Thread: Sagged spring?

NO expert, but Series Land Rovers invariably sag on the drivers side due to the extra offset weight there - driver, transfer case, diff and fuel tank.

The RHS springs are usually set to compensate when new.

Cheers,

Bump... sorry to be a pest, but anyone come across a sagged spring, what do they look like? Only I have dropped the drivers spring out and it looks OK to me...

What I would do, is remove the two rear springs, check which one has most free camber, as well as generally cleaning, oiling and checking them, and refit with the one with most camber on the driver's side. Check carefully that none of the shackle holes or bushes are enlarged or bushes worn, especially on the front spring hanger.

Series Landrovers have more camber on the driver's side springs because they have no sway bars to compensate for uneven weight plus relatively long travel suspension, and because there is extra weight on the driver's side - battery, fuel tank, most of the transfer case mass, half the weight of the prop shafts, steering gear, pedal gear, aircleaner. This is partly compensated by the fact that the engine is slightly offset to the left, but its centre of gravity is still very close to the centre line.

John

I've just had my front springs re-built and new bushes fitted, one had sagged 1.25 inches and the other 0.75 inch
They had also been swapped round at some point too so the driver's side was fitted to the passenger side. It only became obvious that something was not right after having the rear springs re-built and this made the front very lopsided.

I was told that the driver's side spring should be 0.25 inch higher than the passenger side, I've also had a leaf removed from each spring to try and get a softer ride. Now I just have to put it all back together

Originally Posted by jerryd

I've just had my front springs re-built and new bushes fitted, one had sagged 1.25 inches and the other 0.75 inch
They had also been swapped round at some point too so the driver's side was fitted to the passenger side. It only became obvious that something was not right after having the rear springs re-built and this made the front very lopsided.

I was told that the driver's side spring should be 0.25 inch higher than the passenger side, I've also had a leaf removed from each spring to try and get a softer ride. Now I just have to put it all back together

Hi Jerry, so the leafs looked OK, but when measured where incorrect? If that's the case what should the correct measurement be? Also, who rebuilt them, and how do they do that? I'm up in Cairns, so not sure if there are any companies up here that would/could do that kind of thing!

Also, I've been trying to track down a cost for parabolic springs; who is selling them over here now-a-days? Only I can't find anyone to buy them from