Different number of leaves between front springs

[JohnboyLandy]

Hi All,

On my 1971 wide light 109 ex-army GS, I have 11 leaves on right front spring and 9 leaves on left front spring.

I can't imagine that's normal, has anyone seen this before ?

Thanks
John

[101RRS]

I cannot comment on the number of leaves but traditionally LR springs are right or left biased - the drivers side springs are slight heavier than the passenger side due to the fact that vehicles gnerally only have one person - the driver.

After market springs tend not to worry about this but OEM springs will be stronger on the driver side - but not sure if these means extra leaves or what.

Garry

[gromit]

They should be the same, the 'set' in them was different between driver & passenger side.
Sounds like one has been changed at some point in it's life......

These are from my IIa GS
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/908/28052382778_bf369553a9_z.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JJTN53)DSCN4795 (https://flic.kr/p/JJTN53) by Colin Radley (https://www.flickr.com/photos/152321353@N07/), on Flickr

Colin

[Cap]

On my 109, I had the same! 11 on drivers side, 9 on other side. Rear springs have same number of springs but the main spring is thicker on drivers side.

[JohnboyLandy]

Thanks guys, maybe a military thing.

Cheers,
John

[pop058]

Thanks guys, maybe a military thing.

Cheers,
John

Not a military thing IIRC.