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westkill
20th January, 2011, 09:12 AM
hi all
got a transit 350 lwb drop side on a 02 plate

on the back rear leaf springs you have 3 leaf springs as the bottom one not fixed to chasiss , want to add one more of these on either side and change the u bolts for longer ones ,as us scaffolders do tend to overload a bit lol
so i can carry more weight but not to much ;)

can u buy these and were and how much ?

thanks
westkill :)

RSwire
21st January, 2011, 12:37 AM
Your going to have to find a local spring shop, they can make the new leafs. I've done alot of springs and hated every one! They suck! And it is not just the new U-bolts you will need you will also need new center bolts(a bolt thru the middle of the spring) witch you normally you can't see. The spring will need to be removed or the vehicle lifted high enough to get the axle down low enough to replace the leaf(s). I suggest taking it to a spring shop and let them fight with it.

westkill
21st January, 2011, 09:52 AM
thanks for that m8 my mechanic got a ramp to lift vehicle up and jack the axle
ill have a look localy for the springs thanks again :)
not sure if he knew about centre bolt lol

Ashraf6119
22nd January, 2011, 09:15 PM
Hi

The best way is to buy New Man Leaf Spring for both sides and the gut the Old Man leaf to fit between New Man leaf and Old 2nd leaf with new center bolt and long U Bolts :idea:

Ash