Morris Minor Owners Club

Hi all just asking advice opinions on this
Meggies spring are getting weak ( I believe) as every to I go over a bump we really feel it and with passengers in the back they tend to get bounced around a fair bit.
She has the telescopic conversation which has been turreted to keep the shocks as straight as possible.
I have been told that the culprit is likely to be the springs but to be careful where I obtain them from as there are reports of early failures with a lot of the new units.
TIA
Steve

I don't have a traveller but a convertible. I was warned by other owners that the springs from the major Minor suppliers do not last. They seem good initially but lose their arch and sag after just a few years. As a long term owner of a Minor I know that the springs should last decades with normal use although I have had one break from a severe pothole (30 years ago). I had my springs made by Jones Springs a couple of years ago and I am very pleased with them. I replaced bushes and spring pads at the same time. The springs were expensive but the improvement in handling is dramatic. I replaced the Armstrong lever-acting dampers with refurbished units at the same time.

Stephen

I’ve just put new springs on the pickup. I second Stephen’s recommendation to contact Jones Spring Engineering. They are slightly more expensive but they are made to the original specifications with good leaf clamps. The cheaper ones available off the shelf have tack welded clamps that fall apart.

Thank you for the replys I will contact them tomorrow I did contact another manufacturer but the price was crazily high

Travellers are remound for being bouncy. An old time cure was to carry a bag of cement in the back to dampen out the bouncing.