Morris Minor Owners Club

Just wondering, as my vans back end is rock solid, and the wife dosnt really like riding in it, has any body fitted car or traveller springs to the rear, bear in mind my vans never going to carry a full load again. and if you have is the ride any better and the ride height ok?
Thanks
Bern

I have a fresh set that I will be putting on Masie, if you want you can have the old ones when I do it (there's nothing wrong with the old ones, its just I have these new ones sat about) ... whoo, you're in the NW too, so no postage

Yeh! I would be up for that my top leafs are worn thin at the ends near the eyes and where those retaining clips go around the springs at the rear they,ve worn notches into the springs, let me know when your ready and I will arrange a pick up.
Thanks a lot (are they car springs by the way)
Bern

Are the 'loops' that fit the front to the car the same size? Vaguely remember reading somewhere that they're different, but don't really know
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No worries ... saves me trying to work out what to do with the old springs once I have them off

I,ve always been unlucky?

You're right Andrew, the front eye fitting is larger on the commercials.

Food for thought for Leyther, then

You can always just take some leaves out the commercial spring pack to make them softer.

Hang on, eye diameter dosnt matter as long as the pin is the same size!

No pin at the front, just the stub. No idea whether that's the same size as the car's pin or not.
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It is a larger diameter Andrew

yes the front is larger diameter
i took a leaf spring out but found it to soft, rolling about like a good un so put the leaf back

jonathon wrote:It is a larger diameter Andrew

Thought it probably would be, but not having any cars to sompare it with...
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Well -if you want softer suspension - it is likely to roll more, but could add a rear antiroll bar - which will just make it harsher again!