Series 3 109 high capacity with leaf AND coil rear suspension?

yfo866 · Jul 13, 2021

Just spotted a Series 3 109 High Capacity pick up on ebay. The seller states that the leaf and coil rear springs are rare. Is this genuine? Or is it the result of too much beer and some mad hammerings...
The whole thing looks like a 'bolt on parts' special!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/164953574402?hash=item2667ffcc02:g:z6sAAOSwJjNg6f5k

tottot · Jul 14, 2021

Gawd !!! Super booster coils, or you could call them super bump stops. Someone was into heavy loads. Those spring shackles look long, must have its arse in the air when empty and ride like a thick plank.

Look like non original chassis parts above. Never mind the beer, whoever did this was on something stronger.

Wildefalcon · Jul 14, 2021

Why? Just fix the leafs! Remove, disassemble, wire brush, reassemble. Done.

That chassis has really been bodged, and plated, lots to do to get that right.

Mingus · Jul 14, 2021

Seen this one before. Pointed out to the chap that it wasn't original (different ad stated it was). Told him no Hicaps in 1971 and no flat defender front ends in 71. He got the right hump and told me i didnt know what i was talking about.

tottot · Jul 14, 2021

Mingus said:
Seen this one before. Pointed out to the chap that it wasn't original (different ad stated it was). Told him no Hicaps in 1971 and no flat defender front ends in 71. He got the right hump and told me i didnt know what i was talking about.

Probably the bloke that made it.

Wildefalcon · Jul 14, 2021

That's not a 1970's chassis, is it?

That's from the 1980's, with the 2 C sections welded together, I think.

tottot · Jul 14, 2021

LWB made that way in 70's.

Wildefalcon · Jul 14, 2021

tottot said:
LWB made that way in 70's.

Didn't know that!

Series 3 109 high capacity with leaf AND coil rear suspension?

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