Morris Minor Owners Club

Got lots of nice new shiny things on order. So, some questions.
Im using polybushes for everything, what sort of grease should I be using with them?
My car originally had 7 leaf springs on but Ive got a set of nearly 5 leave ones, this should be fine shouldnt it?

Any tips for rebuilding the rear suspension?


thanks,
YG

depends where the poly bushes come from as some have grease and some dont
super flex ones uses white grease

the leaf spring question.. if it is a saloon / convertible then yes 5 leaf springs are fine and are standard. if you have a traveller then no you should go with 7 leaf springs the back end of the traveller is that much heavier than a saloon

My poly bushes are just the ones from ESM, probably best to use white grease anyway?
Charlie, mines a saloon.....so i dont have to panic!

YG

I got my poly bushes from Bull Motif, and they never mentioned greasing them when I purchased. So I didn't grease them..... will this be a problem then? They are green in colour...

They may squeak! Use an aerosol of spray grease and give them a blast. Ideally - you should slacken off - rest the weight of the car on the supension - spray in some grease - tighten everything up!

no yg you do not need to panic you have the correct springs for you car, you will find that the back sits a bit lower.. never seen the desire to fit 7 leafs to a saloon they always make the car look odd in my opinion.

Thank you bmc. ;)

Early Minors had thin 7 leaf springs. If you want to minimise axle tramp and/or carry regular heavy loads in a saloon - then the 7 leaf Traveller springs are a VERY good idea! Only if you can find some that are not made of chocolate of course - and wilt within days !

the early saloon 7 leaf springs are the same rating as the later 5 leaf saloon springs.
People confuse the early 7 leaf saloon springs with the later Traveller 7 leaf springs, but the Traveller are higher rated.