Saggy SIII

mossy6144 · May 4, 2009

Hello one and all, HELP!
My 88" Siii sits about 2 inches lower on the drivers side thst the other.
It has parabolics all round, could these be on the wrong side?
the shocks are in a state and I am about to replace them, could this be the cause?
Any advice very welcome.
Cheers

90truckcab · May 4, 2009

wrong side? er... could well be the shocks if ther buggered. bush's gone too? that gives the aprerence of a low side,

Sean · May 4, 2009

the springs are handed so unless you've got a big bird in the drivers seat i'd guess they are fitted incorrectly

Mseries3 · May 4, 2009

Sean said:
the springs are handed so unless you've got a big bird in the drivers seat i'd guess they are fitted incorrectly

Not all springs are handed. I know mine (British Springs) are handed but not all makes are.

If they are handed they would normally have some marks on them (N/S Front ect).

Sean · May 4, 2009

Mseries3 said:
Not all springs are handed. I know mine (British Springs) are handed but not all makes are.

If they are handed they would normally have some marks on them (N/S Front ect).

show me where i can get a set that arent please ......

Mseries3 · May 4, 2009

I do belive Rocky Mountain springs are not handed.

Sean · May 4, 2009

Mseries3 said:
I do belive Rocky Mountain springs are not handed.

they are pairabollocks - all standard type springs are handed

Mseries3 · May 4, 2009

He said he has parabollocks on his Landy

Sean · May 4, 2009

yer point is ?

Mseries3 · May 4, 2009

Sean said:
the springs are handed so unless you've got a big bird in the drivers seat i'd guess they are fitted incorrectly

My point is that you said the springs are handed... when they might not be because he has parabollocks on

G-man · May 4, 2009

yer dint buy ****prat ones did ya

Mseries3 · May 4, 2009

G-man said:
yer dint buy ****prat ones did ya

Hahaha! If he did i would be betting on sagging springs. There is a bloke doing a rebuild on LRUK who fitted RM Springs on the Rear and ****part on the front as he could not get hold of any RM ones for the front.... The ****parts ones have not done any work apart from sitting there and they are already sagging

G-man · May 4, 2009

thats better ms3

Sean · May 4, 2009

the trouble with those BS pairabolics is that you have to fanny about by bodgeing the hanger angle to get the vehicle to sit right as they should have a different rate or camber to deal with the drivers weight aong with that of the fuel tank

90truckcab · May 4, 2009

if yers gorra good set of leafs on yer dunt need paras

G-man · May 4, 2009

90truckcab said:
if yers gorra good set of leafs on yer dunt need paras

i do i have british spring HD ones, the ****ers don't move unless you have half a ton of **** in the back, i keep getting x-axled because of them

mossy6144 · May 5, 2009

Cheers, I'll get the torch out and have a look to see if they have any ID marks.

fenby1976 · May 6, 2009

If the chassis is original then there's a good chance it's been repaired - perhaps by someone who is unable to use a tape measure properly. It might be worth checking the alignment of the chassis, especially the positioning of the rear spring hangers. You can get series II/IIA/III chassis dimensions from a Haynes manual. ****part springs come with sagging as a standard feature, sometimes one side, sometimes both.

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