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  1. 11th November 2015, 04:32 PM #1
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    Does this look right?

    Having never owned a leaf spring LR someone at work has said that the springs should not be sitting like this?


    What's your thoughts?



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  2. 11th November 2015, 04:57 PM #2
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    Funny, I thought there might have been something wrong with yours too,until I looked at my 2a
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  3. 11th November 2015, 05:00 PM #3
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  4. 11th November 2015, 05:08 PM #4
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    So, I think yours is normal
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  5. 11th November 2015, 05:47 PM #5
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    The only difference is that the vehicle in the first instance is fitted with 'Parabolic' springs with Nolathane bushes, cheers Dennis
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  6. 11th November 2015, 08:07 PM #6
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    So I've got parabolic springs, that a good result then? So what are parabolic springs then, something about a better ride?

    Thank you Harry and Dinty for your replys.
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  7. 11th November 2015, 08:23 PM #7
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    OH yeh Parabolics are the bomb We have them in the 101 the ride is MUCH softer than normal springs

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  8. 11th November 2015, 08:41 PM #8
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    Nice one Mrs H
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  9. 20th November 2015, 02:32 PM #9
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    They probably got confused with the rear springs - they are supposed to have their shackles standing at about 45 degrees.
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  10. 20th November 2015, 02:52 PM #10
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    As above they are fine.
    Non-LR people worry that shackles standing straight up like that will invert offroad, but it doesn't seem to be a problem.

    Parabolic springs that you have (called single-leaf springs in engineer speak) act as individual springs (rather than a pack), because they only touch in the middle and ends. Therefore interleaf friction is reduced, making them ride more like coils on the road, but not making much diference to overall wheel travel offroad (compared to semi-elliptic springs of the same rate).

    EDIT - however those safety eyes seem to have been rolled a bit on the large side and are rubbing the chassis - at least on the rear...???
    Not a big deal as they will only touch offroad.
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