front spring help

**Phoenix** · 25th October 2007, 07:48 AM

They should know what they are doing, i've only heard good things about them. I can only guess that they got them wrong in some aspect, maybe length. I've got the specs that they should be somewhere on my computer here at work (10 cameron street in Launceston), I'll find it and print it off or e-mail you if that helps?

**Rogue** · 25th October 2007, 07:52 AM

If you could flick as an email that would be great, gregwiggins101@hotmail.com

**Phoenix** · 25th October 2007, 08:11 AM

I've e-mailed what I have.

**Rogue** · 25th October 2007, 08:58 AM

Thanks Phoenix

Just removed the front propshaft and heres the pic
front propshaft.jpg

as you can see it is fully extended and stoping, this was how it was under the landy (cleaned up of course

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this makes me think that the springs are wrong

**Phoenix** · 25th October 2007, 10:48 AM

my that's clean

If it's that stretched something is defenitely not right.

**Phoenix** · 25th October 2007, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by Rogue

Here are some pics of what I mean.

A pics of the other side showing the spring as it would be with the tyre on.
Attachment 4920

If you look at the bumpstop vs the axle you can see that it's too far forward, so they are either in backwards, or they are wrong.

**Blknight.aus** · 25th October 2007, 11:05 AM

try spinning the springs around 180 degrees.

some after market springs (which those look suspisiously like to me) do not have the hole smack bang in the middle (or just measure the srpings from eylet center to the spring locating bolt) and if fitted correctly put the axle where it should be but if in backwards will give your 88 nearer to a 89 inch wheelbase.

**UncleHo** · 25th October 2007, 11:37 AM

G'day Rogue

They look like REAR 8 leaf LWB springs and they look like they are in reversed, the spring shackle plates should be near verticle with just a little angle to the rear, they also look thick enough to be rears, the reason the Prop shaft won't fit is that the axle is too far forward, shocker should be verticle,

Front Spring should be 9 leaves about 1/16-3/32 thick, rears are about 1/8 and are 8 leaf packs, take them off turn them upside down on a level surface, the camber(bow) should be slightly different on each, the taller of the 2 will be the Drivers side, the longer section from the centre pin is the rear

DO NOT TIGHTEN SPRING SHACKLE PLATES UNTIL VEHICLE IS ON THE GROUND, then bounce it up and down to settle the bushes THEN TIGHTEN

cheers

**Rogue** · 25th October 2007, 03:30 PM

Thanks for all your help.

I got the guy who made them to have a look while they were on the landy and I am going to get a main and secnd leaf made up a bit longer, which will bring the centre bolt and the axle back to near normal.

They were made with an increased camber to give a couple of inchs lift.

Hopefully they will be right by tomorrow afternoon.

thanks again

greg.

**UncleHo** · 25th October 2007, 03:38 PM

G'day Rogue

This wouldn't be an Ex-Army Landy by any chance, as they have a raised chassis from production, and the were fitted with Diesel specification Front springs, if you raise them further there will be problems with the Prop shaft rubbing on the Crossmember , and the Uni Yoke will bind,

If the Spring Makers have any competence they will have the Specs of a Landrover Diesel Front spring pack and the Camber setting.they aren't that special.

cheers

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