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irish109

Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #1

Hi Guys,

I bought a really great 109 safari CSW during the summer with newish springs on the back (5 years old allmakes).
They looked a little sagged so I replaced them recently with bearmach springs.

When I put on the bearmachs it made no difference what so ever and still looks sagged...

I contacted LRseries and bearmach and they too are confused... bearmach have sent me new ones again to test (and I hope to do them tomorrow) but in the meantime can anyone give me advice?

Here is the car and the sagging rear suspension. Top of axle to chassis is approx 130mm on both sides and manual says it should be 160mm

Car has insulation and carpet in back, rear seats, transit engine and galved chassis. Other than the chassis and egine all is origional.

Springs are 279679 and 279678 and are on the correct side.

Thanks for any help

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #2

cheap spriings ?

 

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irish109

Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #3

Are bearmach leaves considered cheap? I thought they were a good brand?

 

jamesmartin

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #4

they are a wholesaler like britpart they did sell genuine and pattern

 

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irish109

Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #5

So what would be a good brand of leaf springs?

 

V8jon

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #6

From the photo you can see that the spring is more or less flat and the spring hanger is pointing backwards where with a good spring it'd be more or less vertical.(look at the spring hanger on the front compared to the one on the rear)

Genuine springs would sort it or a good set of parabolics from gb springs,although they aren't cheap.

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Dec 12, 2012

• #7

If you want a lift get some from rocky or somewhere

 

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irish109

Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #8

Yep, I was origionally thinking parabolics but was dissuaded on another forum... we thought good springs would work. I thought bearmach would have been the best!

Any idea where I can get genuine springs?
I'm just googling for them now.

Rocky para's were what I was origionally considering.
I'd be gutted if i get them now as I have just replaced the 4 oil shocks aswell

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Dec 12, 2012

• #9

should have gone gas over oil I think, genuine gb springs

 

dominicbeesley

Well-Known Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #10

I got GB springs on mine, Paul recommeded the LWB ones for my SWB and its a bit over-sprung should be good on yours. He said _not_ to upgrade shocks if driving on road and I'd say he's right.

 

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irish109

Member

• Dec 12, 2012

• #11

I dropped GB springs an email, I hope they can reply and give me some info.
Thanks