how many leafs do you have

[dazrecoverymad]

going to have some leaf springs made up on friday the man whos makin them said he will put 5 leafs in in total ,
i need to carry 2 tonne without it squating i currently have standard leafs 3 of
t350 75 ps dropside ,but she scrapes her ass nearly on the floor with 2 tonne /are the standard springs on the 90 ps any thicker

just my 190 was fine with standards with 2 tonne on the leafs did go flat but was far stronger than this

[dorisgirlracer]

think the rear springs are the same,i had one with soft springs on.instead of buying new leaf springs i had some cups made to fit on the top of axle and then put some mondeo coil springs between axle and chassis had no trouble after that.
it was alot cheaper than buying new uprated springs.

[dazrecoverymad]

sounds ok did you just graft some cups on from another vehicle?

[knighty1981]

my 350 only has 1 leaf on the back, and drops on it's arse with a ton in it

by brothers has 2 in and is better, not sure if they're original or not

I've got a sprinter which only had 1 in and used to drop right down.... I bought an extra leaf and added it on (piece of cake to do) and it made a massive difference....



I'm surprised yours is so low with 4 leafs in ?

[dazrecoverymad]

its got 2 long ones and one small one but yeah really does go down on its arse

[knighty1981]

its got 2 long ones and one small one but yeah really does go down on its arse

oops, sorry don't know where I got 4 from


the short ones don't really do that much, they really just help spread the load....

plenty of times I've looked under my 1 leaf transit to see the leafs bent the wrong way and the chassis bump stops up against the axle


do you put the weight right on the back ? I always load up from the front first.... the vans handle much better like that, and it hides the weight a bit...

is your van very long ? the long ones show the weight more

[dorisgirlracer]

sounds ok did you just graft some cups on from another vehicle?

no took a coil spring to local engineering shop,asked them to make some cups to fit over each end,then welded one to axle and one to chassis,cost 50 quid for cups making and 45 quid for 2 springs.