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Re: rear springs
« Reply #15 on: 25 September 2012, 23:08:20 »

All the above sounds far too complicated for me lol anone wanna buy an Omega instead LOL
easy way to stop it going down to far . go to a caravan shop and get some spring rubbers , worked on mine :y :y


Thought of that but I only really need them if i've got a full tank of gas / plenty of petrol and a full load in the boot
mine are still in . with no problem :y :y
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Re: rear springs
« Reply #16 on: 26 September 2012, 02:14:24 »

All the above sounds far too complicated for me lol anone wanna buy an Omega instead LOL
easy way to stop it going down to far . go to a caravan shop and get some spring rubbers , worked on mine :y :y

Be careful with these Rolf - I take it that you're actually referring to coil-assisters?

Whilst they're "OK" it must be remembered that the coil spring absorbs stresses uniformly throughout it's length. Assisters prevent the coil compressing uniformly, and the stress is basically transferred to the unassisted portions of the coil, and can effectively overload the 'unassisted' portion.

That said, I've fitted a combination of Monroe Ride Levellers (in lieu of the original shock absorbers) and Grayston Coil Assisters (merely to assist the vertical loading on the Ride Levellers).

Our latest 'van is just about the maximum towing limit for our TD (weight ratio-wise), and this set-up works reasonably well as can be seen here:




And here:




Whilst the pictures portray a nicely-balanced outfit, there's a tendency for slight oversteer, and I'm presently investigating the fitment of Cliffo's set-up.
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Re: rear springs
« Reply #17 on: 26 September 2012, 09:22:26 »

So to get back on topic, could someone tell me what heavy duty springs I should order? I am not interested in caravan what nots or fitting self levelling bits, if you want to discuss that start your own posts.  I only asked about heavier than standard springs and this appears to have been hijacked!  ;D
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Re: rear springs
« Reply #18 on: 26 September 2012, 10:09:22 »

So to get back on topic, could someone tell me what heavy duty springs I should order? I am not interested in caravan what nots or fitting self levelling bits, if you want to discuss that start your own posts.  I only asked about heavier than standard springs and this appears to have been hijacked!  ;D


Iirc, KYB do a set of uprated springs  :y
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Re: rear springs
« Reply #19 on: 26 September 2012, 20:32:46 »

So to get back on topic, could someone tell me what heavy duty springs I should order? I am not interested in caravan what nots or fitting self levelling bits, if you want to discuss that start your own posts.  I only asked about heavier than standard springs and this appears to have been hijacked!  ;D
nobody hijacked anything . just trying to help at less money  ??? ???
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