Thread: Eddie the 2a "It's a nuts and bolts thing"

I would replace it with a cut-off bolt, but only using the unthreaded part, and drill a hole for the split pin. Remembering that the diameter and the distance from the inner washer to the hole is the critical dimension, plus of course the diameter of the pin.

John

Cheers John, I've since read that Land rover did use a thread on the end of the shaft to locate the lower shock mounting point but due to it's lower position the nut was subject to rusting onto the thread and making the spring plate u/s because the nut would strip the thread when attempted to be removed . I'll take it as you say and keep it as built. Thanks again
Alan

Originally Posted by sisyphus

Cheers John, I've since read that Land rover did use a thread on the end of the shaft to locate the lower shock mounting point but due to it's lower position the nut was subject to rusting onto the thread and making the spring plate u/s because the nut would strip the thread when attempted to be removed . I'll take it as you say and keep it as built. Thanks again
Alan

That's interesting considering that when I got my last series registered the road worthy guy asked me if the split pin was standard and that he's never seen another car done that way. Maybe land rover is more leading edge than we thought.

Ha hahaha very true

Damn, after spending two days cleaning up and painting the springs ready to fit it has dawned on me that these are 8 leaf packs ( which are 109's I think ) I'm doing up my 88" and these are what come off it Whats wrong with putting them back on ? harsher ride ? ride height ? As I don't have a standard set I can't measure for length either. Thanks Guys and advise appreciated.

Number of leaves - All 88s have 11 rear, diesel 11 front, petrol 9 front.

All 109s have 10 rear, 11 front, petrol and diesel front springs different camber.

But note that in all cases left and right springs are different, with more camber on the RH spring.

John

It would appear that these are a Heavy Duty set and as it come off a farm he probably had it loaded up all the time The front springs match up in the sense that they have 8 leaves as well but not as thick leaves. The rears are 7.5 mm thick for a pack thickness of 61.5mm , front 5.2 mm and 41.5. I don't know how this compares with standard springs. Cheers.

They look like after-market springs as you suggest.

The best thing to do is to lubricate them and try them on the road; if they are too stiff remove a leaf to see if they improve,

Cheers Charlie