Morris Minor Owners Club

I have recently replaced the rear springs, shockers and all bushes on my daughter's Traveller. Going over raised humps etc still causes the suspension to bottom out on the bump stops on occasions. How much clearance should there normally be between the bump stop and chassis when at rest and unloaded please? Thanks, John

Roughly about 1.5" between rear bump stops and chassis. You can cut 1" off the bump stops - but try to shape them back into a taper form as original. However - it will still bottom out on speed bumps - unless taken very slowly indeed.

Road humps are a pain in the a---, literally. A modern car will take them at 30mph and a Minor will be less than 20mph. I have had to replace broken springs and weld cracks in the chassis because of them. On the local ones I can drive straight down the white line and get between them. The Traveller is worse because of the stiffer rear springs.

mike.perry wrote:Road humps are a pain in the a---, literally. A modern car will take them at 30mph and a Minor will be less than 20mph. I have had to replace broken springs and weld cracks in the chassis because of them. On the local ones I can drive straight down the white line and get between them. The Traveller is worse because of the stiffer rear springs.

I am used to it as my every day car is an MGF on hydragas suspension - it doesn't like speed bumps either

I tend to take speed bumps at an angle so that one wheel is still going up whilst the over is going down (if that makes sense) and it seems to stop the bottoming out. mind you it does make progress something less than a straight line and is very odd when going into B&Q in bridgend where the speed bumps are vicious

Just a point - but was it the correct 7 leaf Traveller springs that you fitted to the car ?