Do any other estourer owners out there have any experience of changing the rear springs. I've just removed them as part of the restoration and have found that they are of a much heavier pattern than a pair of saloon springs that I've got lying around.
Unfortunately one seems to have sagged slightly as it's about 1/2 inch shorter than the orher.
They have around 7 1/2 or so working coils compared to the 5 1/2 of the standard spring and are of a thicker section. Does this match any of the aftermarket rear springs offered by Weekly or Wadhams? I note they list theirs as being heavy duty.
I can't see that there is that much extra weight in the back of the estate compared to the saloon to warrant the considerable extra beef apparant in the springs. The other possibility i've considered is that they are towing springs as the remains of a towbar were present. Anyone had experience of these?
Bennet
Unfortunately one seems to have sagged slightly as it's about 1/2 inch shorter than the orher.
They have around 7 1/2 or so working coils compared to the 5 1/2 of the standard spring and are of a thicker section. Does this match any of the aftermarket rear springs offered by Weekly or Wadhams? I note they list theirs as being heavy duty.
I can't see that there is that much extra weight in the back of the estate compared to the saloon to warrant the considerable extra beef apparant in the springs. The other possibility i've considered is that they are towing springs as the remains of a towbar were present. Anyone had experience of these?
Bennet