One]

I had my 88" springs reset at Tamworth Spring Works, just took a copy of the info out of the manual with me and there were no worries.
It can be a bit tricky if there is a broken spring in amongst them.
Actually the bloke there, Greg, should still have the copied pages.

[chazza]

Westralia Springworks in Welshpool,Perth, are very helpful and do a superb job.

My front ones were modified S2/3 for about $300. The rear ones were made by the spring-works and were about $800. I haven't got the car mobile yet so can't comment on the ride etc.

Interestingly, the rear ones were greased by the maker; for those who frown on this practice :)

If there is not much wrong with your current springs why not clean them and grease them? Check out the "Parabolic springs" thread on the S3 forum,

Cheers Charlie

[Scallops]

Series One shop - based in Victoria, is good....

Land Rover Parts from 1948 - 1958 Series One Landrover Parts - I 1 (http://seriesoneshop.com/)

[101RRS]

30 years ago I got springs made for my series 1 at Dumbrells in Wallsend.
Dumbrell Springs & Forging, Wallsend NSW 2287 - Manufacturers - TrueLocal (http://www.truelocal.com.au/business/dumbrell-springs-and-forging/wallsend)

I took in the specifications and drawings contained in the workshop manual and they made them up from that. However that was in the followup period where we were changing from imperial to metric and they only has metric spring steel so made the springs in the closest metric size which was up so the the springs were a bit heavier than standard so if you followed this route and didn't the extra load capacity then I would get them made with one less leaf.

If the later 80s have the same springs as 86/88s then you could try parabolics - CLR 4wd Parts sell them for about $800 a set.www.ClassicLandRover.com.au Your best source of Quality Low Cost Parts for your 4WD (http://www.classiclandrover.com.au/)

Garry

[Landy Smurf]

yeah thats where i was checking out

[Lotz-A-Landies]

A 1953 uses the basically same springs as the rest of series 1 86"/88" and SII 88" petrol (without capstan winch) so you can use just about any 88" spring, if the ride is too hard remove a leaf.

With shock absorbers, the eyes at the end are smaller than the later S1 and SII/SIIa/SIII so make sure you are being quoted for 1951-1953 80" springs.

[Lost Landy]

A 1953 uses the basically same springs as the rest of series 1 86"/88" and SII 88" petrol (without capstan winch) so you can use just about any 88" spring, if the ride is too hard remove a leaf.

With shock absorbers, the eyes at the end are smaller than the later S1 and SII/SIIa/SIII so make sure you are being quoted for 1951-1953 80" springs.

Note thats only for the front road springs, the rear still use the narrow springs on all 80" Landys thats 48 to 53. :D