I took 4 leaves from each of the LWB spring sets. This was easiest, due to position of existing clips and holes.
I put some tapers on the ends of the remaining leaves, where that would have an effect. Greased & reassembled, using a M10 capscrew for the centre bolt. I made new clips, not a tight fit, to allow more flexibility at maximum extension.
Installed on the S2A, it now sits about an inch higher - improvement. The ride isn't noticeably different from the standard 11-leafers, with only 5 of the thicker LWB leaves.
However, it dawns upon me that the rear springs weren't the only problem. It appears the fronts are too high! Maybe by 1.5 - 2 inches.
See photo, taken after modded rear springs were fitted.
What could be the cause of that? Maybe they were reset by a prior owner, but too much?
Should I get them reset, or is there any chance I could find some used ones?
Thanks for all the advices, folks.
Jordan
Last edited by Jordan; 26th June 2014 at 03:57 PM.
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Nice work. Being full length though, your spring pack is stiffer than if it were staggered length.
What do you have in the front? Stock should be 9 x 4.2 (ish) mm leaves and a 4.8 mm main leaf. Is that what you have or do you have 11-leaf LWB springs or aftermarket (9x5 mm ) springs which are thicker again.
I didn't think to use every other leaf from the standard set, but it seems to be OK as is, and not much work required to achieve that. A different setup would involve drilling for the clip rivets. I'll keep the unused leaves in case I want to try again.
It appears the fronts are standard 9 leaf sets, going by your helpful measurements.
I don't see any stamped part numbers on them, like on the rears.
I don't know if it indicates anything, but the shackles are vertical, vehicle unloaded.
Fossicker
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